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The eight senators, elected for each province under the ordinary provisions for senate elections in the South Africa Act 1909, were returned by an electoral college composed of the members from the province in the House of Assembly and the Provincial Council. In 1920 the Senate term was for ten years and there was no provision for an earlier ...
Presidents of the Senate of South Africa (8 P) Pages in category "Members of the Senate of South Africa" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.
This article lists the members of the Senate of South Africa during the 22nd South African Parliament, which sat between 1994 and 1999. Members were elected during the elections of 27 April 1994, South Africa's first under universal suffrage.
Part of a series on the Politics of South Africa Constitution Founding provisions Bill of Rights Chapter nine institutions Executive President Cyril Ramaphosa Deputy President Paul Mashatile Cabinet Departments Shadow Cabinet Legislature National Council of Provinces Chairperson Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza Leader of the Opposition John Hlophe Judiciary Chief ...
The seat of an additional (white) senator nominated in accordance with section 7 of the Separate Representation of Voters Act, 1951"on the ground of his thorough acquaintance, by reason of his official experience or otherwise, with the reasonable wants and wishes of the non-European [i.e. Coloured, as black Africans were explicitly excluded ...
The president of the Senate presided over the Senate of South Africa, the upper house of the Parliament of South Africa.The president was chosen from among the senators at its first sitting following a general election and whenever the office was vacant.
A seat in the National Assembly becomes vacant if the member dies, resigns, ceases to be eligible, ceases to be a member of the party that nominated them, or is elected to the office of President of South Africa. The vacancy is filled from the same party list as the former member.
The 26th Parliament of South Africa sat between 2014 and 2019. [1] Members of the National Assembly were elected during the elections of 7 May 2014. In the elections, the African National Congress (ANC) retained a diminished majority, winning 249 seats in the 400-seat legislature. [2]