National Assembly (Tanzania)

National Assembly

*Bunge la Tanzania* (Swahili)
National Assembly ; Bunge la Tanzania (Swahili)
13th Parliament
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1 January 1962
New session started	November 2025
Leadership
Speaker	Mussa Zungu, CCM ; since 11 November 2025
Deputy Speaker	Daniel Sillo, CCM ; since 11 November 2025
Prime Minister	Mwigulu Nchemba, CCM ; since 13 November 2025
Structure
Seats	403
Political groups	Government (398) CCM (398); Opposition (4) ACT (2); CHAUMMA (2); Other (1) Attorney General (1);
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Mixed-member majoritarian representation: 272 elected from single-member districts by First-past-the-post voting; 115 elected from women-only lists by party-list proportional representation; 5 elected indirectly by the Zanzibar House of Representatives; Attorney General; 10 appointed by the President of Tanzania;
Last election	29 October 2025
Next election	29 October 2030
Meeting place
	Parliament House; Dodoma, Tanzania
Website
	Parliament website
Constitution
	Constitution of Tanzania

The National Assembly of Tanzania (Swahili: Bunge la Tanzania) and the President of the United Republic of Tanzania make up the Parliament of Tanzania. The current Speaker of the National Assembly is Mussa Zungu, who presides over a unicameral assembly of 403 members.