Parliament of Tanzania

Amendments

When Members of the Parliament are debating or examining Bills they often want to change some of the details. They can therefore propose changes or amendments, and debate and vote on them in the House.

By-elections

A by-election occurs when a seat in the National Assembly becomes vacant during the lifetime of a Parliament (i.e. between general elections).

The Speaker

is the Chairperson, chief officer and highest authority of the National Assembly. The one who chairs debates between MPs (person who keeps order and calls MPs to speak during any sitting of the National Assembly). She/He must be an MP who has been elected to be Speaker by other Members of Parliament.

Standing Orders of the House

are the printed rules which regulate procedure, debate and the conduct of members in a legislature.

Constituent

is the name given to every person who lives within or is eligible to vote in a constituency. The Tanzania is divided into 232 different regions – called constituencies – where the public elect candidates to be their MP.

Government policy

This is a plan of action that the government proposes to take, eg, to ban smoking in all public places.

What's a Whip?

Whips are MPs appointed by each party to help organise their party’s contribution to parliamentary business. One of their responsibilities is making sure the maximum number of their party members vote, and vote the way their party wants. Whip is the key person in parliamentary system. The duties of bringing together member of the same political party and other parties are the prerogative of Whips. Standing Orders recoginse the Office of Chief Whips for both Ruling and Opposition parties, as well as the Assistant Whips for both parties.

Table or Tabling

When MPs hand in questions, amendments to Bills or notices of motions or when a document is formally placed before the House.

General election

In a general election the adult population of the TANZANIA chooses a candidate to represent each constituency in the House. Every MP has to stand for re-election. They are usually held every five years.

Code of Conduct

helps MPs understand their responsibilities to Parliament and the public. In addition to guidance, the Code also requires all Members to declare outside interest, like paid work or gifts

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