United Republic of Tanzania

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name: Bunge (National Assembly)
Chamber name: Bunge (National Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament: Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years): 5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods: from 1984
IPU Geopolitical Group/s: African Group

Speaker

Official title: Speaker of the National Assembly
Speaker: Mussa Azzan Zungu (Male)
Date of birth: 25 May 1952
Term: 11 Nov 2025
Additional information: Elected on 11 Nov. 2025.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title: Clerk
Secretary General: Baraka Ildephonce Leonard (Male)
Term: 19 Sep 2024
Notes: Appointed on 19 Sept. 2024

Members

Statutory number of members: 403

Notes:
Indirectly elected members: includes 115 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women).
Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women).
Other: the Attorney General.
The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
Principal mode of designation of members: Directly elected
Directly elected members: 272
Indirectly elected members: 120
Appointed members: 10
Other members: 1
Current number of members: 391
Men: 244
Women: 147
Percentage of women: 37.6%
Statutory number of members per country: 403
Population (in thousands): 66,617
Inhabitants per parliamentarian: 169,509

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members: No information available

Number of members, by age

Breakdown of members by age and gender
	18 - 20	41 - 45
Male	No information available
Female	No information available
Total <= 45: -		Total >= 46: -

Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal	Overall	Male	Female	Other
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger	-	-	-	-
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger	-	-	-	-
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger	-	-	-	-

Members for whom data is available: Click for historical data

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups: Yes
Women: 122
Other groups: 5

Notes: Five members are elected by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar.
Electoral quota for women: Yes

Notes:
Women members must not make up less than 30% in the National Assembly. The special seats for women are distributed among the political parties in proportion to the number of seats awarded to them in parliament.

‘Every Political Party which contests Parliamentary elections may propose and submit the Commission names of eligible women candidates for nomination of Members of Parliament for Women Special Seats’ . (Source: https://www.idea.int/data-tools/data/gender-quotas )

Sources: Constitution, article 66, 78; Elections Regulations 2010, 86A
Youth quota: No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.go.tz/
List of members: https://www.parliament.go.tz/index.php/mps-list
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders: Standing orders, updated as of August 2025
Constitution: Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania of 1977

Historical data for IPU membership

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Historical data for IPU membership

Year

IPU membership

2020-09

List of values for 2020-09
No

2019-04

List of values for 2019-04
No

2018-06

List of values for 2018-06
No

Updated at	Statutory number of members	Notes
2025-10	403	Indirectly elected members: includes 115 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2022-02	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2018-01	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2017-09	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2017-01	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2016-12	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2016-01	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2015-12	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2010-10	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2010-01	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.
2005-12	393	Indirectly elected members: includes 113 women elected by political parties in proportion to their share of the electoral vote; and five members from Zanzibar (two of whom must be women). Appointed members: appointed by the President (five of whom must be women). Other: the Attorney General. The Speaker may be designated from outside Parliament and becomes a member of parliament by virtue of holding the office of Speaker.

Updated at	Current number of members
2025-12	391
2025-10	387
2024-12	392
2022-12	393
2021-03	388
2020-10	384
2018-12	393
2017-11	390
2016-12	393
2015-12	372
2010-10	350
2010-01	323
2005-12	319
2000-10	275
1990-01	249
1980-01	239
1975-01	218
1970-01	205

Updated at	Men
2025-12	244
2025-10	234
2024-12	244
2022-12	246
2021-03	245
2020-10	243
2018-12	248

Updated at	Women
2025-12	147
2025-10	153
2024-12	148
2022-12	147
2021-03	143
2020-10	141
2017-09	145
2016-12	143
2015-12	136
2010-10	126
2010-01	99
2005-12	97
2000-10	61
1990-01	28
1980-01	23
1975-01	18
1970-01	8

Updated at	Percentage of women
2025-12	37.6%
2025-10	39.5%
2024-12	37.8%
2022-12	37.4%
2021-03	36.9%
2020-10	36.7%
2018-12	36.9%
2017-11	37.2%
2017-09	36.9%
2016-12	36.4%
2015-12	36.6%
2010-10	36.0%
2010-01	30.7%
2005-12	30.4%
2000-10	22.2%
1990-01	11.2%
1980-01	9.6%
1975-01	8.3%
1970-01	3.9%

URL: https://data.ipu.org/parliament/TZ/TZ-LC01/