26th South African parliament - wikipedia 26th South African parliament 26th South African Parliament Coat of arms of the Parliament of South Africa Overview Jurisdiction South Africa Meeting place Cape Town Term 21 May 2014 ( 2014 - 05 - 21 ) - 21 May 2019 ( 2019 - 05 - 21 ) National Assembly of South Africa Members 400 Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Baleka Mbete Leader of the Opposition Mmusi Maimane Presiding Officers Mmatlala Boroto, Cedric Frolick, Thoko Didiza National Council of Provinces Members 90 Chairperson Thandi Modise Mawazaza Kobisa Tan Jkowodo Blessing Nmonjone Peter Harding - Kosi The 26th South African Parliament is the fifth Parliament of South Africa to convene since the introduction of multiracial government in South Africa in 1994. It was elected in the general election of 7 May 2014 and consists of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces. The National Assembly contains 400 members, while the National Council of Provinces contains 90 members. Members of Parliament were sworn in on 21 May 2014. The 26th parliament first convened on 21 May 2014 to elect Jacob Zuma as the fifth democratically elected President of South Africa. It was formally opened by president Zuma 's State of the Nation Address in a joint sitting on 17 June 2014. 13 Different political parties are represented in this parliament. The majority party in the 25th parliament, the African National Congress ( ANC ) retained its majority, although it was reduced to 249 ( 62 % ) seats, down from 264 seats out of 400 ( 66 % ), while the Democratic Alliance ( DA ) increased its lead of the opposition, taking 89 ( 22.23 % ) seats, up from 67 seats ( 16.75 % ) in the National Assembly of the 25th parliament. The Speaker of the National Assembly, Baleka Mbete and Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Thandi Modise, both of the ANC, were elected on 21 May 2014 by members of parliament. The presiding officers of parliament, Mmatlala Boroto, Cedric Frolick and Thoko Didiza were elected on 18 June 2014. Mmusi Maimane was elected parliamentary Leader of the Opposition in a DA election in May 2014. Terms of the Parliament of South Africa 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th Contents 1 Parties represented 1.1 National Assembly 1.2 National Council of Provinces 2 Incidents 3 See also 4 References Parties represented Composition of the National Assembly after the 2014 general election African National Congress Democratic Alliance Economic Freedom Fighters Inkatha Freedom Party Others National Assembly e d Party Seats African National Congress 249 Democratic Alliance 89 Economic Freedom Fighters 25 Inkatha Freedom Party 10 National Freedom Party 06 United Democratic Movement 04 Freedom Front Plus 04 Congress of the People 03 African Christian Democratic Party 03 African Independent Congress 03 Agang SA 02 Pan Africanist Congress 01 African People 's Convention 01 Total 400 Source : National Council of Provinces e d Party Delegate type Province Total EC FS KZN NW NC WC African National Congress Permanent 33 60 Special 27 Democratic Alliance Permanent 13 20 Special 7 Economic Freedom Fighters Permanent 6 7 Special Inkatha Freedom Party Permanent National Freedom Party Special United Democratic Movement Permanent Total 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 90 Incidents On 13 November 2014, MPs were involved in a physical altercation with police when EFF MP Ngwanamakwetle Mashabela refused to leave the podium after being instructed to when she called President Jacob Zuma a thief. Several DA and EFF MPs were shoved and pushed when trying to intervene with police in order to support Mashabela. DA chief whip John Steenhuisen said of the incident : `` Four of my ( DA ) members, two of them women, have been assaulted by police. They are Terri Stander, Gordon Mackay, Denise Robinson and Dean Macpherson, '' On 12 February 2015, at a joint - sitting for this parliament 's 2nd State of the Nation Address, violence broke out after the parliamentary security force was called into the chamber by the speaker of parliament to remove the EFF, who were questioning president Jacob Zuma on his Nkandla property during his address. Following the ejection of the EFF, the DA requested clarification on whether members of the South African Police Service entered the parliamentary chamber, which they claimed was a violation of the constitution. After the speaker of parliament told the DA that it was unclear who were and were not members of the police, all the DA MPs walked out of the sitting. See also List of National Assembly members of the 26th Parliament of South Africa References Jump up ^ Ferreira, Emsia ( 21 May 2014 ). `` Chief justice swears in fifth Parliament 's MPs ''. Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jacob Zuma elected president ''. iAfrica. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Parliament readies for State of the Nation address ''. News24. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Election results ''. IEC. Retrieved 22 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` From the Fourth to the Fifth Democratic Parliament ''. Parliament of the Republic of South Africa. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Baleka Mbete appointed Speaker of Parliament ''. SouthAfrica.info. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Thandi Modise elected NCOP chair. ''. 22 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` South Africa : NA Elects New House Chairs ''. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Mmusi Maimane 's parliamentary leader acceptance speech ''. Mail & Guardian. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Fists fly as cops tug at defiant MP ''. City Press. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` SONA 2015 descends into violence ( video ) ''. The Citizen. SAPA. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015. 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Question: how many seats does anc have in parliament 2016
Answer: 249