Western Cape Provincial Parliament, Cape Town

About Western Cape Provincial Parliament

”The Western Cape Provincial Parliament is the legislature of the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is located at 7 Wale Street in Cape Town.The Provincial Parliament, along with the other provincial legislatures of South Africa, exists by virtue of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Africa and Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the Western Cape. It is unicameral, and consists of 42 members elected by a system of party-list proportional representation.The Western Cape is unique amongst the provinces of South Africa in calling its legislature the "Provincial Parliament" and the members Members of Provincial Parliament . The other provinces use the terms "Provincial Legislature" and "Members of the Provincial Legislature".The Fifth Provincial Parliament was elected on 7 May 2014 in South Africa's 2014 general elections. A majority of the members belong to the Democratic Alliance.PowersThe Provincial Parliament is modelled on the Westminster system. The executive head of the provincial government, the Premier of the Western Cape, is elected by the Members of the Provincial Parliament from amongst themselves; conventionally the Premier will be the leader of the largest party in the parliament. The Premier then chooses the members of the Provincial Cabinet, who must also be MPPs. The Provincial Parliament also has the power to force the Premier and Cabinet to resign, by passing a motion of no confidence. Read more

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