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National Assembly Name in official languages
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| 28th Parliament | |
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| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 400 |
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Political groups | Government (287)
Opposition (113) Progressive Caucus (100) Others (13) |
| Elections | |
| Closed list proportional representation | |
First election | 15 September 1910 |
Last election | 29 May 2024 |
Next election | 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
| Good Hope Chamber and Cape Town International Convention Centre Cape Town, South Africa[2][3] | |
| Website | |
| National Assembly – Parliament of South Africa | |
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The National Assembly is the directly elected house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape. It consists of four hundred members who are elected every five years using a party-list proportional representation system where half of the members are elected proportionally from nine provincial lists and the remaining half from national lists so as to restore proportionality.
The National Assembly is presided over by a Speaker, assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The current speaker as of 14 June 2024 is Thoko Didiza (ANC).[4] The Deputy Speaker is Annelie Lotriet (DA) since 14 June 2024.[5]
The National Assembly chamber was destroyed in a fire in January 2022.[6] National Assembly sittings are now held in the old Good Hope Chamber, which is within the precincts of parliament.[2][7][8]
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