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Article 105 of the Constitution of South Africa

Article
105
Chapter
CHAPTER 6 — PROVINCES
Index row title
(1) A a provincial legislature consists of women and men elected as members in terms
Source document
The South Africa Constitution
Provision ID
725f585c-38ae-4062-9d1c-1aaa2a362229

105 words

Verbatim text

of an electoral system that— (a) is prescribed by national legislation; (b) is based on that province’s segment of the national common voters roll; Chapter 6: Provinces (c) provides for a minimum voting age of 18 years; and (d) results, in general, in proportional representation. [Sub-s. (1) amended by s. 3 of the Constitution Tenth Amendment Act of 2003 and by s. 3 of the Constitution Fourteenth Amendment Act of 2008.] (2) A provincial legislature consists of between 30 and 80 members. The number of members, which may differ among the provinces, must be determined in terms of a formula prescribed by national legislation. Membership

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