National Assembly of Tanzania

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The National Assembly of Tanzania is the unicameral legislative body responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the people of the United Republic of Tanzania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Bunge
Bunge la Tanzania
can amend the constitution of Tanzania
approve the national budget
enact legislation
scrutinize government policies and actions
capitalCityOfSeat Dodoma
country Tanzania
surface form: United Republic of Tanzania
countryGoverned Tanzania
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting for constituency seats
proportional representation for special seats
establishedBy Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania
follows Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania
governsFor citizens of Tanzania
hasCommittee Budget Committee of the National Assembly of Tanzania
Public Accounts Committee of Tanzania
Standing Committees of the National Assembly of Tanzania
hasJurisdiction mainland Tanzania
surface form: Tanzania Mainland

Tanzania
surface form: United Republic of Tanzania
hasPart National Assembly of Tanzania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Members of Parliament of Tanzania

Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania
hasPosition Clerk of the National Assembly of Tanzania
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania
Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania
hasTypeOfMember appointed members
constituency members
ex officio members
special seats members
hasVotingSystem simple majority for most decisions
houseType unicameral
isPartOfSystem political system of Tanzania
languageOfWorkOrName English
Swahili language
surface form: Swahili
legislativeBranchOf Government of Tanzania
locatedIn Dodoma
Tanzania
meetsFrequency in sessions during the parliamentary year
meetsIn Parliament of Tanzania complex, Dodoma
numberOfHouses 1
oversees Government of Tanzania
partOf National Assembly of Tanzania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of Tanzania
replaced Legislative Council of Tanganyika
role government oversight
lawmaking
representation of the people
website https://www.parliament.go.tz/

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Tanzania legislature National Assembly of Tanzania
National Assembly of Tanzania hasPart National Assembly of Tanzania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Members of Parliament of Tanzania
National Assembly of Tanzania partOf National Assembly of Tanzania self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parliament of Tanzania
mainland Tanzania hasLegislature National Assembly of Tanzania
this entity surface form: Parliament of Tanzania
House of Representatives of Zanzibar higherBody National Assembly of Tanzania
this entity surface form: Union Parliament of Tanzania in union matters