Limpopo Provincial Legislature#Officers

The Limpopo Legislature appoints the Premier of Limpopo, the head of Limpopo's provincial executive. The legislature can force the Premier to resign by passing a motion of no confidence. Although the Executive Council is selected by the Premier, the legislature may pass a motion of no confidence to force the Premier to restructure the Council. The legislature also appoints Limpopo's delegates to the National Council of Provinces, allocating delegates to parties in proportion to the number of seats each party holds in the legislature.{{cite news |last1=Evans |first1=Sarah |title=Does Zuma hold the power to fire provincial premiers? |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-07-15-does-zuma-hold-the-power-to-fire-provincial-premiers |accessdate=15 July 2013 |newspaper=Mail & Guardian |date=14 September 2019 }}

The legislature has the power to pass legislation in various fields stipulated in the national constitution; in some fields the legislative power is shared with the national parliament, while in others it is solely reserved to the province alone. The fields include health, education (except universities), agriculture, housing, environmental protection, and development planning.

The legislature oversees the administration of the Limpopo provincial government, and the Premier and the members of the Executive Council are required to report to the legislature on the performance of their responsibilities. The legislature also regulates the finances of the provincial government by way of the appropriation bills which determine the provincial budget.

The Provincial Legislature consists of 49 members, who are elected through a system of party list proportional representation with closed lists. In other words, each voter casts a vote for one political party, and seats in the legislature are allocated to the parties in proportion to the number of votes received. The seats are then filled by members in accordance with lists submitted by the parties before the election.

The Legislature is elected for a term of five years unless it is dissolved early. This may occur if the legislature votes to dissolve and it is at least three years since the last election, or if the Premiership falls vacant and the legislature fails to elect a new Premier within ninety days. By convention, all nine provincial legislatures and the National Assembly are elected on the same day.

The most recent election was held on 29 May 2024. The following table summarises the results.

[[File:South-africa-limpopo-2024-municipal.svg|thumb|250px|Results by municipality

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{{Election results

|image=File:2024 South Africa Limpopo Municipal Parliament.svg

|party1=African National Congress|votes1=1037627|sw1={{decrease}}1.19|seats1=48|sc1={{increase}}10

|party2=Economic Freedom Fighters|votes2=199900|seats2=9|sw2={{decrease}}0.31|sc2={{increase}}2

|party3=Democratic Alliance|votes3=84388|seats3=4|sw3={{increase}}0.56|sc3={{increase}}2

|party4=Freedom Front Plus|votes4=15393|seats4=1|sw4={{decrease}}0.33|sc4={{nochange}}

|party5=uMkhonto we Sizwe|votes5=12027|seats5=1|sw5=New|sc5=New

|party6=United Africans Transformation|votes6=11653|seats6=1|sw6=New|sc6=New

|party7=ActionSA|votes7=9180|seats7=0|sw7=New|sc7=New

|party8=African Christian Democratic Party|votes8=4810|seats8=0|sw8={{decrease}}0.37|s8={{nochange}}

|party9=Action Alliance Development Party|votes9=4448|seats9=0|sw9=New|sc9=New

|party10=Build One South Africa|votes10=3706|seats10=0|sw10=New|sc10=New

|party11=Pan Africanist Congress|votes11=3332|seats11=0|sw11={{increase}}0.09|sc11={{unchanged}}

|party12=Bolsheviks Party of South Africa|votes12=3186|seats12=0|sw12={{increase}}0.09|sc12={{unchanged}}

|party13=African People's Convention|votes13=2692|seats13=0|sw13={{decrease}}0.17|sc13={{unchanged}}

|party14=Congress of the People|votes14=2357|seats14=0|sw14={{decrease}}0.06|sc14={{unchanged}}

|party15=Patriotic Alliance|votes15=2272|seats15=0|sw15=New|sc15=New

|party16=Arise South Africa|votes16=2179|seats16=0|sw16=New|sc16=New

|party17=Rise Mzansi|votes17=2123|seats17=0|sw17=New|sc17=New

|party18=Able Leadership|votes18=1834|seats18=0|sw18=New|sc18=New

|party19=Economic Liberators Forum South Africa|votes19=1655|seats19=0|sw19=New|sc19=New

|party20=Forum for Service Delivery|votes20=1403|seats20=0|sw20=New|sc20=New

|party21=Socialist Agenda of Dispossessed Africans|votes21=1300|seats21=0|sw21=New|sc21=New

|party22=South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association|votes22=1242|seats22=0|sw22=New|sc22=New

|party23=African Transformation Movement|votes23=1204|seats23=0|sw23={{decrease}}0.19|sc23={{unchanged}}

|party24=United Democratic Movement|votes24=905|seats24=0|sw24={{decrease}}0.03|sc24={{unchanged}}

|party25=Inkatha Freedom Party|votes25=890|seats25=0|sw25={{increase}}0.01|sc25={{unchanged}}

|party26=Operation Dudula|votes26=736|seats26=0|sw26=New|sc26=New

|party27=South African Rainbow Alliance|votes27=686|seats27=0|sw27=New|sc27=New

|party28=All Citizens Party|votes28=637|seats28=0|sw28=New|sc28=New

|party29=National Independent Party|votes29=439|seats29=0|sw29=New|sc29=New

|party30=Lovemore N'dou|votes30=425|seats30=0|sw30=New|sc30=New

|party31=Good|votes31=317|seats31=0|sw31={{decrease}}0.01|sc31={{unchanged}}

|party32=Makonyane Matsobane Gerald|votes32=277|seats32=0|sw32=New|sc32=New

|party33=Al Jama-ah|votes33=243|seats33=0|sw33=New|sc33=New

|party34=African Movement Congress|votes34=129|seats34=0|sw34=New|sc34=New

|source=[https://results.elections.org.za/dashboards/npe/ Independent Electoral Commission], [https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/elections-dashboard/ Daily Maverick] and [https://www.news24.com/news24/elections/map/pnpe?year=2024&level=prov&provid=9 News24]

|invalid=13791

|electorate= 2779657

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Prior to 2024, the last election held on 8 May 2019. The following table summarises 6th legislature elections results.

The following table shows the composition of the provincial parliament after past elections.

The current speaker of the legislature is Makoma Makhurupetje, while the deputy speaker is Tebogo Mamorobela.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-14 |title=Limpopo Legislature elects first female Premier {{!}} SAnews |url=https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/limpopo-legislature-elects-first-female-premier |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=www.sanews.gov.za |language=en}}

{{see also|1=List of members of the 6th Limpopo Provincial Legislature|2=Member of the Provincial Legislature}}

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