Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature | |
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| 4th Legislature | |
| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | Neo Mberane, African National Congress |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 63 |
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Political groups | African National Congress (44) Congress of the People (9) Democratic Alliance (6) United Democratic Movement (3) African Independent Congress (1) |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 22 April 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
| Provincial Legislature Building, Independence Avenue, Bhisho | |
| Website | |
| http://www.eclegislature.gov.za/ | |
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The Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Eastern Cape. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the members of the leading party or coalition in the parliament.
Election
The provincial legislature consists of 63 members, who are elected through a system of party list proportional representation with closed lists. In other words, each voter casts a vote for one political party, and seats in the legislature are allocated to the parties in proportion to the number of votes received. The seats are then filled by members in accordance with lists submitted by the parties before the election.
The legislature is elected for a term of five years, unless it is dissolved early. This may occur if the legislature votes to dissolve and it is at least three years since the last election, or if the Premiership falls vacant and the legislature fails to elect a new Premier within ninety days. By convention all nine provincial legislatures and the National Assembly are elected on the same day.
The most recent election was held on 22 April 2009. The following table summarises the results.
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFB300;" data-sort-value="United Democratic Movement" || Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats | |
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| ANC | 1,552,676 | 68.8 | 44 | |
| COPE | 308,439 | 13.7 | 9 | |
| DA | 225,310 | 10.0 | 6 | |
| UDM | 93,196 | 4.1 | 3 | |
| African Independent Congress | 17,306 | 0.8 | 1 | |
| Other parties | 59,161 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Total | 2,256,088 | 100.0 | 63 | |
Officers
- Speaker - Fikile Xasa[1]
- Chief Whip - Mzoleli Mrara
- Deputy Speaker - Bulelwa Tunyiswa[2]
Speakers of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
| Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party |
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| Gugile Nkwinti | 1994 | 1999 | ANC |
| Mkhangeli Matomela | 1999 | 2004 | ANC |
| Noxolo Kiviet | 2004 | 2009 | ANC |
| Fikile Xasa | May 6, 2009 | Present | ANC |