This is who will represent you in legislature . . .

FOLLOWING the provincial and national elections, the ANC in the North West obtained 23 seats in the provincial legislature.

EFF obtained seven seats, DA obtained five, while the FF Plus, uMkhontho Wesizwe (MK party) and ActionSA have one seat each. Two more political parties will be represented in the legislature.

Although MK party did not indicate who they would send to the legislature, ActionSA will be led by Kwena Mangope, the son of the late former Bophuthatswana president, Lucas Mangope.

Former North West premier Bushy Maape has indicated that he would not return. Although ANC chairman Nono Maloyi didn't make himself available to lead the provincial government, he might return as a member of the provincial legislature.

Thirty-eight candidates are expected to be sworn in as members of the provincial legislature on Friday, 14 June.

Former social development MEC Lazarus Mokgosi is expected to be sworn in as North West premier, while Collen Maine will lead the Department of Cooperate Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs.

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Tebogo Modise will come in as MEC for social development. Oageng Molapisi is expected to come in as MEC for public works and roads and former MEC for agriculture and rural development, Desbo Mohono, will be sworn in as treasury MEC.

Sello Lehari will be sworn as MEC for community safety and transport management, while Virginia Tsotso Tlhapi will be sworn in as MEC for economic development, environment conservation and tourism.

Viola Motsumi is expected to continue as education MEC, and Kenetswe Mosenogi will be sworn as MEC for arts, culture and recreation.

Madoda Sambatha is also expected to continue as health MEC.

The swearing-in of the premier elect will be followed by the handing over of the North West Provincial Government's sixth administration report by the former acting premier Patrick Dumile Nono Maloyi to the new premier, who will thereafter deliver the inaugural speech.