Founded April 1965 Speaker Ntlhoi Motsamai | New session started 10 March 2015 Seats 120 | |
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Type Lower House of the Parliament of Lesotho Political groups ABC: 46 seats
Others: 8 seats
BNP: 7 seats
LCD: 12 seats
DC: 47 seats | ||
The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Lesotho's bicameral Parliament.
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Composition
The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 26 May 2012, 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.
Ntlhoi Motsamai is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.
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.
References
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