| Parliament name |
National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
16 May 1994
|
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 193 |
| Constituencies |
193 single-member constituencies. |
| Voting system |
Majority:
Simple majority system, with each elector casting one vote.
Vacancies arising between general elections are filled through a by-election.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- age: 18 years
- Malawian citizenship (or non-citizens who have been ordinarily resident in Malawi for seven years)
- ordinary residence in a constituency or birth, employment or business there
- Malawians living abroad cannot vote.
- disqualifications: mental incompetence, death sentence |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
Qualified electors
- age: 21 years
- Malawian citizenship
- ability to speak and read the English language well enough to take an active part in the proceedings of Parliament
- ineligibility: allegiance to a foreign State, conviction for a crime involving dishonesty or moral turpitude, undischarged bankruptcy |
| Incompatibilities |
- public office
- membership of the armed forces or police |
| Candidacy requirements |
(data unavailable) |
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