| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Majlis / People's Majlis |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
| Electoral Law |
20 July 1961
Parliamentary Election Act (Act No. 2/2009) |
| Mode of designation |
directly elected 85 |
| Constituencies |
85 single-member constituencies |
| Voting system |
Majority:
First-past-the-post system.
Voters vote for only one candidate.
Vacancies between legislatures are filled in by-elections within 60 days from the date of the vacancy. No by-elections are to be scheduled, however, within six months of general elections.
Voting is not compulsory. |
| Voter requirements |
- Citizenship of the Maldives
- Age: 18 years or over |
| CANDIDATES |
| Eligibility |
- Qualified voters
- Citizenship of the Maldives
(Persons who acquired Maldivian citizenship five years prior to the election date and who are domiciled in the Maldives may contest the elections)
- Age: 18 years or over
- Sunni Muslim
- Persons of sound mind
Disqualifications:
- Judges
- Persons holding another citizenship
- Persons convicted of a criminal offense and serving a sentence of more than 12 months (this disqualification is valid during the term of the sentence and for three years thereafter)
- Persons not discharged from bankruptcy
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| Incompatibilities |
- Ministers of State
- Members of the Electoral Commission
- Civil servants
- Executive of a public corporation
- Members of the armed forces
- Members of the police forces
- Holders of any other public posts |
| Candidacy requirements |
- Candidates can be put forward by a political party or be independent.
- Independent candidates must be supported by at least 50 eligible voters in the constituency in which they are running.
- Deposit of 5,000 rufiyaa |
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