22nd South African Parliament

{{short description|Parliament of South Africa, 1994–1999}}

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[[File:National Assembly (South Africa) seats 1994.svg|thumb|right|Makeup of the National Assembly in the 22nd Parliament

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File:Senate (South Africa) seats 1994.svg

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The 22nd Parliament of the Republic of South Africa was elected in the elections of 27 April 1994; it was the first parliament in South Africa's history to be elected by voters of all races. Nelson Mandela's African National Congress formed a government of national unity with F. W. de Klerk's National Party and Mangosuthu Buthelezi's Inkatha Freedom Party.{{Cite web|url=http://www.anc.org.za/|title=African National Congress|date=2018|website=ANC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970102192947/http://www.anc.org.za/|archive-date=1997-01-02|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/national-party-np|title=National Party (NP)|last=|first=|date=30 March 2011|website=SA History Online|access-date=19 July 2018}} The three racially based houses from previous parliaments were replaced with the re-introduced Senate and National Assembly. In 1997, on the introduction of the final Constitution, the Senate was replaced by the National Council of Provinces, which continues to serve as the upper house of South Africa's Parliament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/SAConstitution-web-eng.pdf|title=SA Constitution|last=|first=|date=|website=SA Constitution|access-date=19 July 2018|archive-date=25 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425031318/http://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/SAConstitution-web-eng.pdf|url-status=dead}}