Government Gazette

Vol. 403, No. 19734, 29 January 1999

GENERAL NOTICE

Notice  133 of 1999

ELECTORAL COMMISSION

DETERMINATION OF SEATS FOR THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURES

The Electoral Commission hereby gives notice that

  1. In terms of sections 46(2) and 105(2) of the Constitution, 1996, read with section 114 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Electoral Act, 1998 (Act No. 73 of 1998), the Electoral Commission must determine the number of members of the National Assembly and of each of the provincial legislatures.
  2. In terms of Item 1 of Schedule 3 to the Electoral Act, 1998, the Electoral Commission must determine the number of seats of the National Assembly and each of the provincial legislatures according to a formula specified in the item, taking into account available scientifically based data and representations by interested parties.
  3. In terms of Item 2(a) of Schedule 2 to the Interim Constitution, 1993, as amended by the Constitution, 1996, one had of the seats in the National Assembly to be filled from regional lists, with a fixed number of seats reserved for each region, must be determined by the Commission taking into account available scientifically based data in respect of voters, and representations by interested parties.
  4. In terms of Item 3(2) of Schedule 3 to the Electoral Act, 1998, the Electoral Commission hereby gives notice that the determination contemplated in paragraphs (a) - (c) above will take place at the following venue, date and time:

Sunnyside Unisa Campus
The Conference Hall
c/o Walker & Mears Streets
(Entrance from Walker Street)
Sunnyside
PRETORIA

17 March 1999 at 10h00

  1. Interested parties are hereby invited to make proposals regarding the scientifically based data to be taken into account by the Electoral Commission by not later than 12 February 1999.
  2. The Electoral Commission undertakes to forward copies of all other proposals received from interested parties to those who responded to this invitation by not later than 19 February 1999.
  3. Interested parties who were forwarded copies of other proposals may make further inputs on those proposals and forward their responses to the Electoral Commission by not later than 5 March 1999.
  4. All proposals and responses must be forwarded to the Electoral Commission at one of the following addresses:

The Electoral Commission
Attention: Mr Anton Venter
P O Box 7943
PRETORIA
0001

Room 331
Election House
260 Walker Street
Sunnyside
PRETORIA
0002