List of members of the 5th KwaZulu-Natal Legislature

Between May 2014 and May 2019, the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, the official legislature of the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, consisted of 80 members from six different political parties, elected on 7 May 2014 in the 2014 South African general election. The African National Congress (ANC) retained its majority in the legislature with a total of 52 seats, an increase of one seat from the previous legislature elected in 2009.[1]

5th KwaZulu-Natal Legislature
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KwaZulu-Natal Parliament Building
Overview
Legislative bodyKwaZulu-Natal Legislature
JurisdictionKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Meeting placeKwaZulu-Natal Parliament Building
239 Langalibalele Street, Pietermaritzburg
Term21 May 2014 – 7 May 2019
Election7 May 2014
Members80
SpeakerLydia Johnson (ANC)
Deputy SpeakerMeshack Radebe (ANC)
Premier
Leader of the OppositionSizwe Mchunu (DA)

By contrast, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) lost nine seats and was replaced by the Democratic Alliance (DA) as the official opposition in the legislature.[2] With nine seats, compared to the DA's ten, the IFP was the third-largest party in the legislature. The fourth- and fifth-largest were both newly established parties: the National Freedom Party (NFP) occupied six seats and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) occupied two. A seat apiece had been lost by the Minority Front (MF), the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), and the Congress of the People (Cope), leaving the MF with only one seat and the ACDP and Cope without any representation at all.[1]

Members of the 5th Provincial Legislature took office on 21 May 2014 and served until the general election of 8 May 2019. During the first sitting of the legislature, the ANC's Senzo Mchunu was elected to his first full term as Premier of KwaZulu-Natal.[3] Also from the ANC, Lydia Johnson was retained as Speaker and Meshack Radebe became Deputy Speaker. Sizwe Mchunu of the DA took office as Leader of the Opposition.[4] On 25 May 2016, Willies Mchunu took over as Premier.[5]

Composition

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This comparison of party strengths from the 5th KwaZulu-Natal Legislature is represented graphically.

 

  • Note this is not the official seating plan of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.
Party Seats
African National Congress 52
DA 10
Inkatha Freedom Party 9
National Freedom Party 6
Economic Freedom Fighters 2
MF 1
Total 80

Members

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This table depicts the list of members of the 5th KwaZulu-Natal Legislature as elected in the election of 7 May 2014.[6] Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) are elected through a system of party-list proportional representation with closed lists.[7]

Name Parliamentary group
Nomusa Dube-Ncube ANC
Senzo Mchunu ANC
Ina Cronje ANC
Willies Mchunu ANC
Michael Mabuyakhulu ANC
Peggy Nkonyeni ANC
Sibongiseni Dhlomo ANC
Mtholephi Emmanuel Mthimkhulu ANC
Meshack Radebe ANC
Ntombikayise Saphetha ANC
Sipho Caiphas Nkosi ANC
Weziwe Thusi ANC
Mxolisi Kaunda ANC
Bheki Ntuli ANC
Ravi Pillay ANC
Lydia Johnson ANC
Cyril Xaba ANC
Senzo Mkhize ANC
Mthandeni Dlungwana ANC
Vusi Dube ANC
Maggie Govender ANC
Belinda Scott ANC
Lindiwe Bebee ANC
Nonhlanhla Khoza ANC
Happy Mamlili Blose ANC
Nhlakanipho Ntombela ANC
Mbali Frazer ANC
Sipho Gcabashe ANC
Bongi Sithole ANC
Siboniso Duma ANC
Nomagugu Simelane-Zulu ANC
Themba Mthembu ANC
Hlobisile Ngxongo ANC
Jomo Sibiya ANC
Zanele Ludidi ANC
Linda Hlongwa-Madlala ANC
Super Zuma ANC
Important Samson Mkhize ANC
Makhoni Maria Ntuli ANC
Alpha Shelembe ANC
Ntobeko Boyce ANC
Bhekimali Vasco Hlengwa ANC
Vuyelwa Vivian Tambo ANC
Zwelifile Christopher Ntuli ANC
Nonzwakazi Swartbooi-Ntombela ANC
Sakhephi Dlomo ANC
Nomfundo Ntombenhle Penelope Mkhulusi ANC
Yatima Nahara ANC
Fortune Kwazi Kwakhe Bhengu ANC
Lizzie Shabalala ANC
Mthenjwa Zondi ANC
Zibuse Mlaba ANC
Sizwe Mchunu DA
Mbali Ntuli DA
Imran Keeka DA
Francois Rodgers DA
Rishigen Viranna DA
Mark Steele DA
Hlanganani Gumbi DA
Ann McDonnell DA
Mohammed Rafeek Sayedali Shah DA
Ganesan Mari DA
Elphas Buthelezi IFP
Blessed Gwala IFP
Thembeni Petty Mthethwa IFP
Subramoney Moodley IFP
Hassan Farouk Motala IFP
Lionel Mtshali IFP
Ncamisile Nkwanyana IFP
Joshua Mazibuko IFP
Mntomuhle Khawula IFP
Vikizitha Mlotshwa NFP
Stanley Dladla NFP
Happy Khuzwayo NFP
Sipho Mdakane NFP
Bongokwakhe Mthokozisi Nzuza NFP
Erickson Zungu NFP
Vusi Khoza EFF
Thembi Msane EFF
Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi MF

References

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  1. ^ a b "National and provincial electoral results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Select province as "All" and download report. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "The party's over: ANC sees decline in support". The Mail & Guardian. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  3. ^ "The new KZN cabinet – Senzo Mchunu". Politicsweb. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. ^ "Speaker's office becoming dumping site: opposition". Drum. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ "Willies Mchunu sworn in as KZN premier". eNCA. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  6. ^ "2014 elections: Members of KwaZulu-Natal legislature". Politicsweb. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  7. ^ Gerber, Jan (5 May 2019). "How your votes translate into seats". News24. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.