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Parliament

Malawi

Composition

National Assembly · IPU Parline

Gender

Women 21.4%Men 78.6%

Age distribution · avg 47.3

Under 303.1%

30–4538.6%

45+58.3%

Indicator	Value
Parliament	National AssemblyIPU Parline [2024]
Structure	UnicameralIPU Parline [2024]
Total seats	229 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Electoral system	Plurality / majorityIPU Parline [2024]
Last election	2025-09-16IPU Parline [2024]
Next election (expected)	No authoritative open source found
Voter turnout	73.93 %International IDEA Voter Turnout [2019]
Speaker	Sameer Gaffar SulemanIPU Parline [2024]
Women members (seats)	48 seatsIPU Parline [2024]
Women in parliament	21.4 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Average member age	47.3 yearsIPU Parline [2024]

Section metadata

Data year2025

EditionDatabook 2026

Coverage10/11

LicenseCC-BY

Datasets on this page

IPU Parline
ipu_parline
Edition: 2024
International IDEA Voter Turnout
idea_voter_turnout
Edition: 2026
World Bank WDI
world_bank_wdi
Edition: 2024

About this data

Malawi's parliament on Databook compiles 10 indicators from 3 open datasets including IPU Parline, International IDEA Voter Turnout, World Bank WDI. Key figures include parliament (National Assembly), structure (Unicameral). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.