2014 Northern Cape provincial election

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2014 Northern Cape provincial election [1] [2]
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 20097 May 2014 2019  

All 30 seats to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.30%
 First partySecond party
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Candidate Sylvia Lucas Andrew Louw
Party ANC DA
Last election60.75%, 19 seats12.57%, 4 seats
Seats won207
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote272,053100,916
Percentage64.40%23.89%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.65ppIncrease2.svg 11.32pp

 Third partyFourth party
 
EFF
COPE
Candidate Aubrey Baartman
Party EFF COPE
Last election16.67%, 5 seats
Seats won21
Seat changeNew partyDecrease2.svg 4
Popular vote20,95115,214
Percentage4.96%3.60%
SwingNew partyDecrease2.svg 13.07pp

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Premier before election

Sylvia Lucas
African National Congress

Elected Premier

Sylvia Lucas
African National Congress

The 2014 Northern Cape provincial election was held on 7 May 2014 to elect all 30 members of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. As with all South African provincial elections, it was held concurrent with the 2014 South African general election. The ruling ANC gained a seat, and the opposition Democratic Alliance gained three seats. [1] [2] The Economic Freedom Fighters, founded less than a year earlier, won two seats. [1] [3]

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Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
African National Congress 272,05364.4020+1
Democratic Alliance 100,91623.897+1
Economic Freedom Fighters 20,9514.962New
Congress of the People 15,2183.601–4
Freedom Front Plus 4,6001.0900
African Christian Democratic Party 2,4210.5700
United Christian Democratic Party 1,5420.3700
African People's Convention 1,1910.2800
Azanian People's Organisation 1,0620.2500
Patriotic Alliance 5840.140New
Independent Civic Organisation 4990.120New
Pan Africanist Congress 4600.1100
United Democratic Movement 3660.0900
Inkatha Freedom Party 2390.0600
First Nation Liberation Alliance1940.050New
National Freedom Party 1390.030New
Total422,435100.00300
Valid votes422,43598.58
Invalid/blank votes6,1061.42
Total votes428,541100.00
Registered voters/turnout601,08071.30
Source: Election Resources

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Electoral Commission : 2014 National and Provincial Elections: Northern Cape results". 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2009 Northern Cape Legislature election results". www.eisa.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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