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The 7th Provincial Legislature was elected on 29 May 2024 in South Africa's 2024 general elections. A majority of the members belong to the African National Congress . At the commencement of the 7th provincial legislature on 14 June 2024, the number of seats allocated to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature increased from 30 to 51.
In South Africa, a provincial legislature is the legislative branch of the government of a province. [1] The provincial legislatures are unicameral and vary in size from 30 to 80 members, depending on the registered voting population of the province. [2] Each legislature is chaired by a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker.
The premier of Mpumalanga is the head of government of Mpumalanga province in South Africa. The current premier of Mpumalanga is Mandla Ndlovu , a member of the African National Congress . He took office on 18 June 2024.
As a province of South Africa, Mpumalanga is governed through a parliamentary system of government. From 1994 to the present, the African National Congress (ANC) has been the leading political party in Mpumalanga.
A provincial legislature can, by a two-thirds majority vote, adopt a constitution for the province; it is not necessary to do so, as the national constitution provides a complete structure for provincial government. A provincial constitution must be consistent with the national constitution except that it can provide for different structures ...
The Speaker chairs the legislature's rules committee and other political management structures. The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected from among the Members of the Provincial Legislature and may be removed by a resolution of the legislature. [1] Their election and powers are regulated by Chapter Six of the South African Constitution.
This is a list of members of the fifth Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, as elected in the election of 7 May 2014.The African National Congress (ANC) retained a comfortable majority of 24 seats in the legislature but, for the first time since the legislature was established in 1994, its majority was diminished from the previous legislative session.
The Western Cape provincial constitution specifies that its provincial legislature be given the title of "Provincial Parliament", while its members hold the title of "Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)". [1] According to the national Constitution of South Africa, the minimum size of a provincial legislature is 30 members and the maximum size ...