| Parliament name |
Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name |
National Council of Provinces |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
National Assembly
|
| BACKGROUND |
| Dates of election / renewal (from/to) |
22 April 2009 |
| Purpose of elections |
Elections were held for all the seats of the National Council of Provinces on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. |
| Not applicable (indirect elections). |
| STATISTICS |
| Distribution of seats |
|
Round no 1
|
| Political Group |
Total
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| African National Congress (ANC) |
35
|
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| Democratic Alliance (DA) |
10
|
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| Congress of the People (COPE) |
7
|
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|
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| Independent Democrats (ID) |
1
|
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|
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| Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) |
1
|
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| Distribution of seats according to sex |
Men
Women
Percent of women |
38
16
29.63%
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| Distribution of seats according to age |
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| Distribution of seats according to profession |
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| Comments |
Note:
The figures on the distribution of seats do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on an ad hoc basis, and the percentages given are therefore calculated on the basis of the 54 permanent seats.
Source: Parliament (12.05.2009, 24.01.2012, 01.01.2014) |
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