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🇿🇦 South AfricaConstitution

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996

Decisions

Jurisdiction
South Africa
Provision
112
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

Provision text

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(1) Except where the Constitution provides otherwise— (a) a majority of the members of a provincial legislature must be present before a vote may be taken on a Bill or an amendment to a Bill; (b) at least one third of the members must be present before a vote may be taken on any other question before the legislature; and (c) all questions before a provincial legislature are decided by a majority of the votes cast. (2) The member presiding at a meeting of a provincial legislature has no deliberative vote, but— (a) must cast a deciding vote when there is an equal number of votes on each side of a question; and (b) may cast a deliberative vote when a question must be decided with a supporting vote of at least two thirds of the members of the legislature.

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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.

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