List of members of the 6th North West Provincial Legislature

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6th North West Provincial Legislature
5th Legislature 7th Legislature
Overview
Legislative body North West Provincial Legislature
Jurisdiction North West, South Africa
Meeting place3138 Lucas Mangope Hwy, Mmabatho Unit 1, Mmabatho, 2790
Term22 May 2019 – 28 May 2024
Election 8 May 2019
Members30
Speaker Sussana Dantjie
Deputy Speaker Viola Motsumi
Premier Bushy Maape
Leader of the OppositionKeobakile Babuile

This is a list of members of the sixth North West Provincial Legislature, as elected in the election of 8 May 2019 and taking into account changes in membership since the election. [1] The provincial legislature dissolved on 28 May 2024, aghead of the 2024 general election, and was succeeded by the 7th legislature.

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Current composition

PartySeats
African National Congress 21
Economic Freedom Fighters 6
DA 4
VF+ 2
Total33

Graphical representation

This is a graphical comparison of party strengths as they were in the 6th North West Provincial Legislature.

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Members

NamePartyPosition
Keobakile Babuile EFF Member
Matshidiso Botswe EFFMember
Mmoloki Cwaile ANC Member
Sussana Dantjie ANCSpeaker
Betty Diale EFFMember
Modiegi Dikolomela EFFMember
Job Dliso ANCMember
Gavin Edwards DA Member
Kelebogile Kerileng EFFMember
Erns Kleynhans FF+ Member
Sello Lehari ANCMember
Bitsa Lenkopane ANCMember
Bushy Maape ANCPremier
Nono Maloyi ANCMember
Kabelo Mataboge ANCMember
Lazarus Mokgosi ANCMember
Lenah Miga ANCMember
Desbo Mohono ANCMember
Boitumelo Moiloa ANCMember
Gaoage Oageng Molapisi ANCMember
Kenetswe Mosenogi ANCMember
Viola Motsumi ANCDeputy Speaker
Aaron Motswana ANCMember
De Wet Nel FF+Member
Winston Rabotapi DAMember
Motlalepula Rosho ANCMember
Madoda Sambatha ANCMember
Paul Sebegoe ANCChief Whip of the Majority Party
Freddy Sonakile DAMember
Jacqueline Theologo DAMember
Virginia Tlhapi ANCMember
Priscilla Williams ANCMember
Lebogang Emmanuel Xaba EFFMember

Three ANC members were sworn into the legislature during the term as the result of casual vacancies in ANC seats: Lenah Miga joined in September 2020, following the death of Gordon Kegakilwe; [2] [3] [4] Nono Maloyi joined in November 2022, following the resignation of Kim Medupe; [5] and Lazarus Mokgosi joined in December 2022, following the resignation of Mmaphefo Matsemela. [6]

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References

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