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The National Assembly of Lesotho is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 17 February 2007, has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority (or First-past-the-post) system. The remaining 40 members are elected through proportional representation and national party-lists. Members serve five-year terms.
Results of the 17 February 2007 National Assembly of Lesotho election results Parties Seats +/- Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) 62 –15 National Independent Party (NIP) 21 +16 All Basotho Convention (ABC) 17 +17 Lesotho Workers' Party (LWP) 10 +9 Alliance of Congress Parties (ACP) - Lesotho Peoples' Congress
- Basutoland African Congress
- Basotho Congress Party
3 –8[1] Basotho National Party (BNP) 3 –18 Basotho Democratic National Party (BDNP) 1 +1 Basotho Batho Democratic Party (BBDP) 1 +1 Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) 1 ±0 Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP) 1 ±0 Total 120 Ntlhoi Motsamai is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.
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Previous National Assembly election results
Political Party Election Year 1965 (1) 1970 (2) 1993 1998 2002 Basotho Congress Party (BCP) 25 36 65 - 03 Basotho National Party (BNP) 31 23 - 01 21 Basutoland African Congress (BAC) - - - - 03 Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) - - - 79 77 Lesotho Peoples' Congress (LPC) - - - - 05 Lesotho Workers' Party (LWP) - - - - 01 Marematlou Freedom Party (MFP) 04 01 - - 01 National Independent Party (NIP) - - - - 05 National Progressive Party (NPP) - - - - 01 Popular Front for Democracy (PFD) - - - - 01 Vacant - - - - 02 Total 60 60 65 80 120 Notes
- In the pre-independence 1965 election, the Basotho National Party was known as the Basutoland National Party and the Basotho Congress Party was known as the Basutoland Congress Party.
- The results of the 1970 election were annulled soon after they were announced.
See also
- Senate of Lesotho - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Lesotho
- Legislative branch
- List of national legislatures
- List of Speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho
References
- ^ Compared to the combined number of seats of its three constituent parties, the Basutoland Congress Party, the Basutoland African Congress and the Lesotho Peoples' Congress.
External links
Categories:- Government of Lesotho
- National lower houses
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