Mava Council

Assembly of the Republic of Mava Áwnuhiu’akak á’at Naigál'yaké 'a Máva
50th Assembly of Mava
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1 April 1925 (1925-04-01)
Preceded by	Legislative Council of Mava
Leadership
President	Nua Kiuiáké, Independent since 11 January 2023
Deputy President	Ámikat Uuyukluq, Labour Movement since 11 January 2023
Structure
Seats	45
Political groups	Government (28)   Progressive Party (28) Opposition (17)   Labour Movement (10)   Democracy and Renewal (4)   Mavean People's Party (2)   Independent (1)
Length of term	2 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
First election	7 May 1925
Last election	11 May 2023
Meeting place
Akitat'áwnuhiu’akak
Website
www.awnuhiuakak.mv
Constitution
Constitution of Mava
Footnotes

The Assembly of the Republic of Mava (Mavean: Áwnuhiu’akak á’at Naigál'yaké 'a Máva) is the democratically-elected legislature of Mava. Located in Pa'as, it comprises 45 members known as "Assemblymen/Assemblywomen" (Mavean: Áwnuhiu’akak'ag/Áwnuhiu’akak'ig), who are elected to represent individual geographical constituencies by the plurality system. In accordance with the Constitution, all executive and legislative power is vested in the Assembly as the supreme representation of the Mavean people. The most recent election to the Assembly was held on 11 May 2023, with the Progressive Party of the Mavean Islands winning an outright majority.

The Assembly is a unicameral body responsible for creating and amending all laws in Mava. It was founded in 1925 through the interim Mavean Independence Act and was permanently established in the 1925 Mavean Constitution. Between 1925 and 1994, the Assembly was de facto bicameral, with a "Grand Committee of the Assembly" acting as a technocratic review body within the assembly. The committee was abolished by the Assembly Act (Members and Voting) Act 1993.

Constituencies

45 members are returned from single-member constituencies. Each district is divided into a number of seats based on their population. The allocation of constituencies is reviewed every ten years by the Mavean Elections Office.

District	Seats
Ásqaalet	4
Mélep	8
Pa'as	14
Pmák	8
Sigák	5
Sittiyá	2
Tágokiajut	3
Owurah'maké and Tokuk'maké	1

The current set of constituency boundaries came into effect ahead of the May 2015 assembly elections. Prior to this, Pa'as had 16 seats, which were re-allocated to Ásqaalet and Pmák.

See also

• Politics of Mava
• Culture of Mava

External links

• Assembly of Mava. awnuhiuakak.mv