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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 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
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.
By convention elections to the provincial legislature are held at the same time as elections to the National Assembly. The legislature meets in the Johannesburg City Hall. The most recent elections were held on 8 May 2019, and were won by the African National Congress (ANC) which obtained 37 of the 73 seats on the legislature. The composition ...
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.
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 ]
The ANC lost its majority in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature in the 2024 provincial election. ANC premier Panyaza Lesufi subsequently formed a minority government with the support of the Inkatha Freedom Party and other parties. Dhlamini was appointed by Lesufi as the MEC for the newly established e-Government portfolio on 3 July 2024. [10] [11]
Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) is a title given to the members of eight of the nine provincial legislatures in South Africa. 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) ".