Limpopo Provincial Legislature

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Limpopo Provincial Legislature

Limpopo Provinsiale Wetgewer (Afrikaans)
6th Legislature
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Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Deputy Speaker
Premier
Structure
Seats49
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Political groups
Government
  •   ANC (38)

Official Opposition

Other parties

Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
 8 May 2019
Meeting place
Government Complex, Lebowakgomo
Website
Official website

The Limpopo Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Limpopo.

Contents

It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet, the Limpopo Executive Council, from among the members of the leading party or coalition in the parliament.

The first legislature was inaugurated in May 1994 as the Northern Transvaal Provincial Legislature. It was renamed in 1995 to the Northern Province Provincial Legislature, and again in 2003 to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature.

The Sixth Legislature was elected on 8 May 2019 in South Africa's 2019 general election. A majority of the members belong to the African National Congress.

Powers

The Limpopo Legislature appoints the Premier of Limpopo, the head of Limpopo's provincial executive. The legislature can force the Premier to resign by passing a motion of no confidence. Although the Executive Council is selected by the Premier, the legislature may pass a motion of no confidence to force the Premier to restructure the Council. The legislature also appoints Limpopo's delegates to the National Council of Provinces, allocating delegates to parties in proportion to the number of seats each party holds in the legislature. [2]

The legislature has the power to pass legislation in various fields stipulated in the national constitution; in some fields the legislative power is shared with the national parliament, while in others it is solely reserved to the province alone. The fields include health, education (except universities), agriculture, housing, environmental protection, and development planning. [2]

The legislature oversees the administration of the Limpopo provincial government, and the Premier and the members of the Executive Council are required to report to the legislature on the performance of their responsibilities. The legislature also regulates the finances of the provincial government by way of the appropriation bills which determine the provincial budget. [2]

Election

The Provincial Legislature consists of 49 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 8 May 2019. The following table summarises the results.

PartyVotesVote %Seats
African National Congress 1,096,30075.4938
Economic Freedom Fighters 209,48814.437
Democratic Alliance (South Africa) 78,3605.403
Freedom Front Plus 20,5721.421
Other parties47,4383.260
Total1,452,158100.049

The following table shows the composition of the provincial parliament after past elections.

Event ACDP ANC COPE DP/DA EFF FF/FF+ NP/NNP PAC
1994 election 038—0—110
1999 election 144—1—111
2004 election 145—2—100
2009 election 04342—000
2014 election 039136000
2019 election 038037100

Officers

The current speaker of the legislature is Rosemary Molapo, [3] while the deputy speaker is Tshitereke Matibe. [4]

NameEntered officeLeft officeParty
T.G. Mashamba19941999 ANC
Robert Malavi19992004ANC
Tshenuwani Farisani 20042009ANC
Rudolph Phala 2009 [5] 2013ANC
Kwena Elias Nong2013 [6] 2014ANC
Merriam Ramadwa 2014 [7] 2015 [8] ANC
Polly Boshielo 2015 [9] 2019ANC
Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya 2019 [10] 2020ANC
Rosemary Molapo 2020IncumbentANC

Members

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Reneiloe Rosemary Molapo is a South African politician who is currently serving as Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since July 2020. She has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the provincial legislature since 2014.

Bertha Amanda Joyce Matshoge, commonly known as Joy Matshoge, was a South African politician who served as Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Agriculture and Rural Development from May 2014 until her death in June 2016. Before that, from 2013 to 2014, she was the Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature, where she had represented the African National Congress (ANC) since 2008. At the time of her death, she was also the Provincial Chairperson of the ANC Women's League in Limpopo, a position to which she had been elected in September 2015.

Kgolane Alfred Phala, commonly known as Rudolph Phala, is a South African politician who has represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2004. During that time, he served as Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Treasury from 2013 to 2015 and as Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature from 2009 to 2013.

Matjie Lehlogonolo Alfred Masoga is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Limpopo Provincial Legislature from 2009 to 2019. He was Limpopo's Member of the Executive Council for Roads and Transport from July 2013 to May 2014 and he subsequently served as Deputy Speaker of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature from 2014 to 2019. He rose to prominence as the Provincial Chairperson of the Limpopo branch of the ANC Youth League, although he was expelled from the league in July 2010 after falling out with league president Julius Malema.

References

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  3. ↑ "Rosemary Molapo sworn in as Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature". CapricornFM. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Mahlati, Zintle (6 October 2022). "Limpopo Premier Stan Mathabatha reshuffles executive for second time". News24. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Gabara, Nthambeleni (6 May 2009). "Limpopo's newly elected premier announces his Exco". sanews.gov.za. Polokwane. Retrieved 6 April 2020. The new MPLs have elected the chairman of the standing committee on public accounts (Scopa), Rudoph Phala as the Speaker of their Legislature. Mr Phala replaced Dr Tshenuwani Farisani.
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  7. ↑ "Premier waves 6 MEC's goodbye". ReviewOnline. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Hannam, Cheryllee (30 September 2015). "Ramadwa resigns as provincial speaker". ReviewOnline. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Polly Boshielo sworn in as new provincial speaker". ReviewOnline. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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