2007 South African floor-crossing window period

May 2013 January 2022 September 2008 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,Constitution Tenth Amendment Act of 2003 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. Tables National Assembly |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party !Seats before !Net change !Seats afterhttp://www.pmg.org.za/parlinfo/seats Political Parties in National Assembly Parliamentary Monitoring Group 26 December 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080821163716/http://www.pmg.org.za/parlinfo/seats 21 August 2008 |- |African National Congress |293 | +4 |297 |- |Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |47 | 0 |47 |- |Inkatha Freedom Party |23 | 0 |23 |- |United Democratic Movement |6 | 0 |6 |- |Independent Democrats |5 | −1 |4 |- |African Christian Democratic Party |4 | 0 |4 |- |Freedom Front Plus |4 | 0 |4 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|National Democratic Convention |4 | 0 |4 |- |United Christian Democratic Party |3 | 0 |3 |- |Minority Front |2 | 0 |2 |- |African People's ConventionParty created during this floor-crossing period. | | +2 |2 |- |Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |3 | −2 |1 |- |Azanian People's Organisation |1 | 0 |1 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|Federation of Democrats |1 | 0 |1 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|National Alliance | | +1 |1 |- |United Independent Front |2 | −2 |0 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|Progressive Independent Movement |1 | −1 |0 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|United Party |1 | −1 |0 |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Total !colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|400 |} Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party !Seats before !Net change !Seats afterSouth Africa Survey 2007/08 John Kane-Berman South African Institute of Race Relations 2008 650 etal |- |African National Congress |51 | +2 |53 |- |Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |5 | 0 |5 |- |United Democratic Movement |4 | 0 |4 |- |African People's Convention | | +1 |1 |- |United Independent Front |2 | −2 |0 |- |Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |1 | −1 |0 |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Total !colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|63 |} Gauteng Provincial Legislature |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party !Seats before !Net change !Seats after |- |African National Congress |51 | 0 |51 |- |Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |12 | +1 |13 |- |Inkatha Freedom Party |2 | 0 |2 |- |Freedom Front Plus |1 | +1 |2 |- |Independent Democrats |1 | +1 |2 |- |African Christian Democratic Party |1 | 0 |1 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|Alliance of Free Democrats |1 | 0 |1 |- |African People's Convention | | +1 |1 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|Federal Alliance |2 | −2 |0 |- |Pan Africanist Congress of Azania |1 | −1 |0 |- |United Independent Front |1 | −1 |0 |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Total !colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|73 |} KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party !Seats before !Net change !Seats after |- |African National Congress |40 | +1 |41 |- |Inkatha Freedom Party |27 | 0 |27 |- |Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |5 | 0 |5 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|National Democratic Convention |4 | −1 |3 |- |Minority Front |2 | 0 |2 |- |African Christian Democratic Party |1 | 0 |1 |- |United Democratic Movement |1 | 0 |1 |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Total !colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|80 |} Limpopo Provincial Legislature |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party !Seats before !Net change !Seats after |- |African National Congress |45 | +1 |46 |- |Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |2 | −1 |1 |- |African Christian Democratic Party |1 | 0 |1 |- |United Independent Front |1 | 0 |1 |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Total !colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|49 |} Northern Cape Provincial Legislature |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party !Seats before !Net change !Seats after |- |African National Congress |24 | +1 |25 |- |Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |3 | −1 |2 |- |African Christian Democratic Party |1 | 0 |1 |- |Freedom Front Plus |1 | 0 |1 |- |Independent Democrats |1 | 0 |1 |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Total !colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|30 |} Western Cape Provincial Parliament |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party !Seats before !Net change !Seats after |- |African National Congress |24 | +3 |27 |- |Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |13 | −2 |11 |- |African Christian Democratic Party |2 | 0 |2 |- |United Independent Front |2 | −1 |1 |- |Independent Democrats |1 | 0 |1 |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Total !colspan="3" style="text-align:center"|42 |} National Council of Provinces The National Council of Provinces was reconstituted as a result of the changes in the provincial legislatures. Its reconstituted makeup was as follows:South Africa Survey 2007/08 John Kane-Berman South African Institute of Race Relations 2008 648 etal |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party !style="text-align:left"|Delegate type !EC !FS !G !KZN !L !M !NW !NC !WC !colspan=2|Total |- | style="width: 4px" bgcolor=African National Congress rowspan=2| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" rowspan=2 | African National Congress |style="text-align:left"|Permanent |4 |4 |4 |3 |5 |5 |4 |4 |3 |36 |rowspan=2|68 |- |style="text-align:left"|Special |4 |4 |3 |2 |4 |4 |4 |4 |3 |32 |- | style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Democratic Alliance (South Africa) rowspan=2| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" rowspan=2 | Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |style="text-align:left"|Permanent |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |2 |10 |rowspan=2|12 |- |style="text-align:left"|Special | | |1 | | | | | |1 |2 |- | style="width: 4px" bgcolor=Inkatha Freedom Party rowspan=2| | style="text-align: left;" scope="row" rowspan=2 | Inkatha Freedom Party |style="text-align:left"|Permanent | | |1 |2 | | | | | |3 |rowspan=2|4 |- |style="text-align:left"|Special | | | |1 | | | | | |1 |- |African Christian Democratic Party |style="text-align:left"|Permanent | | | | | | | | |1 |colspan=2|1 |- |Independent Democrats |style="text-align:left"|Permanent | | | | | | | |1 | |colspan=2|1 |- |Freedom Front Plus |style="text-align:left"|Permanent | |1 | | | | | | | |colspan=2|1 |- |United Christian Democratic Party |style="text-align:left"|Permanent | | | | | | |1 | | |colspan=2|1 |- |United Democratic Movement |style="text-align:left"|Permanent |1 | | | | | | | | |colspan=2|1 |- |bgcolor="#eeeeee"| |style="text-align:left"|National Democratic Convention |style="text-align:left"|Special | | | |1 | | | | | |colspan=2|1 |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="3" style="text-align:left"|Total !10 !10 !10 !10 !10 !10 !10 !10 !10 !colspan=2|90 |} Notes to the tables note National floor crossings From PAC to APC Themba Godi Mofihli Likotsi Provincial floor crossings Eastern Cape From PAC to APC Zingisa Mkhabile Western Cape From UIF to DA Elizabeth Thompson (politician) From DA to ANC Kent Morkel Kobus Brynard Gauteng From PAC to APC Malesela Ledwaba Municipal floor crossings City of Cape Town From DA to NPP David Sasman See also Floor crossing (South Africa) 2003 South African floor-crossing window period 2005 South African floor-crossing window period References Category:History of political parties in South Africa Category:2007 in South Africa Category:September 2007 in Africa Category:Party switching Category:2007 in politics