2007 South African floor-crossing window period
# 2007 South African floor-crossing window period

The 2007 floor crossing window period in South Africa was a period of 15 days, from 1 to 15 September 2007, in which members of the National Assembly and the provincial legislatures, and municipal councils were able to cross the floor from one political party to another without giving up their seats. The period was authorised by the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa, which scheduled regular window periods in the second and fourth September after each election. The previous general election had been held on 14 April 2004, and a previous window period had occurred in September 2005.

In the National Assembly and the provincial legislatures, the changes were minor, with the most significant development being the creation of the African People's Convention by departing members of the Pan Africanist Congress.

The tables below show all the changes; in those provinces not listed there was no change in the provincial legislature.

## Tables

### National Assembly

| Party | Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | ANC | 293 | +4 | 297 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 47 | 0 | 47 |
| | IFP | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| | UDM | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| | ID | 5 | −1 | 4 |
| | ACDP | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Minority Front | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | African People's Convention | | +2 | 2 |
| | PAC | 3 | −2 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Federation of Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | National Alliance | | +1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| | Progressive Independent Movement | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| | United Party | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 400 | 400 | 400 |

### Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature

| Party | Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | ANC | 51 | +2 | 53 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| | UDM | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | African People's Convention | | +1 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| | PAC | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 63 | 63 | 63 |

### Gauteng Provincial Legislature

| Party | Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | ANC | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 12 | +1 | 13 |
| | IFP | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| | ID | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| | ACDP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Alliance of Free Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | | +1 | 1 |
| | Federal Alliance | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| | PAC | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 73 | 73 | 73 |

### KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Legislature

| Party | Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | ANC | 40 | +1 | 41 |
| | IFP | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| | Minority Front | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | ACDP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | UDM | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 80 | 80 | 80 |

### Limpopo Provincial Legislature

| Party | Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | ANC | 45 | +1 | 46 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| | ACDP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | United Independent Front | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 49 | 49 | 49 |

### Northern Cape Provincial Legislature

| Party | Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | ANC | 24 | +1 | 25 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| | ACDP | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | ID | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 30 | 30 | 30 |

### Western Cape Provincial Parliament

| Party | Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | ANC | 24 | +3 | 27 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 13 | −2 | 11 |
| | ACDP | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | United Independent Front | 2 | −1 | 1 |
| | ID | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 42 | 42 | 42 |

### National Council of Provinces

The National Council of Provinces was reconstituted as a result of the changes in the provincial legislatures. Its reconstituted makeup was as follows:

| Party | Party | Delegate type | EC | FS | G | KZN | L | M | NW | NC | WC | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | ANC | Permanent | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 68 |
| | ANC | Special | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 68 |
| | Democratic Alliance | Permanent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | Special | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| | IFP | Permanent | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 3 | 4 |
| | IFP | Special | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 4 |
| | ACDP | Permanent | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | ID | Permanent | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | Permanent | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| | United Christian Democratic Party | Permanent | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 |
| | UDM | Permanent | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| | National Democratic Convention | Special | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 90 | 90 |

### Notes to the tables

* 1 2 3 4 Party created during this floor-crossing period.

## National floor crossings

### From PAC to APC

* Themba Godi
* Mofihli Likotsi

## Provincial floor crossings

### Eastern Cape

**From PAC to APC**

* Zingisa Mkhabile

### Western Cape

**From UIF to DA**

* Elizabeth Thompson (politician)

**From DA to ANC**

* Kent Morkel
* Kobus Brynard

### Gauteng

**From PAC to APC**

* Malesela Ledwaba

## Municipal floor crossings

### City of Cape Town

**From DA to NPP**

* David Sasman
