National Assembly of South Africa

National Assembly List 10 other official names: Nasionale Vergadering (Afrikaans) iNdlu yesiBethamthetho seNarha (Southern Ndebele) iNdlu yoWiso-mthetho yeSizwe (Xhosa) iSishayamthetho sikaZwelonke (Zulu) liBandla laVelonkhe (Swati) Seboka sa Maloko a Palamente (Northern Sotho) Ntlo sa Seboka sa Naha (Sotho) Ntlokokoano Bosetšhaba (Tswana) Huvo ya Rixaka (Tsonga) Buthano ḽa Lushaka (Venda)
26th Parliament
Type
Type	Lower house of the Parliament of South Africa
Leadership
Speaker	Baleka Mbete, ANC Since 21 May 2014
Deputy Speaker	Lechesa Tsenoli, ANC Since 21 May 2014
Leader of Government Business	Cyril Ramaphosa, ANC Since 25 May 2014
Leader of the Opposition	Mmusi Maimane, DA Since 26 May 2014
Structure
Seats	400

Political groups	ANC (249) DA (89) EFF (25) IFP (10) Others (27)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Last election	7 May 2014
Next election	2019
Meeting place

National Assembly Chamber, Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Website
National Assembly

The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every five years using a party-list proportional representation system where half of the members are elected proportionally from 9 provincial lists and the remaining half from national lists so as to restore proportionality.

The National Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The current Speaker is Baleka Mbete and the Deputy Speaker is Lechesa Tsenoli; they were elected on 21 May 2014.^[1]

Allocation

The National Assembly seats are allocated using a proportional representation system with closed lists. Seats are first allocated according to the (integer part of the) Droop quota. Thereafter at most five seats are allocated using the largest remainder method (using the Droop quota). Any additional seats are allocated amongst the parties who then already have seats using the highest averages method.

Voters have one vote at elections to the National Assembly. Seats are allocated in ten multi-member constituencies via party lists. One constituency is a national or 'at large' constituency and nine others represent each of the nine provinces. The lists were called the national lists and regional lists in the 2009 election. 'Regional' was used to avoid confusion with the provincial legislature elections held at the same time. Previously they were called 'National to National' and 'Provincial to National'.

Of the 400 members of the National Assembly, half are assigned to be elected from national lists and the remaining half are assigned to be elected from regional lists. Every election, the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) determines the allocation of the 200 regional list seats to each province by population.

Parties decide whether they want to set up both national and regional lists or only regional lists. In the 2009 election, the Democratic Alliance (DA) chose not to use a national list. The nationwide votes entitled the DA to 67 seats, but the provincial votes amounted to only 35 seats. While normally the remaining 32 members would be drawn from the party's national list, in this case the remaining seats were distributed among the other DA regional list candidates. This resulted in the National Assembly being made up of 168 members elected on national lists and 232 members elected on regional lists.

History

The change over time in the composition of the National Assembly. Solid vertical lines are elections; dashed vertical lines are floor-crossing periods.

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The National Assembly was first elected in South Africa's first non-racial election in 1994 with the African National Congress (ANC) winning 252 of the 400 seats. The National Party (NP), the previous governing party, won 82 seats, and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won 43. Under the terms of the Interim Constitution this result entitled the NP and the IFP to take part in the Government of National Unity alongside the ANC, and gave the ANC and NP the right to each nominated one Deputy President. The other parties represented in the assembly were the Freedom Front (9 seats), the Democratic Party (7 seats), the Pan Africanist Congress (5 seats), and the African Christian Democratic Party (2 seats).

In the election of 1999, the ANC won 266 seats, one short of the two-thirds majority needed to unilaterally amend the constitution. The DP expanded its representation to become the official opposition with 38 seats, while the IFP won 34. The NP, now renamed the New National Party (NNP), dropped to 28 seats, and the newly formed United Democratic Movement (UDM) won 14. Eight smaller parties also obtained seats in the assembly.

In the election of 2004 the ANC obtained 279 seats, gaining a two-thirds majority and the ability to change the constitution. The DP became the Democratic Alliance (DA) and remained the official opposition with 50 seats, while the IFP won 28 seats. The NNP was severely weakened, obtaining only 7 seats; the party was formally disbanded in 2005 with the majority of the party joining the ANC.

In the election of 2009 the ANC lost its two-thirds majority but remained the majority party with 264 seats. The DA increased its support to 67 seats, and the new Congress of the People (COPE) party, a breakaway from the ANC, obtained 30 seats. The IFP was reduced to 18 seats.

The following table shows the party composition of the National Assembly over time.

