2024 Gauteng provincial election

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2024 Gauteng provincial election
Flag of the Gauteng Province.png
  2019 29 May 20242029 

All 73 seats in the Provincial Legislature
37 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Andrek "Panyaza" Lesufi.jpg Mayor Solly Msimanga with former US Mayor Anthony Williams (2).jpg
EFF
Leader Panyaza Lesufi Solly Msimanga Mbuyiseni Ndlozi
Party ANC DA EFF
Last election37 seats, 50.19%20 seats, 27.45%11 seats, 14.69%
Seats won282211
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 9Increase2.svg 2Steady2.svg
Popular vote1,367,2481,079,229508,390
Percentage34.76%27.44%12.93%
SwingDecrease2.svg 15.43Decrease2.svg 0.02Decrease2.svg 1.74

Premier before election

Panyaza Lesufi
ANC

Elected Premier

Panyaza Lesufi
ANC

The 2024 Gauteng provincial election was held on 29 May 2024, concurrently with the 2024 South African general election, to elect the 73 members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.

Contents

The African National Congress (ANC), led by current Premier Panyaza Lesufi, lost its majority in the Provincial Legislature for the first time since the end of apartheid in 1994. The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), led by Solly Msimanga, gained two seats despite a very small swing against the party. With a margin of just 7.32% between the ANC and the DA, Gauteng was the closest province in the country.

Gauteng was a highly-contested province, as it is the most populous province of South Africa, as well as the de facto economic hub of South Africa. It is also home to Johannesburg, the most populous city in South Africa.

Background

The 2019 provincial election was won by the ruling ANC, but with a reduced seat total of only 37 seats, the threshold for a majority. The DA underperformed and lost support in this election, losing a total of three seats, which only gave the party 20 seats in the provincial legislature. The EFF grew its support and won three additional seats. The FF+ gained two seats, while the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) retained its sole seat. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) returned to the provincial legislature by winning one seat. [1] [2]

Results

South Africa Gauteng Parliament 2024.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
African National Congress 1,367,24834.76Decrease2.svg 15.4328Decrease2.svg 9
Democratic Alliance 1,079,22927.44Decrease2.svg 0.0222Increase2.svg 2
Economic Freedom Fighters 508,39012.93Decrease2.svg 1.7411Steady2.svg 0
uMkhonto we Sizwe 384,9689.79New8New
ActionSA 163,5414.16New3New
Freedom Front Plus 91,5212.33Decrease2.svg 2.232Decrease2.svg 1
Patriotic Alliance 79,9642.03Increase2.svg 1.992Increase2.svg 2
Rise Mzansi 38,4960.98New1New
Inkatha Freedom Party 34,2500.87Decrease2.svg 0.021Steady2.svg 0
Build One South Africa 29,9780.76New1New
African Christian Democratic Party 29,1630.74Increase2.svg 0.031Steady2.svg 0
Al Jama-ah 14,6750.37Increase2.svg 0.190Steady2.svg 0
African Transformation Movement 11,4190.29Increase2.svg 0.040Steady2.svg 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 11,2270.29Increase2.svg 0.050Steady2.svg 0
United Africans Transformation 9,2200.23New0New
Hope4SA 8,7480.22New0New
United Democratic Movement 7,5670.19Decrease2.svg 0.020Steady2.svg 0
Arise SA5,7230.15New0New
Good 5,3070.13Decrease2.svg 0.070Steady2.svg 0
Congress of the People 5,1510.13Decrease2.svg 0.110Steady2.svg 0
Azanian People's Organisation 4,8770.12Increase2.svg 0.040Steady2.svg 0
African Independent Congress 4,3710.11Decrease2.svg 0.100Steady2.svg 0
Allied Movement for Change 4,3480.11New0New
African Heart Congress 3,9380.10New0New
Basic Income Grant SA3,0790.08New0New
South African Rainbow Alliance 2,7450.07New0New
Action Alliance Development Party2,7160.07New0New
Operation Dudula 2,6640.07New0New
African Congress for Transformation 2,3840.06New0New
African People's Convention 2,3080.06Increase2.svg 0.010Steady2.svg 0
Economic Liberators Forum South Africa1,5120.04New0New
Alliance of Citizens for Change 1,4820.04New0New
Forum for Service Delivery 1,3220.03New0New
Africa Restoration Alliance 1,2840.03New0New
National Freedom Party 1,2480.03Decrease2.svg 0.040Steady2.svg 0
Africa Africans Reclaim1,2390.03New0New
Xiluva 9800.02New0New
Sizwe Ummah Nation 8100.02New0New
Bolsheviks Party of South Africa 7970.02New0New
Azania Peaceful Revolution7940.02New0New
African Independent People's Organisation7270.02New0New
Mogano Tshepo Johannes6500.02New0New
Cibi Bonganni Wellington5030.01New0New
African People First4070.01New0New
African Movement Congress2770.01New0New
Total3,933,247100.0080
Valid votes3,933,24799.15
Invalid/blank votes33,7940.85
Total votes3,967,041100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,541,97860.64
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa

Aftermath

The ANC lost its majority for the first time in the provincial party's history, losing 9 seats in the legislature. The DA won 2 more seats and the PA won 2 seats, while the VF+ lost one seat. Finally, the new MK, ActionSA, Rise Mzansi and BOSA parties all won seats, and the EFF, IFP and ACDP all retained the same share of seats as the previous election. As a result, no party won overall control of the legislature, forcing consideration of a coalition government. On 15 June, the new legislature was sworn in and held elections of the Premier, Deputy Premier, heads of committees and provincial delegates to the National Council of Provinces. [3] Lesufi was re-elected premier, and began coalition negotiations with other parties for forming the Executive Council. [4] President Cyril Ramaphosa was reported to have ordered Lesufi to include the DA in cabinet negotiations, [5] but Lesufi publicly rejected the claim. [6] On 3 July 2024, the DA walked away from talks with Lesufi and will sit in opposition. [7]

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