2019 Western Cape provincial election

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2019 Western Cape provincial election
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All 42 seats to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.28% Decrease2.svg 6.48%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Minister Alan Winde (cropped).jpg Cameron Dugmore.jpg EFF Melikhaya Xego.png
Candidate Alan Winde Cameron Dugmore [n 1] Melikhaya Xego
Party DA ANC EFF
Last election59.38%32.89%2.11%
Seats before26141
Seats won24122
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1,140,647589,05583,075
Percentage55.45%28.64%4.04%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.93Decrease2.svg 4.25Increase2.svg 1.93
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
  Patricia de Lille, March 2011.jpg Ferlon Christians.png Peter Marais.png
Candidate Patricia de Lille Ferlon Christians Peter Marais
Party Good African Christian Democratic Party Freedom Front Plus
Last election(New party)1.02%0.55%
Seats before010
Seats won111
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote61,97154,76232,115
Percentage3.01%2.66%1.56%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.01Increase2.svg 1.64Increase2.svg 1.01
Premier before election

Helen Zille
Democratic Alliance

Elected Premier

Alan Winde
Democratic Alliance

The 2019 Western Cape provincial election was held on 8 May 2019 to elect the 6th Western Cape Provincial Parliament. It was the sixth provincial election held since the establishment of the provincial legislature in 1994.

Incumbent premier Helen Zille of the Democratic Alliance (DA) was term-limited and could not seek a third term. The party nominated Alan Winde to succeed her. [1] [2]

The provincial election was won by the ruling Democratic Alliance (DA), but with a reduced majority of 55.45%, down from 59.38% in the 2014 election. The party lost two seats and achieved a majority of 24 seats in the legislature. The Official Opposition African National Congress (ANC) declined from 32.89% to 28.64%, and also lost two seats. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) significantly grew, going from 2.11% to 4.04%, and, consequently, gained one seat. The newly-formed Good received 3.11% of the vote and won a seat. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) grew to 2.66% and retained its sole seat. The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) and Al Jama-ah also won one seat each.

Background

The 2014 provincial election resulted in the continuation of the incumbent Democratic Alliance provincial government headed by Helen Zille. This would be Zille's second and final term as Premier of the Western Cape. The party increased its seat total from 22 to 26 seats. The African National Congress with Marius Fransman remained the Official Opposition with 14 seats. The newly-formed Economic Freedom Fighters became the third largest party with only one seat. The African Christian Democratic Party retained its sole seat. [3] [4]

On 18 April 2015, incumbent Democratic Alliance Provincial Leader Ivan Meyer announced that he would not seek re-election. Mayor of Cape Town Patricia de Lille was elected as his successor. [5] [6] [7]

In January 2016, allegations of sexual harassment were made against African National Congress Provincial Chairperson Marius Fransman by his former assistant, Louisa Wynand. The party named Khaya Magaxa as his acting successor. Fransman was suspended as Provincial Chairperson in February 2016, and expelled from the African National Congress in November 2016. [8] [9]

In February 2017, Patricia de Lille resigned as Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in order to focus on her mayorship. Deputy Provincial Leader Bonginkosi Madikizela was designated as the interim leader of the party. Madikizela was later elected to a full term in October 2017. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Throughout 2017 and 2018, the Democratic Alliance accused Patricia de Lille of maladministration and covering up corruption in the City of Cape Town. She strongly denied these allegations. [14] [15] [16]

In April 2018, former Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool was announced as the head of the ANC’s Western Cape elections campaign. [17]

In August 2018, Patricia de Lille announced that she would resign as Mayor of Cape Town, effective on 31 October 2018. [18] [19]

In September 2018, The Democratic Alliance selected Alan Winde as the party's Western Cape Premier candidate. [20]

In October 2018, Patricia de Lille resigned as both Mayor of Cape Town and member of the Democratic Alliance. She was succeeded by her predecessor, Dan Plato. She subsequently founded a new political party named Good in December 2018. The party contested the 2019 elections both nationally and provincially. [21] [22]

On 6 November 2018, former Provincial Minister of Community Safety Dan Plato was elected Mayor of Cape Town on 6 November 2018 during a special council sitting, receiving 146 out of 202 valid votes. Six ballots were spoilt. The vote was held via secret ballot. His main challengers were Xolani Sotashe from the African National Congress and Grant Haskin from the African Christian Democratic Party. Sotashe received 53 votes while Haskin got 3 votes. [23]

On 22 January 2019, the Freedom Front Plus announced that it had selected former premier of the Western Cape and mayor of Cape Town, Peter Marais, as its party premier candidate. [24] [25]

