Free State Provincial Legislature

Free State Provincial Legislature
5th legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Mxolisi Dukwana, African National Congress
Structure
Seats	30

Political groups	African National Congress (22) Democratic Alliance (5) Economic Freedom Fighters (2) Freedom Front Plus (1)
Elections
Voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Last election	7 May 2014
Website
http://www.fsl.gov.za/

The Free State Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Free State. 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.

Election

The provincial legislature consists of 30 members, who are elected through a system of party list proportional representation with closed lists. The most recent election was held on 7 May 2014. The following table summarises the results.

Party		Votes	Vote %	Seats
	African National Congress	708,720	69.85	22
	Democratic Alliance	164,672	16.23	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	82,674	8.15	2
	Freedom Front Plus	21,339	2.10	1
	Other parties	37,258	3.67	0
Total		1,014,663	100.0	30

Officers

The following people have served as Speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature:

Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
Rev. Motlalepule Chambaku ^[1]	1994	1998	ANC
Joel Mafereka ^[2]	1998	2001	ANC
Jani Mohapi	2001	2002	ANC
Mxolisi Dukwana ^[3]	2002	Present	ANC

References

↑ Executive Summary: Provincial 10 Year Review Implementation Report
↑ News - South Africa: ANC Renegades To be Disciplined After Poll
↑ Who's Who of South Africa

Legislatures in South Africa

Parliament	National Assembly National Council of Provinces

Provincial legislatures	Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu–Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga Northern Cape North West Western Cape

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