Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993/1995-07-03/Schedule 2

The 400 seats in the National Assembly referred to in section 40(1), shall be filled as follows:

200 seats from regional lists submitted by the respective parties, with a fixed number of seats reserved for each region as determined by the Commission for a particular election, taking into account available scientifically based data in respect of voters, representations by interested parties and the following proposed determination in respect of the various regions:

200 seats from national lists submitted by the respective parties, or from regional lists where national lists were not submitted.

The Commission shall determine the number of seats in each provincial legislature, taking into account available scientifically based data in respect of voters, representations by interested parties and the following proposed determination: Provided that the Commission may for the purposes of any provincial election after the first election under this Constitution vary any determination under this item.