Event	Date	ANC	DP / DA	NP / NNP	COPE	EFF	IFP	NFP	VF / VF+	UDM	ACDP	ID	Others
1994 election	27 April 1994	252	7	82	—	—	43	—	9	—	2	—	5
1999 election	2 June 1999	266	38	28	—	—	34	—	3	14	6	—	11
2003 floor-crossing	4 April 2003	275	46	20	—	—	31	—	3	4	7	1	13
2004 election	14 April 2004	279	50	7	—	—	28	—	4	9	7	7	9
2005 floor-crossing	15 September 2005	293	47	—	—	—	23	—	4	6	4	5	18
2007 floor-crossing	15 September 2007	297	47	—	—	—	23	—	4	6	4	4	15
2009 election	22 April 2009	264	67	—	30	—	18	—	4	4	3	4	6
2014 election	7 May 2014	249	89	—	3	25	10	6	4	4	3	—	7

Election results

The last election was held on 7 May 2014.


	Party		Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−
list		African National Congress	11,436,921	62.15	3.75	249	15
list		Democratic Alliance	4,091,584	22.23	^{[lower-alpha 1]} 4.62	89	^{[lower-alpha 1]} 18
list		Economic Freedom Fighters	1,169,259	6.35	New	25	New
list		Inkatha Freedom Party	441,854	2.40	2.15	10	8
list		National Freedom Party	288,742	1.57	New	6	New
list		United Democratic Movement	184,636	1.00	0.16	4	0
list		Freedom Front Plus	165,715	0.90	0.07	4	0
list		Congress of the People	123,235	0.67	6.75	3	27
list		African Christian Democratic Party	104,039	0.57	0.24	3	0
list		African Independent Congress	97,642	0.53	New	3	New
list		Agang SA	52,350	0.28	New	2	New
list		Pan Africanist Congress	37,784	0.21	0.07	1	0
list		African People's Convention	30,676	0.17	0.04	1	0
list		Al Jama-ah	25,976	0.14	0.01	0	0
list		Minority Front	22,589	0.12	0.12	0	1
list		United Christian Democratic Party	21,744	0.12	0.26	0	2
list		Azanian People's Organisation	20,421	0.11	0.11	0	1
list		Bushbuckridge Residents Association	15,271	0.08	New	0	New
list		Independent Civic Organisation	14,472	0.08	New	0	New
list		Patriotic Alliance	13,263	0.07	New	0	New
list		Workers and Socialist Party	8,331	0.05	New	0	New
list		Ubuntu Party	8,234	0.04	New	0	New
list		Kingdom Governance Movement	6,408	0.03	New	0	New
list		Front National	5,138	0.03	New	0	New
list		Keep It Straight and Simple	4,294	0.02	0.01	0	0
list		Pan Africanist Movement	3,815	0.02	0.01	0	0
list		First Nation Liberation Alliance	3,297	0.02	New	0	New
list		United Congress	3,136	0.02	New	0	New
list		Peoples Alliance	1,671	0.01	New	0	New
	Total		18,402,497	100.00		400

	Valid votes		18,402,497	98.65
	Spoilt votes		251,960	1.35
	Total votes cast		18,654,457	100.00
	Registered voters/turnout		25,381,293	73.50
	Source: IEC

Notes:

1 2 Compared to the combined performance of the Democratic Alliance, the Independent Democrats and the South African Democratic Convention in 2009.

Current composition


Party		Seats
	African National Congress	249
	Democratic Alliance	89
	Economic Freedom Fighters	25
	Inkatha Freedom Party	10
	National Freedom Party	6
	United Democratic Movement	4
	Freedom Front Plus	4
	Congress of the People	3
	African Christian Democratic Party	3
	African Independent Congress	3
	Agang SA	2
	Pan Africanist Congress	1
	African People's Convention	1
Total		400

References

↑ "Mbete becomes new speaker". Independent Online. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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Current members of the National Assembly of South Africa by party

