Sharon Winona Davids is a South African politician who has served as the deputy provincial chairperson of the

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in the

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since June 2023. She had previously served as an ANC

Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament In the Western Cape province of South Africa, Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is the designation given to members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament.{{cite web , url=http://www.wcpp.gov.za/content.aspx?pageId=f2264ae2-735f-4add-b532-33 ...

from 2014 to 2019 and before that, as a councillor in the

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Political career

Davids is a member of the

. During her tenure as a councillor in the

, she was a portfolio member on infrastructure. Davids was nominated to the

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following the general election that was held on 7 May 2014, as she was placed 5th on the ANC's list and the party won 14 seats. She was sworn in as an MPP on 21 May 2014. Davids was not placed on ANC's provincial list for the 2019 provincial election and left the provincial parliament on 7 May 2019. Davids was elected deputy provincial chairperson of the ANC structure in the

during the party's much delayed Provincial Elective Conference held from 23 to 25 June 2023 at the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davids, Sharon Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament African National Congress politicians 21st-century South African politicians 21st-century South African women politicians People from Drakenstein Local Municipality Coloured South African people Women members of provincial legislatures of South Africa