was held on 8 May 2019. Current composition |-style="background:#e9e9e9;" !colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Party !! style="text-align:center"| Seats !! % |- | || 230 || 57.5 |- | || 84 || 21 |- | || 44 || 11 |- | || 14 || 3.5 |- | || 10 || 2.5 |- | || 4 || 1 |- | || 2 || 0.5 |- | || 2 || 0.5 |- | || 2 || 0.5 |- | || 2 || 0.5 |- | || 2 || 0.5 |- | || 2 || 0.5 |- | || 1 || 0.25 |- | || 1 || 0.25 |- |colspan="2" style="text-align:left"| Total || style="text-align:right"| 400 || 100.00 |} Salaries of members of the National Assembly Annual monetary remuneration As of 2019, the highest earning members of the National Assembly are the Speaker of the National Assembly and the deputy president of the Republic of South Africa, who is the head of the executive government's representatives in the National Assembly. They each earn an annual salary of R2,825,470. The second highest earning members of the National Assembly are Members of Parliament (MP) who are also cabinet ministers. They earn an annual salary of R2,401,633 The Deputy Speaker earns an annual salary of R1,977,795. This is also the salary of deputy cabinet ministers. Senior MPs, such as the leader of the opposition and chief whips of each party, earn an annual salary of R1,600,467. MPs who chair committees earn an annual salary of R1,405,015. Leaders of minority parties earn R1,309,563. Regular MPs earn R1,106,940. Other benefits 88 domestic journeys per year which can either be by air, train, bus or vehicle. Transport to and from South African airports. Parking at South African airports. Transport of dependents. Relocation costs. "Tools of trade", which include mobile phones, tablets and laptops. Equipment, furniture and stationery for MPs' offices inside the national assembly. Personal accident insurance. Accommodation at the parliamentary villages in Cape Town. Daily transport to and from the villages to parliament. According to Business Insider South Africa'', SA MPs are in the top 1% earning bracket in the nation. The lowest earning MP earns a monthly salary of around R92,245. This salary comes while the average South African earned a monthly salary of around R21,432, as of September 2019 and the minimum wage was just R20 per hour. References External links Parliament of South Africa National Assembly South Africa Parliament of