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four members of the provincial parliament crossed to the ANC, giving it an absolute majority of 22 seats in the 42-seat house. However, the ANC remained in coalition with the NNP and van Schalkwyk remained as Premier heading into the
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The election resulted in no party obtaining a majority in the Provincial Parliament. The NNP formed a coalition with the smaller
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Marais served until his resignation on 3 June 2002 amid allegations of sexual harassment. Marais was then succeeded by
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The election resulted in no overall control of the Provincial Parliament, but brought the
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as leader of the NNP and was elected Premier of the Western Cape on 5 December 2001.
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In the previous election, the National Party gained the majority of seats in the 1st
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1999 South African general election
Western Cape Provincial Parliament
African National Congress
New National Party
Democratic Party
Gerald Morkel
1994 Western Cape provincial election
Western Cape Provincial Parliament
Hernus Kriel
Minister of Law and Order
Frederik Willem de Klerk
Gerald Morkel
African National Congress
New National Party
Democratic Party
African Christian Democratic Party
United Democratic Movement
Africa Moral Party
Pan Africanist Congress
Freedom Front
Federal Alliance
Inkatha Freedom Party
Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging
Government by the People Green Party
Workers International Vanguard League
Election Resources
Democratic Party
African National Congress
Peter Marais
Marthinus van Schalkwyk

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