The National Assembly of Tanzania was formed as the Legislative Council of Tanzania Mainland – then known as Tanganyika – in 1926. The Council was formed under a law enacted by the British Parliament called the Tanganyika Legislative Council Order and Council. The law was gazetted in Tanganyika on 18 June 1926. The Council consisted of 20 members when it was formed on 7 December 1926 under the Chairmanship of the Governor of Tanganyika, Sir Donald Cameron.
The first Speaker was appointed to replace the Governor as the Chairman of the Council in 1953. The office of Speaker was first occupied on 1 November 1953.
In 1958, the Council got a few elected representatives for the first time. This was the first election allowed in the colony. Of the three political parties which participated in the elections, namely Tanganyika African Union (TANU), United Tanganyika Party (UTP) and African National Congress (ANC), only TANU won in some constituencies, thus becoming the first party to have elected members on the Council.
Second elections for positions on the Council were held in 1960. These elections were part of the preparations being made to make Tanganyika an independent nation. All members appointed by the Governor were abolished and the people of Tanganyika were allowed to elect all members of the Council.
In the same year, the name of the Council was changed to Legislative Assembly. The changes made in this year were constitutionally necessary so as to allow the President of Tanganyika to give assent to all laws passed instead of the Queen of the United Kingdom.[4]
Mandateedit
The Parliament – the National Assembly and the President of the United Republic – obtains its mandate and functions from Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. The Constitution contains Articles that grant for the establishment, composition and functions of the Parliament.[5]
Functionsedit
The Parliament has powers to deal with both Union and non-Union issues which are not in the scope of the Zanzibar Government. It is responsible for discussing bills and passing laws. It also scrutinizes the actions of the Executive arm of the Government.[6]
national, assembly, tanzania, national, assembly, tanzania, swahili, bunge, tanzania, president, tanzania, united, republic, make, parliament, tanzania, current, speaker, national, assembly, tulia, ackson, presides, over, unicameral, assembly, members, nationa. The National Assembly of Tanzania Swahili Bunge la Tanzania and the President of Tanzania of the United Republic make up the Parliament of Tanzania 2 The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Tulia Ackson who presides over a unicameral assembly of 393 members 3 National Assembly Bunge la Tanzania Swahili 12th ParliamentTypeTypeUnicameralHistoryFounded1 January 1962New session startedNovember 2020 2020 11 LeadershipSpeakerTulia Ackson CCMStructureSeats393Political groupsGovernment 365 CCM 365 Opposition 27 CHADEMA 20 ACT 4 CUF 3 Other 1 Attorney General 1 Length of term5 yearsElectionsVoting systemParallel voting 264 elected from Single Member districts by First past the post 113 elected from women only lists by Party list proportional representation 1 5 elected indirectly by the Zanzibar House of Representatives Attorney General 10 appointed by the President of TanzaniaLast election28 October 2020Next election2025Meeting placeParliament HouseDodoma TanzaniaWebsiteParliament website Contents 1 History 2 Mandate 3 Functions 4 Composition 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editThe National Assembly of Tanzania was formed as the Legislative Council of Tanzania Mainland then known as Tanganyika in 1926 The Council was formed under a law enacted by the British Parliament called the Tanganyika Legislative Council Order and Council The law was gazetted in Tanganyika on 18 June 1926 The Council consisted of 20 members when it was formed on 7 December 1926 under the Chairmanship of the Governor of Tanganyika Sir Donald Cameron The first Speaker was appointed to replace the Governor as the Chairman of the Council in 1953 The office of Speaker was first occupied on 1 November 1953 In 1958 the Council got a few elected representatives for the first time This was the first election allowed in the colony Of the three political parties which participated in the elections namely Tanganyika African Union TANU United Tanganyika Party UTP and African National Congress ANC only TANU won in some constituencies thus becoming the first party to have elected members on the Council Second elections for positions on the Council were held in 1960 These elections were part of the preparations being made to make Tanganyika an independent nation All members appointed by the Governor were abolished and the people of Tanganyika were allowed to elect all members of the Council In the same year the name of the Council was changed to Legislative Assembly The changes made in this year were constitutionally necessary so as to allow the President of Tanganyika to give assent to all laws passed instead of the Queen of the United Kingdom 4 Mandate editThe Parliament the National Assembly and the President of the United Republic obtains its mandate and functions from Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania The Constitution contains Articles that grant for the establishment composition and functions of the Parliament 5 Functions editThe Parliament has powers to deal with both Union and non Union issues which are not in the scope of the Zanzibar Government It is responsible for discussing bills and passing laws It also scrutinizes the actions of the Executive arm of the Government 6 Composition edit nbsp Hamisi Kigwangalla addressing the parliamentMain article List of MPs elected in the Tanzania general election 2015 Article 66 of the Constitution of Tanzania outlines the following categories of members 3 Type No of membersElected from constituencies 264Special seats reserved for women 113Zanzibar House of Representatives 5Attorney General Ex officio member 1Nominated by the President 10Total 393See also editList of speakers of the National Assembly of Tanzania List of current members of the National Assembly of Tanzania Politics of Tanzania Zanzibar House of RepresentativesReferences edit Art 66 Constitution of Tanzania Constitute Project Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania PDF a b Structure of the Parliament of Tanzania History of the Parliament of Tanzania Mandate of the Parliament of Tanzania Functions of the Parliament of Tanzania 6 10 50 S 35 45 23 E 6 1805 S 35 7565 E 6 1805 35 7565 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Assembly Tanzania amp oldid 1164789412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
