There are 400 seats in parliament and they are divided by the political parties that received enough votes
A total of 14 political parties will be represented in the National Assembly following the 2019 elections, the Electoral Commission of SA announced on Saturday
There are 400 seats in parliament, which are divided by the political parties that received enough votes to guarantee them seats. Historically in SA, 13 political parties have been represented in the National Assembly, IEC chair Glen Mashinini said.The ANC received the most seats with 230. This was 19 less than it had in the previous administration.The EFF almost doubled its seats in parliament, from 25 in 2014 to 44 in 2019.The IFP received 14 seats, up from 10; the FF+, four to 10; and the ACDP, three to four.
Newcomers African Transformation Movement and Patricia de Lille’s Good party will be entering the National Assembly for the first time with two seats each.The Congress of the People , the National Freedom Party , United Democratic Movement and the African Independent Congress lost seats following the election.
COPE dropped from three to two seats, the NFP six to two, the UDM from four to two seats and the AIC three to two seats.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
14 of the 48 parties that contested the elections to serve in National AssemblyDespite a record of 48 parties contesting the national elections, only 14 of them will serve in the National Assembly.
Read more »
KZN Pentecostal Church collapse death toll rises to 14Another congregant succumbed to her injuries, after fighting for her life in ICU since the pre-Easter tragedy.
Read more »
MARKET WRAP: JSE has worst week in 14 months amid US-China trade jittersBy the close of trade on Friday the JSE was down 4.31% for the week, falling every day to Thursday
Read more »
2019 ELECTIONS: Final Forecast – Counter-factual findings: ANC 53%, DA 24%, EFF 14%After its final poll on Saturday, the Institute for Race Relations has the ANC squeezing beyond the 50% mark, the DA holding the Western Cape and the ANC losing Gauteng.
Read more »
Death toll in Louis Trichardt bus crash rises to 14 | IOL NewsFourteen people were killed and 36 others were injured following a bus collision on the N1 highway just north of Louis Trichardt, ...
Read more »
Louis Trichardt bus crash death toll rises to 14Initial reports suggested that eight people passed away.
Read more »
IFP and EFF make the biggest gains in KwaZulu-NatalThe ANC took 54.22% of the vote in KwaZulu-Natal, with the IFP securing 16.34%.
Read more »
EFF confident its hard work will translate into votes come May 8Far-left party, the kingmakers of the 2016 local government elections, is looking at 14% national growth
Read more »
#Elections2019: Are you happy with your party's performance in the elections? Take today's poll | IOL NewsThe IEC has announced that said 14 parties would be representing South Africans in the National Assembly. How did your party fare? Take today's poll
Read more »