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The 2007 floor crossing window period in South Africa was a period of 15 days, from 1 to 15 September 2007, in which members of the National Assembly and the provincial legislatures , and municipal councils were able to cross the floor from one political party to another without giving up their seats. The period was authorised by the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa ,[1] which scheduled regular window periods in the second and fourth September after each election. The previous general election had been held on 14 April 2004, and a previous window period had occurred in September 2005.
In the National Assembly and the provincial legislatures, the changes were minor, with the most significant development being the creation of the African People's Convention by departing members of the Pan Africanist Congress .
The tables below show all the changes; in those provinces not listed there was no change in the provincial legislature.
National Assembly [ edit ]
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature [ edit ]
Gauteng Provincial Legislature [ edit ]
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature [ edit ]
Limpopo Provincial Legislature [ edit ]
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature [ edit ]
Party
Seats before
Net change
Seats after[3]
ANC
24
+1
25
DA
3
−1
2
ACDP
1
0
1
VF+
1
0
1
ID
1
0
1
Total
30
Western Cape Provincial Parliament [ edit ]
National Council of Provinces [ edit ]
The National Council of Provinces was reconstituted as a result of the changes in the provincial legislatures. Its reconstituted makeup was as follows:[4]
Party
Delegate type
EC
FS
G
KZN
L
M
NW
NC
WC
Total
ANC
Permanent
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
3
36
68
Special
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
32
DA
Permanent
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
10
12
Special
1
1
2
IFP
Permanent
1
2
3
4
Special
1
1
ACDP
Permanent
1
1
ID
Permanent
1
1
VF+
Permanent
1
1
UCDP
Permanent
1
1
UDM
Permanent
1
1
National Democratic Convention
Special
1
1
Total
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
90
Notes to the tables [ edit ]
^ a b c d Party created during this floor-crossing period.
National floor crossings [ edit ]
From PAC to APC [ edit ]
Provincial floor crossings [ edit ]
Eastern Cape [ edit ]
From PAC to APC [ edit ]
Western Cape [ edit ]
From UIF to DA [ edit ]
From DA to ANC [ edit ]
Gauteng [ edit ]
From PAC to APC [ edit ]
Municipal floor crossings [ edit ]
City of Cape Town [ edit ]
From DA to NPP [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]