Constitution of Lesotho, 1993
Voting in Parliament
- Jurisdiction
- Lesotho
- Provision
- 75
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
More details
- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source75. Voting in Parliament
(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Constitution, any question proposed for decision
in either House of Parliament shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the
members present and voting.
(2) The person presiding in either House of Parliament shall, if he is a member thereof,
have an original vote but he shall have no casting vote, and whenever there is an
equality of votes on any question, the motion before the House shall be deemed to have
been negated.
(3) The rules of procedure of either House of Parliament may make provision under which
a member who votes upon a question in which he has a direct pecuniary interest shall be
deemed not to have voted.
Source record
Source and verification
Constitution of Lesotho, 1993 · gov.ls · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
Check the upstream source for currency, amendments, and official formatting. The recorded status describes this source version.
Open upstream source