Legislative size (voting members)
Eswatini
Article 80: (1) For purposes of political organisation and popular representation of the people in Parliament, Swaziland is divided into several areas called tinkhundla.
(2) An inkhundla -
(a) is established by the King on the recommendation of the Elections and Boundaries Commission;
(b) consists of one or more chiefdoms which act as nomination areas for the elected members of the House (the primary level elections);
(c) is, among other things, also used as a constituency for the election of the elected members of the House (the secondary level elections).
95. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the House of Assembly shall consist of not more than seventy-six members composed as follows –
(a) not more than sixty members elected from tinkhundla areas serving as constituencies;
(b) not more than ten members nominated by the King acting in his discretion after consultation with such bodies as the King may deem appropriate;
(c) four female members specially elected from the four Regions subject to subsection (3);
(d) the Attorney-General who shall be an ex officio member. [...]
(3) The members elected on a regional basis, under subsection (1)(c), shall continue to be so elected, whenever the provisions of section 86 (1) are true, in terms of the following paragraphs −
(a) at the instance of the Chairman of the Elections and Boundaries Commission, the elected members from each Region shall on their first meeting nominate not less than three and not more than five women from each Region qualified to be members of Parliament;
(b) the list of nominated candidates shall be published in at least two local newspapers and the electronic media on at least three consecutive days; and
(c) after ten days from the date of last publication the House shall meet to vote for one woman from each of the Regions, taking into consideration any relevant in-put in terms of paragraph (b).
See also a news article: Swaziland: Unhappy Residents Boycott Election
59 members are directly elected; 10 members are nominated by the King; plus the Speaker of the House.
