Electoral system for national legislature

ACE Project, South Africa: Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996), accessed 26 August 2024

Article 46 (1): The National Assembly consists of no fewer than 350 and no more than 400 women and men elected as members in terms of an electoral system that:

a) is prescribed by national legislation;

b) is based on the national common voter's roll;

c) provides for a minimum voting age of 18 years; and

d) results, in general, in proportional representation.

ACE Project, South Africa: Electoral Act 73 (1998), accessed 26 August 2024

Schedule 1A, Section 2

2 The seats in the National Assembly must be filled as follows:

(a) One-half of the seats from regional lists, submitted by the respective parties, with a fixed number of seats reserved for each region, as determined by the Commission, for every election of the Assembly, taking into account available scientifically based data in respect of voters and representations by interested parties.

(b)  The other half of the seats from national lists submitted by the respective parties, or from regional lists where national lists were not submitted.