ANC	Mbete Abrahams Adams Bam-Mugwanya Bapela Basson Bekwa Beukman P Bhengu F Bhengu\| R Bhengu Bilankulu Bogopane-Zulu Bongo Bonhomme Booi Boroto Boshielo Botha Brown R Capa N Capa Carrim M Cele B Cele Chabane Chauke Chikunga Chohan Chueu Coleman Cronin Cwele Davies Didiza Dirks Dlakude Dlamini Dlamini-Dubazana Dlodlo Dlomo Dlulane Dunjwa Ebrahim Faku Frolick Fubbs Gamede Gcwabaza Gigaba Gina Goqwana Gordhan Gumede Hanekom Holomisa Jeffery Joemat-Peterson Johnson Jonas Jordan Kalako C Kekana D Kekana E Kekana H Kekana P Kekana Kenye Khoarai Khosa Khoza Khunou Koornhof Kota-Fredericks Kubayi Landers Lesoma Letsatsi-Duba Loliwe Luzipo Maake Mabasa P Mabe B Mabe Mabija Mabilo Mabudafhasi Madella Madikizela-Mandela Madlopha Maesela Mafolo Mafu Magadla Magadzi Magwanishe Mahambehlala Mahlalela D Mahlangu J Mahlangu Mahlobo Maila Majola Makhubela-Mashele Makhubele Makondo Makwetla Malgas Maluleke Manamela D Manana M Manana S Manana Mandela Mantashe Maphatsoe Mapisa-Nqakula Mapulane Martins Masango Masehela Maseko\| Mashatile Mashego-Dlamini Mashile Masina Masondo Masuku Masutha Mathale Mathebe Matlala Matshoba Matsimbi Mavunda Maxegwana Mbalula Mchunu Mdaka Mdakane Memela Mfeketo Mjobo H Mkhize Mkongi Mmemezi Mmusi Mnganga-Gcabashe D Mnguni P Mnguni Mnisi Mogotsi Mokoto Molebatsi Molewa Moloi-Moroka Morutoa Mosala Mothapo Motimele M Motshekga A Motshekga Motsoaledi J Mthembu N Mthembu E Mthethwa N Mthethwa Mudau Muthambi Nchabeleng Ndaba Ndabeni Ndogeni Nel Nene Nesi Ngcobo Ngwenya-Mabila Nkadimeng Nkoana Nkoana-Mashabane Nkwinti Nobanda Ntombela Ntwanambi Nxesi Nyalungu Nzimande G Oliphant M Oliphant Oosthuizen Pandor Patel Peters Phaahla Phosa Pikinini Pilane-Majake Qikani B Radebe G Radebe J Radebe Ralegoma Ramaphosa Ramatlakane Ramathlodi Ramokhoase Rantho Raphuti Scheepers Semenya September Shabangu Shope-Sithole Sibande Sisulu Siwela Sizani Skosana Skwatsha Smith Soytu Surty Thabethe Thomson Tleane Tobias Tom Tseke Tseli Tsenoli Tshwete Tsoleli Tsopo Tsotetsi Van Schalkwyk Xasa Xego-Sovita Yengeni Zokwana L Zulu

DA	Maimane America Atkinson Bagraim Baker Balindlela Basson Bergman Bhanga Boshoff Brauteseth Breytenbach Cardo Cassim Chance Davis De Freitas De Kock Dreyer Esau Figg Figlan Gana George Gqada Greyling Grootboom Hadebe Hill-Lewis Hoosen Horn Hunsinger L James W James Jongbloed Kalyan Kohler Barnard Kopane Kruger Krumbock Lees Lorimer Lotriet Lovemore Mackay MacKenzie Macpherson Majola E Marais K Marais Masango Matsepe Maynier Mbhele McGluwa McLoughlin Mhlongo Michael Mileham Mokgalapa Motau Mubu Ollis Rabotapi Redelinghuys Robinson Ross Schmidt Selfe Seshoka Shinn Stander Steenhuisen Steenkamp Steyn Stubbe Tarabella Marchesi Terblanche Van Damme van der Walt van der Westhuizen Van Dyk Van Onselen Volmink Vos Walters Waters Whitfield Wilson

EFF	Malema Gardee Joseph Khawula Khoza Litchfield-Tshabalala Louw Mashabela Matiase Matlhoko Matshobeni Maxon Mbatha Mente-Nqweniso Mngxitama Moonsamy Morapela Moteka Mulaudzi Ndlozi Ntobongwana Ramakatsa Shivambu Sonti Twala

IFP	Buthelezi Esterhuizen Hlengwa Mcwango Mphontshane Nkomo Oriani-Ambrosini Singh Sithole Van Der Merwe

NFP	kaMagwasa-Msibi Khubisa Mabika Mncwabe Shaik Emam Shelembe

UDM	Holomisa Filtane Kwankwa Majeke

FF+	P Mulder Alberts Groenewald C Mulder

COPE	Lekota Carter Madisha

ACDP	Meshoe Dudley Swart

AIC	Galo Jafta Ntshayisa

Agang SA	Plouamma Tshishonga

PAC	Mphethi

APC	Godi

Party leaders in italics

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