This is a list of members of the second Free State Provincial Legislature as elected in the election of 2 June 1999. In that election, the African National Congress (ANC) consolidated its majority in the legislature, winning 25 of 30 seats.[1] The Democratic Party (DP), with two seats, was represented in the legislature for the first time. Also with two seats, the New National Party (NNP) had halved its minority, as had the Freedom Front (FF), which retained only one seat.[1]
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Free State Provincial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Free State, South Africa | ||||
| Meeting place | Fourth Raadsaal | ||||
| Term | June 1999 – April 2004 | ||||
| Election | 2 June 1999 | ||||
| Members | 30 | ||||
| Premier | Winkie Direko | ||||
The ANC's Winkie Direko was elected as the third Premier of the Free State. She was a newcomer to the provincial legislature, as were 18 of the other 24 members of the ANC's caucus.[2] The caucus was reshuffled in June 2001, with some ANC members swopping seats with national legislators.[3]
Composition
edit| Party | Seats | |
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| African National Congress | 25 | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | |
| New National Party | 2 | |
| FF | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | |
Members
editThe table below lists the Members of the Free State Provincial Legislature as elected on 2 June 1999.[1] It does not take into account changes in the composition of the legislature after the election.
Reference list
edit- ^ a b c "General Notice: Notice 1319 of 1999 – Electoral Commission: Representatives Elected to the Various Legislatures" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 408, no. 20203. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Hawker, Geoffrey (2000). "Political Leadership in the ANC: The South African Provinces 1994–1999". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 38 (4): 631–658. ISSN 0022-278X.
- ^ "Direko axes three MECs". News24. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 2023-04-27.