North West Provincial Legislature

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North West Provincial Legislature

Noordwes Provinsiale Wetgewer (Afrikaans)
Kopano ya Molao ya Lekgotla la Bokone Bophirima (Tswana)
7th Legislature
North West Provincial Legislature seal.jpeg
Type
Type
Leadership
Deputy Speaker
Collen Maine, African National Congress
since 11 October 2024 [2]
Premier
Leader of the Opposition
Keobakile Babuile, Economic Freedom Fighters
since 22 May 2019
Structure
Seats38
South Africa North West Parliament 2024.svg
Political groups
Government (23)
  •   ANC (23)

Official Opposition (7)

Other parties (8)

Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
 29 May 2024
Meeting place
3138 Lucas Mangope Hwy, Mmabatho Unit 1, Mmabatho, 2790
Website
www.nwpl.gov.za

The North West Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of North West. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the members of the leading party or coalition in the parliament.

Contents

At the commencement of the 7th provincial legislature on 14 June 2024, the number of seats allocated to the North West Provincial Legislature increased from 33 to 38. [4]

Powers

The North West Provincial Legislature elects the Premier of North West, the head of the province's executive. The legislature, by passing a motion of no confidence, can force the Premier to resign. The legislature may pass a motion of no confidence to compel the Premier to reconfigure the Executive Council, even though the Executive Council members are selected by the Premier. The legislature also appoints North West'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.

The legislature has the power to pass legislation in multiple fields, matters such as health, education (except universities), agriculture, housing, environmental protection, and development planning, all mentioned in the national constitution; in some fields the legislative power is shared with the national parliament, while in others it is reserved to the province alone.

The legislature oversees the administration of the North West 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 manages the financial affairs of the provincial government by way of the appropriation bills which determine the provincial budget.

Election

The Legislature, like all those in South Africa, is chosen via party list proportional representation, for terms of five years, though may be dissolved earlier under certain conditions. The most recent election was held on 29 May 2024. The following table summarises the results.

PartyVotesVote %Seats
African National Congress 510,99457.7323
Economic Freedom Fighters 153,74318.646
DA 117,16813.245
VF+ 23,0032.61
MK 18,1982.061
ActionSA 15,0531.571
Other parties43,5004.160
Total885,206100.038

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

EventDate ANC COPE DP / DA EFF FF/FF+ NP / NNP UCDP MK ActionSA
1994 election 27 April 199426—0—13———
1999 election 2 June 199927—1—113——
2004 election 14 April 200427—2—103——
2009 election 22 April 20092533—0—2——
2014 election 7 May 2014230451—0——
2019 election 8 May 2019210462—0——
2024 election 29 May 202423—571——11

Officers

The Speaker of the Legislature is Desbo Mohono. [5] The Deputy Speaker is Collen Maine. They are both members of the African National Congress.

NameEntered officeLeft officeParty
Dimotana Thibedi [6] 19941999 ANC
Johannes Selapedi [7] 19992004 ANC
Thandi Modise [8] 20042009 ANC
Nono Maloyi [9] 20092012 ANC
Supra Mahumapelo [10] 20122014 ANC
Sussana Dantjie 20142024 ANC
Desbo Mohono 2024Incumbent ANC

Members

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References

  1. ↑ OFM. "Northwest Provincial Legislature members sworn in". OFM. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  2. ↑ @DesboMohono (11 October 2024). "Speaker of the NWPL, Hon. Desbo Mohono with Deputy Speaker Hon. Collen Maine, who was elected as the new Deputy Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature in a Special House Sitting, held at Matlosana Municipal Chamber in Klerksdorp" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 January 2025– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ OFM. "Northwest Premier Mokgosi elected unopposed". OFM. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Electoral Commission on determination of seats for provincial legislatures | South African Government". www.gov.za. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Index of /Public". 19 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "The profile of Jerry Dimotana Thibedi". Department of Public Works · North West Provincial Government ·Republic of South Africa.
  7. ↑ "South Africa: Premiers sworn in But ANC members in W Cape walk out". allAfrica.
  8. ↑ "Ms Thandi Modise". Parliament of South Africa.
  9. ↑ "Statement by the ANC North West Provincial Executive Committee". African National Congress.
  10. ↑ "Supra Obakeng Ramoeletsi Mahumapelo". People's Assembly.
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