South Africa’s Parliament has a total of 490 seats: 400 in the National Assembly and 90 in the National Council of Provinces (10 delegates from each of the 9 provinces).

Quick Scoop: How many seats in SA Parliament?

If by “SA parliament” you mean South Africa (not South Australia), here’s the breakdown:

  • National Assembly (lower house): 400 seats
    • All 400 are filled by proportional representation from party lists.
  • National Council of Provinces (upper house): 90 seats
    • 10 delegates per province × 9 provinces = 90.

So when people ask “how many seats in SA parliament?” in a South African politics context, the accurate full answer is:

400 (National Assembly) + 90 (NCOP) = 490 seats in total.

Quick party snapshot (2024 National Assembly)

As of the post‑2024 election lineup in the National Assembly’s 400 seats :

  • ANC: 159 seats
  • DA: 87 seats
  • MK: 58 seats
  • EFF: 39 seats
  • IFP: 17 seats
  • PA: 9 seats
  • FF+: 6 seats
  • ActionSA: 6 seats
  • ACDP: 3 seats
  • UDM: 3 seats
  • RISE Mzansi: 2 seats
  • BOSA: 2 seats
  • ATM: 2 seats
  • Al Jama-ah: 2 seats
  • Several smaller parties hold 1–2 each, still summing to 400.

Short HTML table for clarity

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<table>
  <tr>
    <th>House</th>
    <th>Country</th>
    <th>Number of seats</th>
    <th>Notes</th>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>National Assembly</td>
    <td>South Africa</td>
    <td>400</td>
    <td>Lower house; proportional representation party lists [web:1][web:7][web:9][web:10]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>National Council of Provinces</td>
    <td>South Africa</td>
    <td>90</td>
    <td>10 delegates × 9 provinces [web:1]</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td><strong>Total Parliament</strong></td>
    <td>South Africa</td>
    <td><strong>490</strong></td>
    <td>Combined seats of both houses [web:1][web:7][web:9][web:10]</td>
  </tr>
</table>

TL;DR:

  • How many seats in SA parliament?
    • 400 in the National Assembly
    • 90 in the National Council of Provinces
    • 490 seats total.

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