South African Electoral Task Team
Electoral Task Team Members
- Dr Frederik van Zyl Slabbert (chair)
- Mrs Dren Nupen, EISA
- Adv. Pansy Tlakula
- Adv. R J Mojapelo
- Adv. Rufus Malatjie
- Adv. Tefo Raditapole
- Professor Jorgen Elklit
- Dr Wilmot James
- Mr Norman du Plessis
- Mr S S van der Merwe
- Prof. Glenda Fick
The South African Electoral Review Roundtable
Mission: To investigate an alternative electoral system for South Africa
Proposals: An Electoral System for South Africa: Executive Summary of Norman du Plessis's document
Background reading
[opens new window] A Better Electoral System for South Africa? University of IOWA's Simulation project to graphically represent five different alternatives to the present system
Indication of Proportionality in Electoral Systems
| LEAST PROPORTIONAL |
| Relative majority ("First-past-the-post") - United Kingdom |
| Absolute majority - France |
| Single-mamber, two-tier compensatory, proportional system - Germany |
| Multi-member, two tier compensatory, proportional system: multiple constitutencies - Denmark |
| Multi-member, two-tier compensatory, proportional system: each province a single "constitutency" - South Africa |
| Single multi-member constitutency - Israel |
| MOST PROPORTIONAL |
Source for table: Norman du Plessis, An Electoral System for South Africa