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Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself if you can. Floor crossing in South Africa is a controversial system under which Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial Legislatures and Local Government councillors may change political party (or form a new party) and take their seats with them when they do so. The Parliament of South Africa, has undergone many transformations, as a result of the countrys tumultuous history. ...
The floor crossing was enabled by amendments to the Constitution of South Africa and other legislation passed by Parliament [1]. The current and official Constitution of South Africa was adopted on 8 May 1996. ...
Floor crossing is only permitted during designated window periods, for a certain number of days. This system has been the source of much controversy, with many commentators arguing that it disenfranchises voters, by effectively allowing politicians to 'reallocate' votes as they see fit. Generally speaking, the ruling ANC has benefited the most from this system, but other parties have managed to gain seats this way [2]. The African National Congress (ANC) is a centre-left political party, and has been South Africas governing party (in a coalition) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ...
The floor crossing is particularly controversial because South African MPs are elected by proportional representation, and are nominated by political parties on a party list before a general election. Voters thus vote for a political party, rather that for an individual MP. However, floor crossing allows for MPs to change parties, leading to accusations that the process undermines the choices made by the electorate. Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems used in multiple-winner elections (e. ...
In a 15 January 2006 interview at the SAPA, Inkatha Freedom Party president Mangosuthu Buthelezi said "Floor-crossing is like the HI-virus because it robs the political system of all honour, holding political parties hostage by rendering them unable to discipline their own members. It allows the emergence of careerists, self-serving politicians, which are a very strange breed because they do not honour the sanctity of the vote cast in the ballot box." [3] January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is a political party in South Africa. ...
Chief Mangosuthu (Gatsha) Buthelezi (Born August 27, 1928) is a South African Zulu leader, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) which he formed in 1975. ...
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