Dontalamh District Assembly

Dontalamh District Assembly Comhthionól Ceanntair Dontalamh (Gjorkan) ᚇᚑᚅᚈᚐᚂᚐᚋᚆ ᚇᚔᚄᚈᚏᚔᚉᚈ ᚐᚄᚄᚓᚋᚁᚂᚔ (Akaroan)
The Assembly Building in Nua Ross
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Governor	Liam Callaghan, CDD since December 13, 2020
Majority Leader	Myles Felan, CDD since September 30, 2008
Minority Leader	Hani Himona, CNA since September 30, 2018
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Majority coalition (32)   Dontalamh People's Party (20)   Union (12) Opposition (18)   New Akaroan Alliance (16)   Akaroa Now (2)
Length of term	2.5 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	June 30, 2021
Next election	December 30, 2023

The Dontalamh District Assembly (Gjorkan: Comhthionól Ceanntair Dontalamh, Akaroan: ᚇᚑᚅᚈᚐᚂᚐᚋᚆ ᚇᚔᚄᚈᚏᚔᚉᚈ ᚐᚄᚄᚓᚋᚁᚂᚔ;Runanga Takiwa o Dontalam) is the legislature for the Gjorkan Autonomous District of Dontalamh. It is a unicameral body elected every 2 and a half years. The District Assembly has significantly more power than the Senates of other Districts including regulation of education, determine local voting laws, and district languages among others.

The District Assembly has been controlled by the Dontalamh People's Party (CDD) for nearly it's entire history until in the 2021 election where the CDD lost it's majority. The CDD still held a plurality of seats and negotiated a majority government with Union.