National Assembly (Lesotho)
Opposition (44)
5 years Elections Mixed single vote with seat linkage compensation mixed electoral system (Mixed-member proportional representation) 7 October 2022 Meeting place Parliament building in Maseru Website nationalassembly.parliament.ls
Length of term
Last election
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The National Assembly (Sotho: Lekhotleng la Sechaba) is the lower chamber of Lesotho's bicameral Parliament.
Composition
The current National Assembly has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the first-preference plurality (first-past-the-post) system. The remaining 40 members are elected through proportional representation and national party-lists. Members serve five-year terms.
Tlohang Sekhamane is the current Speaker of the National Assembly.
Latest election
See also
- Senate of Lesotho - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Lesotho
- List of speakers of the National Assembly of Lesotho
References
- ^ "Matekane expands government". Metro News. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
- ^ "National Assembly". Government of Lesotho. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.