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The Gauteng Provincial Legislature is the legislature of the South African province of Gauteng.It is a unicameral body of 80 members elected every five years. The current legislature, the seventh, was elected on 29 May 2024 and is a hung parliament with no overall majority for any party, with the African National Congress having lost its previous majority, but remaining the largest party with ...
The provincial legislature is a unicameral body of 73 members elected by a system of party-list proportional representation. The legislature is elected for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved early. By convention elections to the provincial legislature are held at the same time as elections to the National Assembly.
The 2024 Gauteng provincial election was held on 29 May 2024, concurrently with the 2024 South African general election, to elect the 73 members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. The African National Congress (ANC), led by current Premier Panyaza Lesufi , lost its majority in the Provincial Legislature for the first time since the end of ...
The Executive Council of Gauteng is the cabinet of the executive branch of the provincial government in the South African province of Gauteng.The Members of the Executive Council (MECs) are appointed from among the members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature by the Premier of Gauteng, an office held since October 2022 by Panyaza Lesufi.
This is a list of members of the sixth Gauteng Provincial Legislature, as elected in the election of 8 May 2019 and taking into account changes in membership since the election. [1] The legislature dissolved at midnight on 28 May 2024 and was succeeded by the 7th legislature.
8 March 2024 DA: Western Cape: Richard Majola: 8 March 2024: Resigned: ANC: Western Cape: Siphokuhle Patrein: 13 March 2024: Ceased to be a member of the party: Sharon Davids: 13 March 2024 DA: National: Willem Faber: 1 April 2024: Resigned: ANC: National: Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula: 3 April 2024: Resigned: NFP: National Freedom Party: Munzoor ...
The legislature can force the resignation of the Premier by a motion of no confidence. If the Premiership is vacant and the legislature fails to elect a new Premier within 30 days, the legislature is dissolved and an election is called. As of June 2024 the nine Premiers are: Premier of the Eastern Cape: Oscar Mabuyane
A provincial legislature may also enact a constitution for that province, if two-thirds of the members vote in favour. The powers of the provincial legislature are bound only by the national constitution and the provincial constitution (if one exists). The provincial legislature of a province chooses the Premier, the head of the provincial ...