[1] The provincial legislatures are unicameral and vary in size from 30 to 80 members, depending on the registered voting population of the province.
The current provincial legislatures were established by the 1993 Interim Constitution of South Africa upon the creation of the new nine provinces.
The Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) are elected by party-list proportional representation with a closed list, using the largest remainder method with the Droop quota to allocate any surplus.
The fields include such matters as health, education (except universities), agriculture, housing, environmental protection, and development planning.
A provincial legislature may also enact a constitution for that province, if two-thirds of the members vote in favour.
The legislature can force the Premier to resign by passing a motion of no confidence, or remove them for misconduct or inability.