Jillian Bam

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Jillian Bam
Member of the National Assembly
In office
until 1999
Personal details
Born (1946-09-14) 14 September 1946 (age 76)
Citizenship South Africa
Political party United Democratic Movement (since 1999)
Other political
affiliations
African National Congress (until 1999)

Jillian Nomancube Bam (born 14 September 1946) [1] is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament. Though not initially elected in the 1994 general election, [2] she was sworn in to a seat during the legislative term. [3]

Ahead of the 1999 general election, Bam stood for re-election as a candidate for two separate parties: the ANC and the opposition United Democratic Movement (UDM). Although she protested that she had not intended to defect to the UDM, she was expelled from the ANC. [4] She was ranked 22nd on the UDM's national party list [1] and failed to gain re-election.

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References

  1. 1 2 "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa . Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 via Yumpu.
  3. "Members of the National Assembly". Parliament of South Africa. 3 June 1998. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. Camay, Phiroshaw; Gordon, Anne J. (2000). The People Have Spoken: A Review of the 1999 South African Election. Co-operative for Research and Education. p. 203. ISBN   978-0-620-27964-2.