List of members of the 4th KwaZulu-Natal Legislature

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Overview
Legislative body KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
Jurisdiction KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Meeting placeKwaZulu-Natal Parliament Building
239 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg
Term6 May 2009 – 6 May 2014
Election 22 April 2009
Members80
Speaker
Premier

Between May 2009 and May 2014, the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, the official legislature of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, consisted of 80 members from six different political parties, elected on 22 April 2009 in the 2009 South African general election. For the first time ever, the African National Congress (ANC) won an outright majority of 51 seats in the legislature, an increase of 13 seats from the previous legislature elected in 2004. [1]

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The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) lost 12 seats but, with 18 seats, remained the second-largest party in the legislature. The Democratic Alliance (DA) and Minority Front (MF) retained their earlier seat allocations, with seven and two seats respectively. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) held a single seat, a decrease of one seat from the previous legislature, while the new Congress of the People (COPE) also earned a single seat. The United Democratic Movement (UDM) lost its seat in the legislature and was not represented. [1]

Members of the 4th Provincial Legislature took office on 6 May 2009 [2] and served until the general election of 7 May 2014. The ANC's Zweli Mkhize was elected Premier at the legislature's first sitting, [3] but he was replaced by Senzo Mchunu in August 2013. [4] Likewise, Peggy Nkonyeni, also of the ANC, was elected Speaker of the legislature in 2009 [3] but was replaced by Lydia Johnson in October 2013. [5]

Composition

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths as they were in the 5th KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.

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PartySeats
African National Congress 51
Inkatha Freedom Party 18
Democratic Alliance 7
Minority Front 2
African Christian Democratic Party 1
Congress of the People 1
Total80

Members

This table depicts the list of members of the 4th KwaZulu-Natal Legislature as elected in the election of 22 April 2009. [6] Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) are elected through a system of party-list proportional representation with closed lists. [7]

NameParliamentary group
Zweli Mkhize ANC
Ina Cronje ANC
Senzo Mchunu ANC
Peggy Nkonyeni ANC
Willies Mchunu ANC
Lydia Johnson ANC
Bheki Cele ANC
Weziwe Thusi ANC
Michael Mabuyakhulu ANC
Belinda Scott ANC
Meshack Radebe ANC
Nomusa Dube ANC
John Mchunu ANC
Makhosi Khoza ANC
Cyril Xaba ANC
Yatima Nahara ANC
Mxolisi Kaunda ANC
Zanele Ludidi ANC
Mtholephi Emmanuel Mthimkhulu ANC
Maggie Govender ANC
Nhlakanipho Ntombela ANC
Happy Mamlili Blose ANC
Sipho Gcabashe ANC
Lindiwe Bebee ANC
Bheki Ntuli ANC
Nonzwakazi Swartbooi ANC
Sipho Caiphas Nkosi ANC
Vuyelwa Vivian Tambo ANC
Sam Mtetwa ANC
Winile Zondi ANC
Mike Tarr ANC
Linda Hlongwa ANC
Themba Mthembu ANC
Marlene Virginia Noel ANC
Sihlangu Joffrey Vilane ANC
Nomakiki Majola ANC
Dumisani Nicholas Khuzwayo ANC
Rampathie Naidoo ANC
Aumsensingh Singh ANC
Mbali Frazer ANC
Jan Hendrik Slabbert ANC
Lungelwa Lynette Zwane ANC
Sibongiseni Dhlomo ANC
Lizzie Shabalala ANC
Siboniso Duma ANC
Ntombizodwa Doris Sikosana ANC
Ravi Pillay ANC
Makhoni Maria Ntuli ANC
Ramarak Maharaj ANC
Priscilla Mary McKay ANC
Ndawoyakhe Wilson Ngcobo ANC
Zanele Msibi IFP
Lionel Mtshali IFP
Mntomuhle Khawula IFP
Nyanga Ngubane IFP
Blessed Gwala IFP
Bonginkosi Buthelezi IFP
Bonga Mdletshe IFP
Henry Combrinck IFP
Alexander James Hamilton IFP
Lindani Mncwango IFP
Stanley Dladla IFP
Thulasizwe Dominic Buthelezi IFP
Roman Liptak IFP
Mfuniselwa John Bhengu IFP
Moses Zamindlela Ngamizizizwe Madlala IFP
Lourens de Klerk IFP
Soobramoney Naicker IFP
Joel Mthethwa IFP
John Steenhuisen DA
Sizwe Mchunu DA
Ganesan Mari DA
Makhosazana Mpho Mdlalose DA
Tom Stokes DA
Radley Keys DA
Johann Krog DA
Amichand Rajbansi MF
Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi MF
Jo-Ann Downs ACDP
Lucky Gabela COPE

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