Committee meeting attendance trends for 2023

This page shows the attendance rates of the committees in the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces in 2023. The attendance rate is automatically updated as committees meet and attendance is recorded.

You can click on a committee name to get more information; historical attendance rates as well as membership details can be found in the right sidebar of every committee page. It's also possible to download the raw data to do your own calculations and analysis.

For MP and Minister attendance rates we'd like to refer you to People's Assembly.

For more information about this attendance data please see our Attendance Methodology.

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National Assembly

Committee Attendance Since 2022
#1 Trade, Industry and Competition
87%
#2 Home Affairs
85%
#3 Water and Sanitation
85%
#4 Sports, Arts and Culture
84%
#5 Basic Education
81%
#6 Police
81%
#7 Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities
80%
#8 Standing Committee on Appropriations
80%
#9 Small Business Development
78%
#10 Social Development
77%
#11 Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
77%
#12 Standing Committee on Auditor General
75%
#13 Mineral Resources and Energy
73%
#14 Justice and Correctional Services
73%
#15 Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
73%
#16 Communications and Digital Technologies
72%
#17 Human Settlements
72%
#18 Tourism
70%
#19 Public Accounts (SCOPA)
70%
#20 Public Service and Administration, Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
70%
#21 Public Works and Infrastructure
70%
#22 Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
69%
#23 Health
68%
#24 Public Enterprises
66%
#25 Defence and Military Veterans
61%
#26 Transport
59%
#27 Finance Standing Committee
59%
#28 Committee on Section 194 Enquiry
58%
#29 Higher Education, Science and Innovation
56%
#30 Employment and Labour
55%
#31 International Relations
55%

National Council of Provinces

Committee Attendance Since 2022
#1 NCOP Education and Technology, Sports, Arts and Culture
90%
#2 NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy
81%
#3 NCOP Health and Social Services
73%
#4 NCOP Appropriations
72%
#5 NCOP Security and Justice
68%
#6 NCOP Trade & Industry, Economic Development, Small Business, Tourism, Employment & Labour
67%
#7 NCOP Public Enterprises and Communication
62%
#8 NCOP Transport, Public Service and Administration, Public Works and Infrastructure
59%
#9 NCOP Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs, Water and Sanitation and Human Settlements
56%