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The National Assembly is the Lower House of the Parliament Of South Africa , located in Cape Town , Western Cape Province . It consists of no fewer than 350 and no more than 400 Members elected for a five-year term on the basis of a common voters’ roll. It is presided over by a Speaker , assisted by a Deputy Speaker . The current Speaker is Baleka Mbete . Frene Ginwala was the speaker before the 2004 Elections . The National Assembly seats are allocated using a proportional representation system with closed lists. Voters have one vote at elections to the National Assembly. One half of the members are allocated via regional party lists in multi-member constituencies. The other half are allocated via a national party list in one national multi-member constituency. Parties decide whether they want to set up a national and regional lists or regional lists only. In South Africa’s second democratic General Election In 1999 , the African National Congress won 266 seats. They were followed by the Democratic Party with 38 seats, the Inkatha Freedom Party with 34, the New National Party with 28, and the United Democratic Movement with 14. Other smaller parties are also represented. After the third democratic elections in 2004 the New National Party was severely weakened. As of 2005 there was much controversy generated by the Floor Crossing Legislation . The Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly is Sandra Botha . CURRENT COMPOSITION EXTERNAL LINKS |
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