Systems used to elect representatives to government
Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2023 includes independent candidates as contesters to elections in the National Assembly (and provincial legislatures)
Composition of Parliament
1. Parliament
2. Provincial Legislature
3. Municipal Councils
The Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2023 impacts the composition of the National Assembly
Electoral System
Constituency System
Proportional Representation
Constituency System
Single System
Relative Majorities
Absolute Majorities
Multi-Member System
Critique of Constituency System
Proportional Representation
List System
Preferential System
Critique of Proportional Representation
The Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2023 states that the National Assembly shall consist of no fewer than 350 and no more than 400 women and men elected as members in terms of an electoral system that results, in general, in proportional representation
