North West Provincial Legislature
North West Provincial Legislature | |
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5th legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Speaker
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Deputy speaker
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Structure | |
Seats | 33 |
Political groups
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Elections | |
Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election
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7 May 2014 |
Website | |
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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 | |
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African National Congress | 733,490 | 67.39 | 23 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 143,765 | 13.21 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 138,521 | 12.73 | 4 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 18,746 | 1.72 | 1 | |
Other parties | 53,928 | 4.95 | 0 | |
Total | 1,088,450 | 100.0 | 33 |
Officers
The Speaker of the Legislature is S Mahumapelo [1] and his deputy is M Mapulane; they are both members of the African National Congress.