House of Assembly of Eswatini
House of Assembly of Eswatini | |
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Lower House of the Parliament of Eswatini | |
History | |
Founded | 1967 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 76, currently 70 |
Political groups | (59)
Nominated (10)
Attorney general (1) |
Meeting place | |
Lobamba | |
Website | |
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The House of Assembly of Eswatini is the
History
The House of Assembly was established in 1967 when the
Constitution
A maximum of 76 members are permitted by section 95 (1) of the Constitution.
Each member must be a citizen of Eswatini, at least 18 years old, a registered voter, and have "paid all taxes or made arrangements satisfactory to the Commissioner of Taxes".[5]
The House selects ten of the 30 members of the upper chamber, the Senate of Eswatini, the King appointing the rest.[6]
Elections
Candidates are first nominated at the tinkhundla level and chosen by secret ballot by the traditional chiefs. The top three finishers then proceed to a general election, also by secret ballot, in a first-past-the-post system of voting, where the candidate who receives the most votes from the population in each constituency is elected.[5][6] All candidates run on a non-partisan basis, as political parties are banned in the country, and serve five-year terms.[2]
Observer teams from the Commonwealth of Nations were present at the 2003, 2008 and 2013 elections.[7] The most recent election took place in September 2018.[7]
See also
- History of Eswatini
- List of national legislatures
- List of speakers of the House of Assembly of Eswatini
- Legislative branch
References
- ^ Dlamini, Bongiwe (6 October 2023). "Pigg's Peak MP Jabulani 'Buy Cash' Mabuza is new Speaker in the House of Assembly". Swaziland News. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "The Parliament of Swaziland". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ a b c d e "Legislature". Government of Swaziland.
- ^ "eSwatini profile". BBC News. 3 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Swaziland's Constitution of 2005" (PDF). constitueproject.org.
- ^ a b "Swaziland: Constitution and politics". Commonwealth of Nations.
- ^ a b "Swaziland National Elections / 20 September 2013 / Report of the Commonwealth Observer Mission" (PDF). Commonwealth of Nations. 25 September 2013.