Contesting parties and premier candidates

This is a list of political parties that the IEC presented on 20 March 2019 in the order that they appeared on the provincial ballot: [26]

Democratic Alliance

On 1 July 2018, the Democratic Alliance announced its list of candidates nominated for the position of premier. [27] These candidates included:

On 19 September 2018, Democratic Alliance National Leader Mmusi Maimane announced Alan Winde as the party's premier candidate. [28]

African National Congress

By January 2019, the provincial African National Congress had not announced its premier candidate or the list of candidates running to replace acting chairperson Khaya Magaxa. Here are a few candidates that were speculated to be contenders for both the positions of Provincial Chairperson and premier candidate:

On 18 March 2019, the party's leadership announced that its provincial elective conference would be held after the 2019 elections. Provincial-Secretary Faiez Jacobs and acting Provincial Chairperson Khaya Magaxa both declared that they would not contest the elective conference. [31]

On 25 April 2019, ANC Provincial Elections Head Ebrahim Rasool announced that the party would not field a premier candidate over concerns that it would divide the provincial party. [32]

Soon after the provincial election, the African National Congress announced Cameron Dugmore as the Leader of the Opposition in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament and subsequent premier candidate. Dugmore lost to Alan Winde of the Democratic Alliance on 22 May 2019. [33] [34]

Economic Freedom Fighters

The Economic Freedom Fighters Leader Julius Malema announced on 2 February 2019 that the party would not field any premier candidates. City of Cape Town councillor Melikhaya Xego is the party's provincial chairperson. He was also first on the party's provincial parliament list. [35]

African Christian Democratic Party

In February 2019, the party selected Christians as its premier candidate. [36]

Freedom Front Plus

On 22 January 2019, the party announced that it had nominated Marais as its premier candidate. [37]

Good

On 10 February 2019, the party announced that it had nominated De Lille as its Western Cape Premier candidate. [38] [39]

Land Party

On 26 February 2019, the Land Party selected Nkohla as the party's premier candidate. [40]

Opinion polling

Polling OrganisationFieldwork DateSample Size DA ANC EFF OthersDon't KnowLead
2019 General Election Results 8 May 2019N/A55.528.61.914N/A26.9
IRR 12 Feb 2019—26 Feb 2019N/A50.133.91.010.84.216.2
Afrobarometer Aug—Sep 2018N/A312335398
Ipsos Archived 2020-09-25 at the Wayback Machine 20 Apr—7 Jun 2018N/A282632412
Ipsos Archived 2020-09-13 at the Wayback Machine May 20174304720322827
2014 General Election Results 7 May 2014N/A59.432.92.15.6N/A26.5

Results

SA Western Cape Provincial Parliament 2019.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Democratic Alliance 1,140,64755.45–3.9324–2
African National Congress 589,05528.63–4.2512–2
Economic Freedom Fighters 83,0754.04 +1.932+1
Good 61,9713.01New1New
African Christian Democratic Party 54,7622.66 +1.6410
Freedom Front Plus 32,1151.56 +1.011+1
Al Jama-ah 17,6070.86 +0.241+1
Independent Civic Organisation 9,5360.46–0.1000
Cape Party 9,3310.45New0New
Congress of the People 6,5280.32–0.2700
Alliance for Transformation for All 6,1750.30New0New
Land Party 5,9260.29New0New
United Democratic Movement 5,7280.28–0.2000
African Transformation Movement 4,9530.24New0New
Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners 3,8520.19New0New
Pan Africanist Congress 3,8450.19 +0.0200
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party 3,0260.15New0New
African Independent Congress 2,8980.14–0.1700
Green Party 2,6130.13New0New
National Freedom Party 2,2400.11 +0.0700
Khoisan Revolution1,8540.09New0New
Dienslewerings Party1,7030.08New0New
Karoo Democratic Force1,5120.07New0New
African Covenant 9930.05New0New
African People's Convention 9150.04–0.0200
People's Republic of South Africa7100.03New0New
Inkatha Freedom Party 5990.03–0.0200
All Things Are Possible 5560.03New0New
African Progressive Movement5310.03New0New
Azanian People's Organisation 4750.02–0.0200
Free Democrats 4700.02New0New
New South Africa Party 4440.02New0New
Forum for Service Delivery 3100.02New0New
African Content Movement 2570.01New0New
Total2,057,212100.00–42–
Valid votes2,057,21299.20
Invalid/blank votes16,5160.80
Total votes2,073,728100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,128,56766.28
Source: Election Resources

Aftermath

Despite losing two seats, the DA retained its majority in parliament, and Winde took office as premier of the province.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Dugmore was announced as the ANC's premier candidate following the election.

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  35. ↑ No premier candidates for EFF - Malema
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