During the 29th session of the National Assembly, which comprised eight sittings held between August 17 and August 28, 2026, 65 members out of 332 (20 percent) attended all sittings, while 37 members (11 percent) did not attend any sitting.

Below are key highlights of the attendance during the session.

  • The fourth sitting recorded the highest attendance, with 247 MNAs present (74 percent of the current membership).
  • The fifth sitting recorded the lowest attendance, with 179 MNAs present (54 percent).
  • As many as 267 MNAs (80 percent) missed at least one sitting.
  • Among cabinet members from the National Assembly, one federal minister attended all sittings, while three ministers — two federal minister and one minister of state — did not attend any sitting.
  • The Prime Minister attended one sitting.
  • The Leader of the Opposition attended seven out of eight sittings.
  • Of the 26 federal ministers scheduled to respond during Question Hour, 12 were present on the day they were required to answer questions.
  • Of the eight ministers required to respond to Calling Attention Notices, four were marked present.

Read FAFEN’s detailed attendance report for the 29th session of the National Assembly to see the attendance record of each MNA.