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25-471: The boundaries of this municipality, which covers an area of 22,289 square kilometres (8,606 sq mi), coincide roughly with the boundaries of the geographical area that has been known since the early days of the Cape Colony as " The Boland ". In Afrikaans Boland means "up land" or "the higher land" or "the land above" (i.e. in contrast to the low coastal areas of the original Dutch settlement at

50-415: A Mediterranean climate , with hot, dry summers are hot and cool, damp winters, with snow on the peaks during August and September. The diverse geography includes peaks, ranges, escarpments, valleys, cliffs, rivers, pools, waterfalls, screes, canyons, springs, forests, caves and other natural features. The Cape Winelands District Municipality is divided into five local municipalities , which are described in

75-553: A new Premier within ninety days. By convention, all nine provincial legislatures and the National Assembly are elected on the same day. The most recent election was held on 29 May 2024 . The following table summarizes the results. The following table shows the composition of the provincial parliament after past elections and floor-crossing periods. The presiding officer of the Provincial Parliament

100-930: Is approximately the area included in the Cape Winelands District Municipality , which was formerly called the Boland District Municipality. To the southwest lies the Cape Town metropolitan area, to the northwest the Swartland and West Coast , to the northeast the Great Karoo , to the east the Little Karoo , and to the south the Overberg . The catchment area of the Boland Mountains feeds

125-763: Is the Speaker , assisted by a Deputy Speaker. The Speaker position is currently held by Daylin Mitchell of the Democratic Alliance , while the Deputy Speaker is Reagen Allen also of the DA. Apart from being the executive head of the province, the Premier also leads the governing party or coalition in the Provincial Parliament. The leader of the largest party not in government is recognised as Leader of

150-703: Is the legislature of the Western Cape province of South Africa . It is located at 7 Wale Street in Cape Town . The Provincial Parliament, along with the other provincial legislatures of South Africa , exists by virtue of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Africa and Chapter 3 of the Constitution of the Western Cape . It is unicameral , and consists of 42 members elected by a system of party-list proportional representation . The Western Cape

175-548: Is unique amongst the provinces of South Africa in calling its legislature the "Provincial Parliament" and the members Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). The other provinces use the terms "Provincial Legislature" and "Members of the Provincial Legislature". The Seventh Provincial Parliament was elected on 29 May 2024 in South Africa's 2024 general elections . A majority of the members belong to

200-466: The 2011 Census . Note that due to fuzzing applied to statistics, columns may not sum to exactly the indicated total. Boland, Western Cape The Boland ( Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈbuəlant] , meaning "highland" ) is a region of the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated to the northeast of Cape Town in the middle and upper courses of the Berg and Breede Rivers , around

225-535: The Berg , Breede and Riviersonderend rivers, and provides almost the entire water source for Cape Town . The "Boland" name is given to a number of sports teams from the region, including the Boland cricket team and the Boland Cavaliers rugby union team. Western Cape Provincial Parliament Official Opposition (8) Other parties (10) The Western Cape Provincial Parliament ( WCPP )

250-410: The Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of 27 seats on the council. The executive mayor is Dr Helena von Schlicht of the DA, and the deputy mayor is Dirk Swart, also of the DA. The following table shows the composition of the council after the 2016 election. The following table shows the results of the election of the seventeen directly-elected councillors. The following statistics are from

275-706: The Democratic Alliance . The Provincial Parliament is modelled on the Westminster system . The executive head of the provincial government, the Premier of the Western Cape , is elected by the Members of the Provincial Parliament from amongst themselves; conventionally the Premier will be the leader of the largest party in the parliament. The Premier then chooses the members of the Provincial Cabinet , who must also be MPPs. The Provincial Parliament also has

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300-657: The Boland Mountains of the central Cape Fold Belt . It is sometimes also referred to as the Cape Winelands because it is the primary region for the making of Western Cape wine . Although the Boland does not have defined boundaries, its core lies around the Boland Mountains and the towns of Stellenbosch , Paarl and Worcester . It may be understood to extend as far as Malmesbury , Tulbagh , Swellendam , Somerset West , Brackenfell and Durbanville . This

325-562: The Breërivier RSC. The towns within the area were governed by various local authorities divided along racial lines. After the national elections of 1994 a process of local government transformation began, in which negotiations were held between the existing local authorities, political parties, and local community organisations. In late 1994 and early 1995 the racially-divided local authorities were replaced by transitional local councils (TLCs) for each town and village. In February 1995

