25th South African Parliament
| 25th South African Parliament | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Jurisdiction | South Africa | ||||
| Meeting place | Cape Town | ||||
| Term | 6 May 2009 – 21 May 2014 | ||||
| National Assembly of South Africa | |||||
 Composition of the National Assembly | |||||
| Members | 400 | ||||
| Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa | Max Sisulu | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Athol Trollip (until 27 October 2011) Lindiwe Mazibuko (from 27 October 2011) | ||||
| National Council of Provinces | |||||
 Composition of the National Council of Provinces | |||||
| Members | 90 | ||||
| Chairperson | M.J. Mahlangu | ||||
| Deputy Chairperson | Thandi Memela | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Watty Watson | ||||
| Terms of the Parliament of South Africa |
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The 25th South African Parliament was the fourth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of non-racial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the general election of 22 April 2009, and first met on 6 May of that year to elect Jacob Zuma as the fourth President of South Africa. It was formally opened by the newly elected President's State of the Nation address in a joint sitting on 3 June 2009.[1] The ANC retained its majority, although it was reduced to 264 seats out of 400 (66%) in the National Assembly, while the Democratic Alliance increased its lead of the opposition, taking 67 seats (16.75%). The Speaker of the National Assembly was Max Sisulu of the ANC and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces was M. J. Mahlangu, also of the ANC.
Parties represented
National Assembly
National Council of Provinces
| Party | Delegate type | Province | Total | ||||||||||
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| EC | FS | G | KZN | L | M | NW | NC | WC | |||||
| African National Congress | Permanent | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 62 | |
| Special | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 27 | |||
| Democratic Alliance | Permanent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||
| Special | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Congress of the People | Permanent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Special | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Independent Democrats | Permanent | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Special | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Inkatha Freedom Party | Permanent | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Special | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Freedom Front Plus | Special | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| United Christian Democratic Party | Special | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| United Democratic Movement | Special | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 90 | |||
See also
- List of National Assembly members of the 25th Parliament of South Africa
- List of National Council of Provinces members of the 25th Parliament of South Africa
References
- ^ Road Closures Ahead of Parliament's Opening
- ^ "Election Resources on the Internet: Republic of South Africa General Election Results Lookup". electionresources.org. Retrieved 3 December 2021.