40:. The amendment scheduled regular window periods in the second and fourth September after each election, but the second and fourth Septembers after the 1999 election had already passed, so it included provision for a special window period starting fifteen days after the amendment came into effect.
55:(IFP) and the ANC were before the window period the largest and second-largest parties respectively. As a result of the floor-crossing, they changed places; however, the ANC did not attain an absolute majority, holding 35 seats of 80. In the
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348:
331:
81:
The tables below show all the changes; in those provinces not listed there was no change in the provincial legislature, other than the DP becoming the DA.
33:
1698:
1693:
1746:
1828:
47:' (ANC) representation from 266 seats, one short of the two-thirds majority needed to amend the constitution, to 275 seats. In the
1801:
25:
48:
1139:
1648:
1512:
1254:
1031:
1013:
891:
837:
662:
608:
503:
187:
133:
67:
56:
1100:
was reconstituted as a result of the changes in the provincial legislatures. Its reconstituted makeup was as follows:
1548:
1331:
995:
855:
716:
626:
539:
521:
259:
241:
169:
1149:
295:
32:
from one political party to another without giving up their seats. The period was authorised by the passage of the
21:
1759:
1644:
1049:
680:
277:
63:
382:
75:
1823:
1688:
1097:
29:
37:
59:
the ANC expanded its representation to an absolute majority, growing from 18 to 22 seats of a total 42.
1475:
1066:
909:
698:
485:
416:
399:
205:
1721:
1168:
977:
801:
590:
467:
115:
44:
20:
in South Africa was a period of 15 days, from 21 March to 4 April 2003, in which members of the
1405:
1119:
819:
733:
644:
365:
151:
71:
70:(DA). Amongst a group of new parties created by floor-crossing, the most significant was the
52:
8:
750:
223:
1797:
873:
313:
1817:
1144:
1129:
1154:
1114:
1722:
The Impact of Floor
Crossing on Party Systems and Representative Democracy
1763:
1134:
1509:
1028:
1010:
888:
834:
659:
605:
500:
184:
130:
1545:
1124:
992:
852:
713:
623:
536:
518:
292:
256:
238:
166:
74:, who gained one member in the National Assembly and one in the
1796:. South African Institute of Race Relations. p. 480.
1472:
1063:
906:
695:
482:
202:
43:
In the
National Assembly, the floor-crossing expanded the
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798:
587:
464:
112:
1727:(Report). Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. 2006. pp. 71–84
775:
441:
951:
816:
730:
641:
362:
148:
1651:representatives during this floor-crossing period.
747:
220:
564:
62:During this window period representatives of the
1815:
1791:
1762:. Parliamentary Monitoring Group. Archived from
1675:Party created during this floor-crossing period.
1091:
1699:2007 South African floor-crossing window period
1694:2005 South African floor-crossing window period
870:
310:
66:(DP) officially became representatives of the
1671:
1669:
1667:
1665:
1663:
1661:
1659:
1657:
1402:
1328:
1251:
1165:
1654:
1787:
1785:
1783:
1781:
1760:"Political Parties in National Assembly"
1747:Constitution Tenth Amendment Act of 2003
1640:
1638:
1636:
1634:
1632:
1630:
1816:
1792:John Kane-Berman; et al. (2004).
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1778:
1716:
1714:
1404:
1330:
1253:
1167:
349:Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity
1627:
776:KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
89:
49:KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
442:Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
13:
1711:
1647:representatives officially became
952:Western Cape Provincial Parliament
57:Western Cape Provincial Parliament
14:
1840:
1829:Political history of South Africa
18:2003 floor crossing window period
1046:
924:
677:
413:
396:
379:
345:
328:
274:
1752:
1739:
565:Gauteng Provincial Legislature
76:Gauteng Provincial Legislature
1:
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1689:Floor crossing (South Africa)
1098:National Council of Provinces
1092:National Council of Provinces
332:African Independent Movement
38:Constitution of South Africa
7:
1794:South Africa Survey 2003/04
1682:
928:Peace and Development Party
10:
1845:
417:Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging
400:Peace and Justice Congress
1611:
1581:
1574:
1547:
1538:
1511:
1502:
1474:
1436:
1365:
1291:
1207:
1158:
1107:
1084:
1081:
1065:
1030:
1012:
994:
976:
960:
944:
941:
908:
890:
872:
854:
836:
818:
800:
784:
768:
765:
749:
732:
715:
697:
661:
643:
625:
607:
589:
573:
557:
554:
538:
520:
502:
484:
466:
450:
434:
431:
364:
312:
294:
258:
240:
222:
204:
186:
168:
150:
132:
114:
98:
84:
45:African National Congress
26:provincial legislatures
72:Independent Democrats
53:Inkatha Freedom Party
1824:2003 in South Africa
1649:Democratic Alliance
1621:Notes to the tables
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570:
447:
95:
68:Democratic Alliance
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780:
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446:
94:
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1807:
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1750:
1743:
1737:
1736:
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1732:
1726:
1718:
1676:
1673:
1652:
1645:Democratic Party
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1105:
1102:
1050:New Labour Party
958:
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782:
779:
681:Federal Alliance
571:
568:
448:
445:
278:Federal Alliance
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93:
64:Democratic Party
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1009:
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984:
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979:
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964:Seats before
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1768:. Retrieved
1764:the original
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717:Conservative
583:Seats after
460:Seats after
108:Seats after
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61:
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17:
15:
1770:25 December
1731:25 December
967:Net change
791:Net change
580:Net change
457:Net change
105:Net change
1818:Categories
1705:References
1553:Permanent
1517:Permanent
1480:Permanent
1410:Permanent
1336:Permanent
1259:Permanent
1173:Permanent
1683:See also
1444:Special
1373:Special
1299:Special
1215:Special
24:and the
36:of the
1800:
1582:Total
1108:Party
1082:Total
961:Party
942:Total
785:Party
766:Total
574:Party
555:Total
451:Party
432:Total
99:Party
85:Tables
51:, the
1725:(PDF)
1160:Total
296:AZAPO
1798:ISBN
1772:2010
1733:2010
1549:UCDP
1513:ACDP
1096:The
1032:ACDP
892:ACDP
663:ACDP
435:400
242:UCDP
213:−10
188:ACDP
126:275
120:266
16:The
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1606:10
1603:10
1600:10
1597:10
1594:10
1591:10
1588:10
1585:10
1476:UDM
1406:IFP
1332:NNP
1169:ANC
1130:KZN
1085:42
1074:−1
1067:UDM
1056:+1
1039:+1
1021:+2
1006:10
1003:−7
1000:17
996:NNP
988:22
985:+4
982:18
978:ANC
945:80
934:+1
910:UDM
863:−1
856:NNP
845:−1
830:32
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