Ndtyjky

National Assembly
; National Assembly ; ; Bunge la Tanzania (Swahili); ;
	11th Parliament
Type
Type	; Unicameral
History
Founded	1 January 1962
New session started	18 November 2015 (2015-11-18);
Leadership
Speaker	; Job Ndugai, CCM
Deputy Speaker	; Tulia Ackson, CCM
Structure
Seats	; 393; (2 vacant);
Political groups	; ; ; CCM (287); ; ; CHADEMA (62); ; ; CUF (39); ; ; ACT (1); ; ; NCCR–M (1); ; ; Ex officio (1); ; ;
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	; Parallel voting:; ; 264 elected from Single-Member districts by First-past-the-post; ; ; 113 elected from women-only lists by Party-list proportional representation; ; ; 5 elected indirectly by the Zanzibar House of Representatives; ; ; Attorney General; ; 10 appointed by the President of Tanzania; ; ; ;
Last election	25 October 2015
Meeting place
	Parliament House ; Dodoma, Tanzania;
Website
	Parliament Website

The National Assembly of Tanzania (Swahili: Bunge la Tanzania) and the President of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania.^[2] The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Job Ndugai, who presides over a unicameral assembly of 393 members.^[3]

The National Assembly of Tanzania was formed as the Legislative Council of Tanzania Mainland – then known as Tanganyika – in 1926. The Council was formed under a law enacted by the British Parliament called the Tanganyika Legislative Council Order and Council. The law was gazetted in Tanganyika on 18 June 1926. The Council consisted of 20 members when it was formed on 7 December 1926 under the Chairmanship of the Governor of Tanganyika, Sir Donald Cameron.

The first Speaker was appointed to replace the Governor as the Chairman of the Council in 1953. The office of Speaker was first occupied on 1 November 1953.

In 1958, the Council got a few elected representatives for the first time. This was the first election allowed in the colony. Of the three political parties which participated in the elections, namely Tanganyika African Union (TANU), United Tanganyika Party (UTP) and African National Congress (ANC), only TANU won in some constituencies, thus becoming the first party to have elected members on the Council.

Second elections for positions on the Council were held in 1960. These elections were part of the preparations being made to make Tanganyika an independent nation. All members appointed by the Governor were abolished and the people of Tanganyika were allowed to elect all members of the Council.

In the same year, the name of the Council was changed to Legislative Assembly. The changes made in this year were constitutionally necessary so as to allow the President of Tanganyika to give assent to all laws passed instead of the Queen of the United Kingdom.^[4]

Mandate

The Parliament – the National Assembly and the President of the United Republic - obtains its mandate and functions from Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Constitution contains Articles that grant for the establishment, composition and functions of the Parliament.^[5]

Functions

The Parliament has powers to deal with both Union and non-Union issues which are not in the scope of the Zanzibar Government. It is responsible for discussing bills and passing laws. It also scrutinizes the actions of the Executive arm of the Government.^[6]

Composition

Hon. Kigwangalla addressing the parliament

Article 66 of the Constitution of Tanzania outlines the following categories of members:^[3]

Type	No. of members
Elected from constituencies	264
Special seats reserved for women	113
Zanzibar House of Representatives	5
Attorney General (Ex officio member)	1
Nominated by the President	10
Total	393

References

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^ "Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania" (PDF).

^ ^a^b "Structure of the Parliament of Tanzania".

^ "History of the Parliament of Tanzania".

^ "Mandate of the Parliament of Tanzania".

^ "Functions of the Parliament of Tanzania".

External links

Official website

Coordinates: 6°10′50″S 35°45′23″E / 6.1805°S 35.7565°E / -6.1805; 35.7565

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[Constitution_of_the_United_Republic_of_Tanzania-2] "Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania" (PDF).

[parliament.go.tz-3] "Structure of the Parliament of Tanzania".

[http-4] "History of the Parliament of Tanzania".

[5] "Mandate of the Parliament of Tanzania".

[6] "Functions of the Parliament of Tanzania".

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Ndtyjky

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Mandate

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References

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