KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
KwaZulu-Natal Legislature IsiShayamthetho saKwaZulu-Natali ( Unicameral | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Deputy Speaker | |
Premier | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 80 |
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Political groups | Government
Official Opposition
Other parties |
| Elections | |
| Party-list proportional representation | |
Last election | 8 May 2019 |
| Meeting place | |
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| 239 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg | |
| Website | |
| kznlegislature | |
The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of
Powers
The KwaZulu-Natal Legislature chooses the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, the head of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial executive. The legislature can impel the Premier to resign by passing a motion of no confidence. Although the Premier appoints the members of the Executive Council (cabinet), the legislature may pass a motion of no confidence to force the Premier to reshuffle the Council. The legislature also designates the KwaZulu-Natal'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 numerous fields set out 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 fields include matters as health, education (except universities), agriculture, housing, environmental protection, and development planning.
The legislature oversees the administration of the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government, and the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal and the Executive Council members 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 provincial legislature consists of 80 members, who are elected through a system of
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
National People’s Front 2,437 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Revolutionary Movement | 2,402 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African Mantungwa Community | 1,594 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African Renaissance Unity Party | 1,376 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African Content Movement | 1,369 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| National People's Ambassadors | 1,294 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Women Forward | 944 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African Covenant | 938 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| National Religious Freedom Party | 896 | 0.02 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Total | 3,598,281 | 100.00 | – | 80 | 0 | ||||||
| Valid votes | 3,598,281 | 98.46 | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 56,420 | 1.54 | |||||||||
| Total votes | 3,654,701 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,524,666 | 66.15 | |||||||||
| Source: Election Resources | |||||||||||
The following table shows the composition of the legislature after past elections and
| Event | ACDP | ANC | ATM | DP/DA | EFF | IFP | MF | NFP | NP/NNP | PAC | UDM | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 election
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1 | 26 | — | 2 | — | 41 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 0 |
1999 election
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1 | 32 | — | 7 | — | 34 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 floor-crossing | 1 | 35 | — | 6 | — | 32 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2004 election
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2 | 38 | — | 7 | — | 30 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 floor-crossing | 1 | 40 | — | 5 | — | 27 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 floor-crossing | 1 | 41 | — | 5 | — | 27 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2009 election
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1 | 51 | — | 7 | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2014 election
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0 | 52 | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 election
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1 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Officers
The Speaker of the Legislature is Ntobeko Boyce, while the Deputy Speaker is Themba Mthembu.[4] The following people have served as Speaker:
| Name | Entered Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonga Mdletshe[5][6] | 1998 | 2004 | IFP |
| Willies Mchunu | 2004 | 2009 | ANC |
| Peggy Nkonyeni[7] | 2009 | 2013 | ANC |
| Lydia Johnson[8][9] | 2013 | 2019 | ANC |
| Ntobeko Boyce | 2019 | Incumbent | ANC |
Membership
References
- ^ "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ Mtshali, Samkelo (27 November 2020). "Mthembu elected deputy speaker of KZN legislature". The Mercury. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Pressreader.
- ^ "Nomusa Dube-Ncube is 'queen of the KZN throne' as IFP, EFF abstain from voting". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ Mtshali, Samkelo (27 November 2020). "Mthembu elected deputy speaker of KZN legislature". The Mercury. Retrieved 11 December 2020 – via Pressreader.
- ^ "Speaker: Bonga Nkanyiso Mdletshe". KwaZulu-Natal Parliament. Archived from the original on 19 January 2004. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
- ^ Speaker Mdletshe was re-elected on June 18, 1999
- ^ Peggy Nkonyeni appointed KZN education MEC. News24. 7 October 2013. Retrieved on 8 January 2019.
- ^ Election of the new Speaker of the KZN Legislature. Retrieved on 8 January 2019.
- ^ Lydia Johnson new speaker of KZN legislature - ANC KZN. Retrieved on 8 January 2019.