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The Senate composition remained unchanged by the declaration of the Republic of South Africa in 1961, except that the State President took over the role of the governor-general in appointing Senators. Under the republican Constitution, the president of the Senate was to act as State President whenever that office was vacant, or if a state ...
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From 1950, white voters in South West Africa, which was under South African administration at that time, were represented by four senators and six MPs. [ 10 ] From 1957, Coloured voters were separated from the whites – in the Senate, they were represented by separate senators, and in the House of Assembly by MPs elected in separate Coloured ...
The election for the ninth Senate of South Africa took place on November 16, 1970. The result was a victory for the ruling National Party, winning 31 out of the 44 elected seats and 41 out of the total 54 seats. [1]
The Senate was abolished for the first time in 1980, with effect from 1 January 1981, during a process of constitutional reform, and replaced with the President's Council. The Senate was briefly reestablished under the 1993 interim constitution. The Senate was abolished for the second and final time under the 1997 constitution.
The Republic of South Africa is a unitary parliamentary democratic republic.The President of South Africa serves both as head of state and as head of government.The President is elected by the National Assembly (the lower house of the South African Parliament) and must retain the confidence of the Assembly in order to remain in office.
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This is a list of members of the National Assembly of South Africa, elected in the 2019 general election, for the term 2019–2024. The National Assembly met for the first on 22 May 2019 and its term expired on 21 May 2024. The Assembly remained able to perform its functions until 28 May, the day before the 2024 general election. [1]