350-473: The Cape). However, the term "Boland", as originally used, was a loose concept, with no defined borders (cf. the informal but not meaningless terms "The Sahara" or "The Rocky Mountains"). The Boland is generally mountainous, with range after range of beautiful and isolated sandstone peaks reaching towards 2000m but also has broad, fertile valleys that are home to some of the country's finest vineyards. The region has

375-625: The Opposition Khalid Sayed MMP Chief Whip of the Official Opposition Ayanda Bans MMP Municipal: The provincial legislature consists of 42 members, who are elected through a system of party list proportional representation with closed lists . In other words, each voter casts a vote for one political party, and seats in the legislature are allocated to the parties in proportion to

400-757: The Opposition Khalid Sayed MMP Chief Whip of the Official Opposition Ayanda Bans MMP Municipal: The council of the Cape Winelands District Municipality consists of forty-one councillors, of whom seventeen are directly elected by party-list proportional representation . The other twenty-four councillors are appointed by the councils of the constituent local municipalities: eight by Drakenstein , five each by Stellenbosch and Breede Valley , and three each by Witzenberg and Langeberg . After then elections of 3 August 2016

425-629: The Opposition . As of 2019 the Premier is Alan Winde of the Democratic Alliance. Cameron Dugmore of the African National Congress is Leader of the Opposition since 2019, after Khaya Magaxa was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa . In February 2020, the ruling Democratic Alliance proposed increasing the number of the seats in the Provincial Parliament to between 52 and 60 seats. The proposal

450-752: The Parliament re-passes it, then the Premier must either sign it or refer it to the Constitutional Court , which can make a final decision on its constitutionality. The Hon Alan Winde MMP The Seventh Provincial Parliament Speaker Daylin Mitchell MMP Deputy Speaker Reagan Allen MMP Chief Whip of the Majority Party Gillon Bosman MMP Leader of

475-792: The Western Cape RSC was divided into the Cape Metropolitan Council for the Cape Town metropolitan area and the Winelands RSC for the Drakenstein–Stellenbosch area. When elections were held in May 1996, the Winelands and Breërivier RSCs were reconstituted as District Councils (DCs). Transitional representative councils (TRCs) were also elected to represent the rural areas—Paarl and Stellenbosch TRCs in

500-435: The Winelands RSC, and Witzenberg, Matroosberg and Wynland TRCs in the Breërivier RSC. The local government transformation process was completed with the local elections of December 2000 , when the Winelands and Breërivier DCs were replaced by the Boland District Municipality. The TLCs and TRCs were replaced by five local municipalities as well as a large District Management Area (DMA) in the sparsely-populated eastern part of

525-479: The budget of the provincial government departments. Legislation may be introduced by any member, except for money bills , which may be introduced only by the Provincial Minister of Finance. Laws passed by the Provincial Parliament must be signed by the Premier before coming into effect. The Premier may refer a bill back to Parliament for reconsideration if she or he believes it is unconstitutional. If

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550-522: The district. In 2004 the name "Boland" was changed to "Cape Winelands". In 2011 DMAs were abolished and the local municipalities extended to cover the whole district. The Hon Alan Winde MMP The Seventh Provincial Parliament Speaker Daylin Mitchell MMP Deputy Speaker Reagan Allen MMP Chief Whip of the Majority Party Gillon Bosman MMP Leader of

575-415: The following table. At the end of the apartheid era the area that is today the Cape Winelands District Municipality formed part of two Regional Services Councils (RSCs). The western part—today's Drakenstein and Stellenbosch local municipalities—was joined with the Cape Town metropolitan area in the Western Cape RSC. The eastern part—today's Witzenberg, Breede Valley and Langeberg local municipalities—formed

600-459: The number of votes received. The seats are then filled by members in accordance with lists submitted by the parties before the election. The legislature is elected for a term of five years unless it is dissolved early. This may occur if the legislature votes to dissolve and it is at least three years since the last election, or if the Premiership falls vacant and the legislature fails to elect

625-487: The power to force the Premier and Cabinet to resign, by passing a motion of no confidence . The legislative power of the Provincial Parliament is restricted to certain fields enumerated in the national Constitution; in some of these fields, the power is shared with the national Parliament . The fields on which the Provincial Parliament may legislate include health care , primary and secondary education , agriculture , transport , and land use planning . It also controls

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