List of members of the 6th Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Since May 2019, the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature, legislature of the Northern Cape province of South Africa, has consisted of 30 members from 4 different political parties, elected on 8 May 2019 in the 2019 South African general election. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) retained its majority by earning a total of 18 members, a loss of two seats from the previous legislature.[1] The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) holds 8 seats, one more than it held in the previous legislative session.[2] The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) occupy 3 seats, a gain of one from the previous election.[3] The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) managed to win a seat in the legislature for the first time since 2004.[1]
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Northern Cape Provincial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Northern Cape, South Africa | ||||
| Meeting place | New Provincial Legislature Building, Galeshewe, Kimberley | ||||
| Term | 22 May 2019 – Present | ||||
| Election | 8 May 2019 | ||||
| Government | Executive Council of Zamani Saul | ||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Speaker | Newrene Klaaste | ||||
| Deputy Speaker | Mangaliso Matika | ||||
| Premier | Zamani Saul | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Andrew Louw | ||||
| Party control | African National Congress | ||||
Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) are elected through a system of party-list proportional representation with closed lists. This means that each voter casts a vote for one political party, and seats in the legislature are assigned to the parties in proportion to the number of votes they received. The seats are then filled by members by lists acceded by the parties before the election.
Members of the 6th Provincial Legislature took office on 22 May 2019. During the first sitting, Newrene Klaaste was elected the new Speaker with Mangaliso Matika as the new Deputy Speaker,[4] while Zamani Saul was elected Premier.[5] They are all members of the ANC. Andrew Louw of the DA retained the role of Leader of the Opposition.[4]
Current composition
This is a graphical comparison of party strengths as they are in the 6th Northern Cape Provincial Legislature.
- Note this is not the official seating plan of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature.
| Party | Seats | |
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| ANC | 18 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 8 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 3 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | |
Members
References
- Quintal, Genevieve (10 May 2019). "ANC retains Northern Cape and North West, despite sharp fall in support". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Macupe, Bongekile (10 May 2019). "DA is failing to take Northern Cape". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Van Diemen, Ethan (9 May 2019). "Northern Cape: ANC in firm lead but DA, EFF, FF+ eat into support". News24. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- Choane, Pulane (22 May 2019). "Northern Cape's first sitting of sixth legislature proceeds without glitches". OFM. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "Here are SA's 9 premiers elected by their provinces". News24. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "New Members of the Provincial Legislature sworn in". DFA. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- "Zolile Monakali". People's Assembly. Retrieved 8 September 2020.