“Member of the Provincial Legislature”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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Member of the Provincial Legislature

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Composition of Provincial Legislatures
References

{{short description|South African legal title}}{{Politics of South Africa}}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)".^[1]

According to the national Constitution of South Africa, the minimum size of a provincial legislature is 30 members and the maximum size is 80 members. These members are elected by party-list proportional representation with a closed list, using the largest remainder method with the Droop quota to allocate any surplus. Members are elected to a five-year term with no term-limits. The most recent election occurred in 2014.

Composition of Provincial Legislatures

This list shows nine provincial legislatures and their party composition after the elections of 2014.

Legislature	Seats
Legislature	ANC	DA	EFF	IFP	Others	Total
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature	45	10	2	0	6	63
Free State Legislature	22	5	2	0	1	30
Gauteng Provincial Legislature	40	23	8	1	1	73
KwaZulu-Natal Legislature	52	10	2	9	7	80
Limpopo Legislature	39	3	6	0	1	49
Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature	24	3	2	0	1	30
North West Provincial Legislature	23	4	5	0	1	33
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature	20	7	2	0	1	30
Western Cape Provincial Parliament	14	26	1	0	1	42

References

1. ^[https://www.pa.org.za/info/provincial-legislatures Provincial Legislatures]. Retrieved on 19 January 2019.

3 : Provincial legislatures of South Africa|Lists of provinces of South Africa|Provincial governments of South Africa

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