The third Gauteng Provincial Legislature was elected in the election of 14 April 2004. In that election, the African National Congress (ANC) retained its majority in the legislature, winning 51 of 73 seats.[1] In its first sitting on 26 April 2004, the legislature re-elected Mbhazima Shilowa as Premier of Gauteng. It also elected Richard Mdakane as Speaker and Mary Metcalfe as Deputy Speaker.[2]
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| Legislative body | Gauteng Provincial Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Gauteng, South Africa | ||||
| Meeting place | Johannesburg City Hall | ||||
| Term | 26 April 2004 – April 2009 | ||||
| Election | 14 April 2004 | ||||
| Members | 73 | ||||
| Speaker | Richard Mdakane | ||||
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| Party control | African National Congress | ||||
The Democratic Alliance, with 15 seats, was the official opposition in the legislature. Also represented in the legislature were the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), the Freedom Front Plus (FF+), the Independent Democrats (ID), the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), and the United Democratic Movement (UDM).[1] For the first time since the legislature was established in 1994, the New National Party was not represented.[2]
Metcalfe resigned from the legislature in 2005 and was replaced as Deputy Speaker by Sophia Williams-De Bruyn.[3] Moreover, in 2008, Shilowa resigned as Premier and Paul Mashatile was elected to replace him.[4]
Composition
edit| Party | Seats | |
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| African National Congress | 51 | |
| DA | 15 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 2 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1 | |
| VF+ | 1 | |
| Independent Democrats | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1 | |
| United Democratic Front | 1 | |
| Total | 73 | |
Members
editThe table below lists the members elected to the provincial legislature in the April 2004 election; it does not take into account changes in membership after the election.[5]
Members who joined the legislature during the term included:
- Joachim Boers (ANC)[6]
- Sophia Williams-De Bruyn (ANC)[6]
- Brian Hlongwa (ANC)[7]
- Kgaogelo Lekgoro (ANC)[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Republic of South Africa General Election Results". Election Resources. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Shilowa pledges to fulfil mandate". Mail & Guardian. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Gauteng Legislature Appoints New Deputy Speaker". BuaNews. 10 February 2005. Retrieved 18 March 2023 – via allAfrica.
- ^ "Mashatile elected to lead Gauteng". Mail & Guardian. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Seat assignment report: Provincial elections African National Congress" (PDF). Electoral Commission. 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ a b Annual Report of the Gauteng Legislature 2005/2006 (PDF). Johannesburg. 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b "New MECs upbeat about working in Gauteng". IOL. 24 March 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2022.