Member of the Provincial Legislature

Member of the Provincial Legislature (MPL) is a title given to the members of eight of the nine provincial legislatures in South Africa.

[1] According to the national Constitution of South Africa, the minimum size of a provincial legislature is 30 members and the maximum size is 80 members.

These members are elected by party-list proportional representation with a closed list, using the largest remainder method with the Droop quota to allocate any surplus.

Members are elected to a five-year term with no term-limits.

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