2007 South African floor-crossing window period
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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.
Tables
National Assembly
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after[2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 293 | +4 | 297 | |
| DA | 47 | 0 | 47 | |
| IFP | 23 | 0 | 23 | |
| UDM | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| ID | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| ACDP | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| VF+ | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| National Democratic Convention | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| UCDP | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| APC[note 1] | +2 | 2 | ||
| PAC | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| AZAPO | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Federation of Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| National Alliance[note 1] | +1 | 1 | ||
| United Independent Front | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| Progressive Independent Movement | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| United Party | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| Total | 400 | |||
Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
Gauteng Provincial Legislature
KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature
Limpopo Provincial Legislature
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 45 | +1 | 46 | |
| DA | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| ACDP | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| United Independent Front | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | |||
Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
Western Cape Provincial Parliament
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:[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
- Party created during this floor-crossing period.
National floor crossings
From PAC to APC
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