Gauteng (National Assembly of South Africa constituency)

Gauteng (Zulu: eGoli; Xhosa: iRhawuti) is one of the nine multi-member constituencies of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, the national legislature of South Africa. The constituency was established as Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging in 1994 when the National Assembly was established by the Interim Constitution following the end of Apartheid. It was renamed Gauteng in 1999. It is conterminous with the province of Gauteng. The constituency currently elects 48 of the 400 members of the National Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 general election it had 6,381,220 registered electors.

Gauteng
eGoli
iRhawuti
Constituency
for the National Assembly of South Africa
Location of Gauteng within South Africa
ProvinceGauteng
Population15,488,137 (2020)
Electorate6,381,220 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1994
Seats
List
  • 48 (2014–present)
  • 47 (2009–2014)
  • 45 (2004–2009)
  • 46 (–2004)
Members of the National Assembly
List
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