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The House of Assembly of Swaziland is the Lower Chamber of the country's Bicameral Parliament . There are a total of 55 single-member Constituencies corresponding to the ''tinkhundlas'' (tribal communities). 14 tinkhundlas are located in the district of Hhohho , 11 in Lubombo district, 16 in Manzini district, and 14 in Shiselweni district. House of Assembly candidates are first nominated at the tinkhundla level. The candidates then go through a primary election. The top three finishers in the primary elections then proceed to a secondary election, where the candidate who receives the most votes is declared elected. The King appoints 10 members to the House. All candidates run on a non-partisan basis as political parties are banned in the country, and serve five-year terms. The most recent election was held on 18 October 2003 . Voter turnout was reportedly low among the 228,616 registered voters. Charles Magongo is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly. SEE ALSO
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