List of members of the 5th Free State Provincial Legislature

This is a list of members of the fifth Free State Provincial Legislature as elected in the election of 7 May 2014. In that election, the African National Congress (ANC) maintained its comfortable majority of 22 seats in the 30-seat legislature. The Democratic Alliance regained the status of official opposition.[1]

During the legislature's first sitting on 21 May 2014, the ANC's Ace Magashule was elected unopposed to a second term as Premier of the Free State.[2] Sisi Mabe was elected as Speaker of the Free State Legislature.[3] After Mabe died in late 2014, she was succeeded by Mamiki Qabathe from 11 March 2015.[4]

Composition

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Party Seats
African National Congress 22
Democratic Alliance 5
Economic Freedom Fighters 2
VF+ 1
Total 30

Members

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The table below lists the Members of the Free State Provincial Legislature as elected in May 2014.[1] It does not take into account changes in the composition of the legislature after the election.

Member Party
Mojalefa Patrick Buti ANC
Oupa Khoabane ANC
Butana Komphela ANC
Dora Kotzee ANC
Mathabo Leeto ANC
Sisi Mabe ANC
Ace Magashule ANC
Limakatso Mahasa ANC
Tate Makgoe ANC
Benny Malakoane ANC
Lucy Mapena ANC
Sam Mashinini ANC
Sizwe Isaak Mbalo ANC
Thabo Meeko ANC
Olly Mlamleli ANC
Sarah Moleleki ANC
Sisi Ntombela ANC
Mamiki Qabathe ANC
Elzabe Rockman ANC
Cecilia Shirley Kediinametse Sechoaro ANC
Cornelis Johannes van Rooyen ANC
Mosebenzi Zwane ANC
Roy Jankielsohn DA
David Edward Janse van Vuuren DA
Leona Mary Kleynhans DA
James Letuka DA
Mariette Pittaway DA
Mandisa Makesini EFF
Jacob Tsietsi Tshabalala EFF
Wouter Wessels FF+

Reference list

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  1. ^ a b "2014 elections: Members of Free State legislature". Politicsweb. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  2. ^ "Time to act on promises – Magashule". News24. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  3. ^ "New FS Speaker predicts a 'vibrant journey' over next five years". OFM. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  4. ^ "Mamiki Qabathe VS se nuwe speaker". Bloemfontein Courant (in Afrikaans). 2015-03-11. Retrieved 2023-06-13.