North West Provincial Legislature The North West Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of North West. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet from among the members of the leading party or coalition in the parliament.Powers The North West Provincial Legislature elects the Premier of North West , the head of the province's executive. The legislature, by passing a motion of no confidence , can force the Premier to resign. The legislature may pass a motion of no confidence to compel the Premier to reconfigure the Executive Council, even though the Executive Council members are selected by the Premier. The legislature also appoints North West's delegates to the National Council of Provinces , allocating delegates to parties in proportion to the number of seats each party holds in the legislature. The legislature has the power to pass legislation in multiple fields, matters such as health, education, agriculture, housing, environmental protection , and development planning , all mentioned in the national constitution; in some fields the legislative power is shared with the national parliament , while in others it is reserved to the province alone. The legislature oversees the administration of the North West provincial government , and the Premier and the members of the Executive Council are required to report to the legislature on the performance of their responsibilities. The legislature also manages the financial affairs of the provincial government by way of the appropriation bills which determine the provincial budget.Election The Legislature, like all those in South Africa , is chosen via party list proportional representation , for terms of five years, though may be dissolved earlier under certain conditions. The most recent election was held on 8 May 2019 . The following table summarises the results. The following table shows the composition of the provincial parliament after past elections.Event Date ANC COPE DP / DA EFF FF/FF+ NP / NNP UCDP 1994 election 27 April 199426 — 0 — 1 3 — 1999 election 2 June 199927 — 1 — 1 1 3 2004 election 14 April 2004 27 — 2 — 1 0 3 2009 election 22 April 2009 25 3 3 — 0 — 2 2014 election 7 May 2014 23 0 4 5 1 — 0 2019 election 8 May 2019 21 0 4 6 2 — 0
Officers The Speaker of the Legislature is Sussana Dantjie . The Deputy Speaker is Viola Motsumi . They are both members of the African National Congress .Name Entered office Left office Party Dimotana Thibedi 1994 1999 ANC Johannes Selapedi 1999 2004 ANC Thandi Modise 2004 2009 ANC Nono Maloyi 2009 2012 ANC Supra Mahumapelo 2012 2014 ANC Sussana Dantjie 2014 Incumbent ANC
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