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4 May 2009 The
Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on Wednesday
released the official list of MPs and MPLs due to take
up their seats in the national and provincial
legislatures after the April 22 elections.
There are few surprises,
given that the party lists are largely those published
before the election, but many who expected to return
to the National Assembly have missed the cut.
Heading the African National Congress's (ANC) list for
the National Assembly is party president Jacob Zuma,
set to become democratic South Africa's third
president.
Outgoing President Kgalema Motlanthe is second,
followed by outgoing Deputy President Baleka Mbete,
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela.
Last to make it into Parliament on the ANC's national
list -- in 126th place -- is Molebogeng Dube.
However, because Zuma will be president and therefore
resign as an MP, and Motlanthe's future role, among
others, is not yet clear, Vincent Smith (127) and
Beatrice Marshoff (128) might still make it into the
House.
Dennis Bloem, who left the ANC to join Congress of the
People (Cope) before the election, is still at number
125 on the ANC's list, meaning Eugene Nqcobo (129)
should also join his peers in the Assembly.
Intelligence Minister Siyabonga Cwele, at number 131,
appears not to have made it, along with Deputy
Education Minister Andre Gaum at 145.
The ANC's other 138 MPs -- for a total of 264 -- come
from the party's nine provincial lists.
Altogether 19 from the Eastern Cape, nine from the
Free State, 31 from Gauteng, 26 from KwaZulu-Natal, 17
from Limpopo, 14 from Mpumalanga, three from the
Northern Cape, 11 from the North West and eight from
the Western Cape made it into the House.
Former Western Cape premier Ebrahim Rasool, in sixth
spot on that list, moves to the Assembly, with former
MPs Connie September (9) and Randy Pieterse (10) just
missing the cut. -- Sapa |
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