Western Cape Provincial Parliament
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The Western Cape Provincial Parliament is the legislative body responsible for making laws and overseeing the provincial government in South Africa’s Western Cape province.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
provincial legislature
→
unicameral legislature → |
| abbreviation | WCPP → |
| buildingLocation | Wale Street, Cape Town → |
| canElect | delegates to the National Council of Provinces → |
| canPass |
provincial appropriation bills
→
provincial legislation → provincial oversight resolutions → |
| coequalWith |
Western Cape Provincial Government
→
surface form: "Executive Council of the Western Cape"
|
| country | South Africa → |
| currentPremierInteractsWith | Alan Winde → |
| electoralSystem | party‑list proportional representation → |
| establishedUnder |
Interim Constitution of South Africa, 1993
→
surface form: "interim Constitution of South Africa, 1994"
|
| follows |
Constitution of South Africa
→
surface form: "Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996"
Constitution of the Western Cape, 1997 → |
| governs |
Western Cape Provincial Government
→
surface form: "Western Cape provincial government"
|
| hasCommitteeType |
portfolio committees
→
standing committees → |
| hasDeputySpeaker | Beverley Schäfer → |
| hasFunction |
legislative authority for the Western Cape
→
oversight of the Western Cape provincial executive → public participation in law‑making → |
| hasHouseType | unicameral → |
| hasLeaderOfGovernmentBusiness | Premier of the Western Cape → |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Afrikaans
→
English → isiXhosa → |
| hasRoleIn | budget approval for the Western Cape Government → |
| hasSpeaker | Daylin Mitchell → |
| holds | sittings in Cape Town → |
| jurisdiction | Western Cape → |
| legislativeBodyFor |
Western Cape
→
surface form: "Western Cape Province"
|
| locatedIn | Cape Town → |
| meetsIn | Western Cape Provincial Parliament Building → |
| membersElectedBy | voters of the Western Cape → |
| numberOfChambers | 1 → |
| numberOfMembers | 42 → |
| office |
Deputy Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
→
Speaker of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament → |
| oversees | provincial departments of the Western Cape Government → |
| partOf |
legislative branch of the Western Cape Government
→
provincial sphere of government in South Africa → |
| predecessor | House of Assembly of the Cape Provincial Council (historical predecessor in the region) → |
| seat | Cape Town → |
| supervises |
Western Cape Provincial Government
→
surface form: "Executive Council of the Western Cape"
|
| termLength | 5 years → |
| votingSystem | closed‑list proportional representation → |
| website | https://www.wcpp.gov.za/ → |
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