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List of members of the 7th Free State Provincial Legislature

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7th Free State Provincial Legislature
6th Legislature 8th Legislature
Fourth Raadsaal, Bloemfontein
Overview
Legislative bodyFree State Provincial Legislature
JurisdictionFree State, South Africa
Meeting placeFourth Raadsaal
Term14 June 2024 –
Election28 May 2024
Members30
SpeakerMxolisi Dukwana
Deputy SpeakerNolitha Ndungane
PremierMaqueen Letsoha-Mathae
Leader of the OppositionRoy Jankielsohn

Since June 2024, the Free State Provincial Legislature has consisted of 30 members from six political parties, elected on 28 May 2024 in the South African general election. The ruling African National Congress retained its majority by winning 16 out of the 30 seats.[1] The Democratic Alliance is the official opposition, having won seven seats, one more than in the previous legislative term. The Economic Freedom Fighters retained their four seats at the election. Three parties, the Freedom Front Plus, uMkhonto weSizwe, and the African Congress for Transformation hold one seat in the legislature each.[2]

The legislature met on 14 June 2024 to elect office-bearers. Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae was elected Premier of the Free State, while Zanele Sifuba was re-elected as speaker. Julia Maboya was elected deputy speaker.[3] However, less than a week later Sifuba and Maboya were appointed to serve in the Executive Council, which resulted in them resigning as speaker and deputy speaker, respectively.[4] The legislature then met on 26 June to elect their replacements which saw former premier Mxolisi Dukwana elected as speaker, while Nolitha Ndungane was elected deputy speaker.[5]

Current composition

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  • Note that this is not an official seating chart.
Party Seats
African National Congress 16
DA 7
EFF 4
VF+ 1
MK 1
ACT 1
Total 30

Members

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Name Party Position
Armand Cloete VF+ Member
Mxolisi Dukwana ANC Member
Molefi Foko MK Member
Nthabiseng Garekoe ANC Member
Roy Jankielsohn DA Leader of the Opposition
David Janse van Vuuren DA Member
Oupa Khoabane ANC Member
Dulandi Leech DA Member
Mathabo Leeto ANC Member
Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae ANC Premier
Mapheule Liphoko EFF Member
Mantlhake Maboya ANC Member
Monyatso Mahlatsi ANC Member
Dibolelo Mahlatsi ANC Member
Ketso Makume ANC Member
David Masoeu DA Member
Jabu Mbalula ANC Member
David McKay DA Member
Thabo Meeko ANC Member
David Mkhabela ATM Member
Jafta Mokoena DA Member
Saki Mokoena ANC Member
Malefane Msimanga EFF Member
Jemina Nanyane EFF Member
Nolitha Ndungane ANC Member
Werner Pretorius DA Member
Elzabe Rockman ANC Member
Zanele Sifuba ANC Member
Zama Sigwabela ANC Member
Maliba Tshabalala EFF Member

References

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  1. ^ Mutsila, Lerato (2024-06-01). "The Free State: ANC holds on tight, DA makes gains, Ace fizzles out". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ^ "Election Results and Allocation of Seats in Parliament (National Assembly) and Provincial Legislatures: 2024 | PMG". pmg.org.za. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  3. ^ Thorne, Seth (16 June 2024). "These are all of the newly-elected provincial Premiers in South Africa". BusinessTECH. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ^ OFM. "Free State Legislature to elect new speaker after Sifuba's resignation". OFM. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  5. ^ OFM. "New Free State speaker advocates for youth parliament – VIDEO". OFM. Retrieved 2024-07-13.