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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF MADAGASCAR

Herein this post, we discussed the National Assembly of Madagascar which is the lower house and in addition we explained the electoral system of the house.

The National Assembly was the new government set up by the French Revolution in the summer of 1789. In the next few years, the deputies debated a new constitution for France, including its colonial empire.

The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Madagascar. The Assembly has 151 members, elected for five-year terms in single-member and two-member constituencies. Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 27 May 2019 to elect the 151 members of the National Assembly.

ELECTORAL SYSTEM

The 151 members of the National Assembly were elected by two methods; 87 were elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting, with the remaining 64 elected from 32 two-seat constituencies.

National Assembly Madagascar
National Assembly Madagascar
   
Party Votes % Seats
  Isika Rehetra Miaraka amin’i Andry Rajoelina 1,398,135 30.90 84
  Tiako I Madagasikara 437,781 9.67 16
  MA.TI.TA 48,477 1.07 1
  Malagasy Tonga Saina 18,582 0.41 1
  Group of Young Malagasy Patriots 14,392 0.32 1
  Movement for Democracy in Madagascar 9,863 0.22 1
  RPSD Vaovao 2,809 0.06 1
  Other parties 332,598 7.35 0
  Independents 2,262,637 50.00 46
Total 4,525,274 100.00 151
 
Valid votes 4,034,129 96.36  
Invalid/blank votes 152,570 3.64  
Total votes 4,186,699 100.00  
Registered voters/turnout 10,302,194 40.64  
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