2019 Limpopo provincial election

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2019 Limpopo provincial election
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 20148 May 20192024 

All 49 seats to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Limpopo Premier Chupu Stanley Mathabatha.jpg No image.svg
Candidate Stanley Mathabatha Jossey Buthane
Party ANC EFF
Last election78.60%10.74%
Seats before396
Seats won387
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,096,300209,488
Percentage75.49%14.43%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.11%Increase2.svg 3.69%

 Third partyFourth party
  Jacques Smalle DA Deputy Minister.jpg No image.svg
Candidate Jacques Smalle Marcelle Maritz
Party DA VF+
Last election6.48%0.69%
Seats before30
Seats won31
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote78,36020,572
Percentage5.40%1.42%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.08%Increase2.svg 0.73%

Premier before election

Stanley Mathabatha
African National Congress

Elected Premier

Stanley Mathabatha
African National Congress

The 2019 Limpopo provincial election was held on 8 May 2019 to elect the 49 members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. It was held on the same day as the 2019 South African general election. The election was won by the African National Congress, the incumbent governing party in the province.

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Premier candidates

The African National Congress (ANC) did not announce a candidate for premier prior to the election. Incumbent premier and ANC provincial chairperson Stanley Mathabatha headed the ANC's list. [1] After the election, the ANC National Executive Committee announced Mathabatha as the party's premier candidate. [2]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) did not field a premier candidate because the party seeks to abolish provincial governments. [3] Jossey Buthane, the party's provincial chair, headed the EFF list. [4]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) chose their provincial leader and current member of the legislature, Jacques Smalle, as its premier candidate. [5]

Mogalakwena Local Municipality councillor Marcelle Maritz was the Freedom Front Plus's premier candidate. [6]

Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
African National Congress 1,096,30075.49–3.1138–1
Economic Freedom Fighters 209,48814.43 +3.697+1
Democratic Alliance 78,3605.40–1.0830
Freedom Front Plus 20,5721.42 +0.731+1
African People's Convention 5,2900.36 +0.0100
African Christian Democratic Party 5,0690.35–0.1300
African Transformation Movement 4,1360.28New0New
African Independent Congress 3,9610.27New0New
Congress of the People 3,3980.23–0.630–1
Azanian People's Organisation 2,4500.17–0.0900
Pan Africanist Congress 2,4080.17–0.1200
Agang South Africa 2,2650.16–0.2000
Bolsheviks Party of South Africa 2,0880.14New0New
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 2,0450.14+0.0600
Civic Warriors of Maruleng 2,0430.14New0New
International Revelation Congress 1,7990.12New0New
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party 1,3920.10New0New
United Democratic Movement 1,3240.09–0.1800
Ximoko Party 1,1630.08–0.1300
Gaza Movement for Change 8310.06New0New
African Covenant 6900.05New0New
Inkatha Freedom Party 6550.05–0.0300
Magoshi Swaranang Movement 6510.04New0New
Better Residents Association 6470.04New0New
Good 4940.03New0New
Gazankulu Liberation Congress 4620.03New0New
Power of Africans Unity 4140.03New0New
African Renaissance Unity Party 3970.03New0New
African Content Movement 2810.02New0New
African People's Socialist 2670.02New0New
Women Forward 2560.02New0New
Land Party 2270.02New0New
National Freedom Party 1910.01–0.0300
South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities 1440.01New0New
Total1,452,158100.00490
Valid votes1,452,15898.77
Invalid/blank votes18,0721.23
Total votes1,470,230100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,608,46056.36
Source: Election Resources

References

  1. "ANC Candidate List 2019 ELECTIONS.pdf". ANC 1912. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. "ANC announces premier candidates". eNCA. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  3. "No premier candidates for EFF - Malema".
  4. "Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Limpopo Election List 2019 (Election List)". People's Assembly. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. "Jacques Smalle named DA Limpopo premier candidate | eNCA".
  6. "FF Plus's top national candidates and provincial premier candidates". Freedom Front Plus. Retrieved 7 July 2021.