National Assembly of Lesotho
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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.
| 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) | 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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[edit] 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 | |||
[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
- Senate of Lesotho - the upper chamber of Parliament
- History of Lesotho
- Legislative branch
- List of national legislatures
