| Country |
Structure |
| ANGOLA |
National Assembly
Four year term and 223 seats elected by proportional representation, no minimum vote threshold- 130 members elected on national lists
- 90 by the 18 provinces, 5 per province
- 3 by expatriates
|
| BOTSWANA |
House of Assembly
Five year term and 63 or 64 members- 57 seats elected from single member plurality constituencies
- 4 members elected by the National Assembly from list submitted by President
- President and Attorney General are ex officio members
- Speaker may be elected from outside House
|
| DRC |
National Assembly
Five year term and 500 seats; elected from multimember member plurality constituencies |
| LESOTHO |
National Assembly
Five year term and 120 members elected under a mixed compensatory system- 80 from constituencies by plurality
- 40 proportional representation seats allocated to compensate parties for discrepancy between percentage votes obtained and percentage constituency seats won
|
| MADAGASCAR |
National Assembly
Five year term and 127 seats; elected from single member and two-member plurality constituencies |
| MALAWI |
National Assembly
Five year term and 193 seats elected from single member plurality constituencies |
| MAURITIUS |
National Assembly
Five year term and 62-70 seats- 62 block-plurality, constituency-based seats
- Up to 8 seats allocated to the "best losers" to ensure "a fair and adequate representation of each [ethnic] community"
|
| MOZAMBIQUE |
Assembly of the Republic
Five year term and 250 seats elected by proportional representation; 5% entry threshold abolished in 2006- 248 seats elected from 12 provincial constituencies, with seats allocated to each province on the basis of population
- 2 seats elected by expatriates, one for Africa for Europe each
|
| NAMIBIA |
National Assembly
Five year term and 78 seats- 72 elected by a single constituency proportional representation with no minimum entry threshold
- 6 members nominated by the President without voting rights
|
| SEYCHELLES |
National Assembly
Five year term and 34 or 35 seats elected in a mixed parallel system- 25 single member plurality constituencies
- 9 or 10 proportional representation with a 10% vote entry threshold
|
| SOUTH AFRICA |
National Assembly
Five year term and 200 seats elected by proportional representation with no minimum vote entry threshold- 130 from provincial party lists; provinces are allocated seats according to their populations
- 70 from national party lists
|
| SWAZILAND |
House of Assembly
Five year term and 71-75 members- 60 members elected in constituencies (tinkhundla areas)
- 10 members appointed by the King
- Up to 4 women elected by a joint sitting of Parliament from a shortlist supplied by the Election and Boundaries Commission
- Attorney-General is ex officio member
|
| TANZANIA |
National Assembly
Five year term and 323 seats, mainly mixed parallel member system- 232 single member plurality constituencies
- 75 seats allocated proportionately for the representation of women (30% of total elected seats)
- 10 members nominated by President
- 5 elected by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar
- Attorney General ex officio member
|
| ZAMBIA |
National Assembly
Five year term and 159 members- 150 single member plurality constituencies
- 8 nominated by President
- Speaker elected from outside Assembly by Assembly
|
| ZANZIBAR |
House of Representatives
Five year term and 76 seats, mainly mixed parallel member system- 50 single member plurality constituencies
- 15 seats allocated proportionately for the representation of women (30% of total elected seats)
- 10 members nominated by President (2 in consultation with the opposition)
- Attorney General ex officio member
|
| ZIMBABWE |
House of Assembly
Five year term, concurrent with President's; 210 members elected from single member constituencies by plurality |
