This is a list of members of the third Free State Provincial Legislature as elected in the election of 14 April 2004. In that election, the African National Congress (ANC) retained its majority in the legislature, holding 25 of 30 seats.[1] The ANC's Beatrice Marshoff was elected as Premier of the Free State.[2] Also from the ANC, Mxolisi Dukwana was re-elected as Speaker of the Free State Provincial Legislature, and Gertrude Mothupi became his deputy.[2]
The Democratic Alliance, with three seats, was the official opposition in the legislature. The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) retained its single seat and the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) gained representation for the first time, also with a single seat.[2] The New National Party was not represented, losing both of the two seats it had won in the previous term.[2]
Composition
edit| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 25 | |
| DA | 3 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 | |
| VF+ | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | |
Members
editThe table below lists the Members of the Free State Provincial Legislature as elected in April 2004.[1][2] It does not take into account changes in the composition of the legislature after the election.
Reference list
edit- ^ a b "General Notice: Notice 717 of 2004 - Electoral Commission – List of Names of Representatives in the National Assembly and the Nine Provincial Legislatures in Respect of the Elections Held on 14 April 2004" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Vol. 466, no. 2677. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 20 April 2004. pp. 4–95. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "South Africa" (PDF). Election Update 2004 (8). Electoral Institute of Southern Africa. 3 May 2004.