Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature

Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
5th legislature
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Deputy speaker
Structure
Seats 30
Political groups
  Bushbuckridge Residents Association (1)
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
7 May 2014
Website
http://www.mpuleg.gov.za/

The Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Mpumalanga. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the members of the leading party or coalition in the parliament.

Election

The Legislature, like all those in South Africa, is chosen via party list proportional representation, for terms of five years, though may be dissolved earlier under certain conditions. The most recent election was held on 7 May 2014. The following table summarises the results.

Party Votes Vote % Seats
African National Congress 1,045,409 78.23 24
Democratic Alliance 138,990 10.40 3
Economic Freedom Fighters 83,589 6.26 2
Bushbuckridge Residents Association 15,368 1.15 1
Other parties 52,903 3.96 0
Total 1,336,259 100.0 30

Officers

The Speaker of the Legislature is BT Shongwe [1] and her deputy is BD Dube; they are both members of the African National Congress.

References

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