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House of Assembly of Eswatini

Lower chamber of Swaziland's bicameral Parliament

Field	Value
background_color	#62B4DF
name	House of Assembly
native_name	Indlu Yemhlangano
legislature	12th Parliament
coa_pic	Coat of arms of Eswatini.svg
coa_res	200px
foundation	1967
house_type	Lower House
body	Parliament of Eswatini
leader1_type	Speaker
leader1	Jabulani Mabuza
election1	6 October 2023
party1	Independent
leader2_type	Deputy Speaker
leader2	Madala Mhlanga
election2	6 October 2023
party2	Independent
leader3_type	Prime Minister
leader3	Russell Dlamini
election3	7 November 2023
party3	Independent
members	76, currently 70
structure1	Eswatini House of Assembly 2023.svg
structure1_res	250px
term_length	5 years
voting_system1	Two-round system (59 seats)
Appointment by the King (10 seats)
last_election1	[29 September 2023](2023-swazi-general-election)
session_room	Parliament building of Eswatini, Lobamba.jpg
session_res	270px
meeting_place	Lobamba, Hhohho Region
website
constitution	Constitution of Eswatini

Appointment by the King (10 seats)

The House of Assembly of Eswatini is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. The Assembly may debate and pass bills, although as the country is an absolute monarchy, the role of the legislature is mostly advisory.

History

The House of Assembly was established in 1967 when the Legislative Council was disbanded and a bicameral legislature was established in the new constitution.

Constitution

A maximum of seventy-six members are permitted by section 95 (1) of the Constitution. The sixty-sixth member is the Speaker of the House, who is elected from outside the House. If the percentage of women members falls below 30%, a maximum of four women may be elected from the administrative regions.

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".

The House selects ten of the thirty members of the upper chamber, the Senate of Eswatini, the King appointing the rest.

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. Here, the candidate who receives the most votes from the population in each constituency is elected. All candidates run on a non-partisan basis, as political parties are banned in the country, and serve five-year terms.

Observer teams from the Commonwealth of Nations were present at the 2003, 2008 and 2013 elections.

References

(6 October 2023). "Pigg's Peak MP Jabulani 'Buy Cash' Mabuza is new Speaker in the House of Assembly". Swaziland News.
"The Parliament of Swaziland". [[Commonwealth Parliamentary Association]].
"Legislature". Government of Swaziland.
(3 September 2018). "eSwatini profile".
"Swaziland's Constitution of 2005".
"Swaziland: Constitution and politics". Commonwealth of Nations.
(25 September 2013). "Swaziland National Elections / 20 September 2013 / Report of the Commonwealth Observer Mission". Commonwealth of Nations.

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