2019 Limpopo provincial election

8 May 2019

All 49 seats to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature
25 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Stanley Mathabatha Jossey Buthane
Party ANC EFF
Last election 78.60% 10.74%
Seats before 39 6
Seats won 38 7
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 1,096,300 209,488
Percentage 75.49% 14.43%
Swing Decrease 3.11% Increase 3.69%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Jacques Smalle Marcelle Maritz
Party Democratic Alliance FF Plus
Last election 6.48% 0.69%
Seats before 3 0
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 78,360 20,572
Percentage 5.40% 1.42%
Swing Decrease1.08% Increase 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.

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

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
African National Congress1,096,30075.49–3.1138–1
Economic Freedom Fighters209,48814.43 +3.697+1
Democratic Alliance78,3605.40–1.0830
Freedom Front Plus20,5721.42 +0.731+1
African People's Convention5,2900.36 +0.0100
African Christian Democratic Party5,0690.35–0.1300
African Transformation Movement4,1360.28New0New
African Independent Congress3,9610.27New0New
Congress of the People3,3980.23–0.630–1
Azanian People's Organisation2,4500.17–0.0900
Pan Africanist Congress2,4080.17–0.1200
Agang South Africa2,2650.16–0.2000
Bolsheviks Party of South Africa2,0880.14New0New
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association2,0450.14+0.0600
Civic Warriors of Maruleng2,0430.14New0New
International Revelation Congress1,7990.12New0New
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party1,3920.10New0New
United Democratic Movement1,3240.09–0.1800
Ximoko Party1,1630.08–0.1300
Gaza Movement for Change8310.06New0New
African Covenant6900.05New0New
Inkatha Freedom Party6550.05–0.0300
Magoshi Swaranang Movement6510.04New0New
Better Residents Association6470.04New0New
Good4940.03New0New
Gazankulu Liberation Congress4620.03New0New
Power of Africans Unity4140.03New0New
African Renaissance Unity Party3970.03New0New
African Content Movement2810.02New0New
African People's Socialist2670.02New0New
Women Forward2560.02New0New
Land Party2270.02New0New
National Freedom Party1910.01–0.0300
South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities1440.01New0New
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.
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