Number of new MPs at commencement of Fifth Parliament

Number of new MPs at commencement of Fifth Parliament: 212 (53%)


Although there is not a record on the number of new MPs at the start of Fourth Parliament, the National Assembly Table Staff confirmed that this figure was over 60%

PARTY REPRESENTATION IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY – 5th Parliament

 

 

 

 

 

PARTY

 

 

No of Seats

 

% in NA

 

New members

 

1.

 

African National Congress

 

ANC

 

249

 

62.15 %

 

118

 

2.

 

Democratic Alliance

 

DA

 

89

 

22.23 %

 

55

 

3.

 

Economic Freedom Fighters

 

EFF

 

25

 

6.35 %

 

 

25

 

4.

 

Inkatha Freedom Party

 

IFP

 

10

 

2.40 %

 

 

1

 

5.

 

National Freedom Party

 

NFP

 

6

 

1.57 %

 

 

6

 

6.

 

United Democratic Movement

 

UDM

 

4

 

1 %

 

 

2

 

7.

 

Freedom Front Plus

 

FF Plus

 

4

 

0.90 %

 

 

0

 

8.

 

 

Congress of the People

 

Cope

 

3

 

0.67%

 

0

 

9.

 

African Christian Democratic Party

 

ACDP

 

3

 

0.57 %

 

 

0

 

10.

 

African Independent Party

 

AIC

 

3

 

0.53 %

 

 

3

 

11.

 

Agang SA

 

Agang

 

2

 

0.28 %

 

 

2

 

12.

 

Pan Africanist Congress of Azania

 

PAC

 

1

 

0.21 %

 

 

0

 

13.

 

African People’s convention

 

APC

 

1

 

0.17 %

 

 

0

 

New members: 212 (53%)