NWPL

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NWPL is the commonly used abbreviation for the North West Provincial Legislature, the legislative body of South Africa’s North West province.

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instanceOf legislative body
provincial legislature
unicameral legislature
abbreviation NWPL
acronymMeaning North West Provincial Legislature
budgetaryFunction approves provincial budget
canRemove Premier of North West
capitalOfProvince Mahikeng
chamberCount one
constitutionalChapter Chapter 6 of the Constitution of South Africa
constitutionalStatus one of nine provincial legislatures of South Africa
country South Africa
electoralFrequency every 5 years
electoralSystem closed-list proportional representation
elects Premier of North West
establishedBy Constitution of South Africa
establishedUnder 1996 Constitution of South Africa
fullName North West Provincial Legislature
governmentBranch legislative branch
governs North West province
linked to: North West Province
hasPower to pass provincial appropriation bills
to pass provincial revenue bills
higherAuthority Parliament of South Africa
jurisdiction North West province
linked to: North West Province
languageOfProceedings English
Setswana
legalSystem South African law
legislativeType provincial legislature
locatedIn Mahikeng
memberTitle Member of the Provincial Legislature
oversightMechanism portfolio committees
primaryFunction to facilitate public participation in lawmaking
to oversee the provincial executive
to pass provincial legislation
region North West
replaced North West Provincial Assembly
seatType provincial capital
supervises North West Provincial Government
termLength 5 years
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
website https://www.nwpl.gov.za/

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