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Provincial election
2019 Limpopo provincial election
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
1
1
Popular vote
1,096,300
209,488
Percentage
75.49%
14.43%
Swing
3.11%
3.69%
Third party
Fourth party
Candidate
Jacques Smalle
Marcelle Maritz
Party
DA
VF+
Last election
6.48%
0.69%
Seats before
3
0
Seats won
3
1
Seat change
0
1
Popular vote
78,360
20,572
Percentage
5.40%
1.42%
Swing
1.08%
0.73%
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
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/–
African National Congress 1,096,300 75.49 –3.11 38 –1
Economic Freedom Fighters 209,488 14.43 +3.69 7 +1
Democratic Alliance 78,360 5.40 –1.08 3 0
Freedom Front Plus 20,572 1.42 +0.73 1 +1
African People's Convention 5,290 0.36 +0.01 0 0
African Christian Democratic Party 5,069 0.35 –0.13 0 0
African Transformation Movement 4,136 0.28 New 0 New
African Independent Congress 3,961 0.27 New 0 New
Congress of the People 3,398 0.23 –0.63 0 –1
Azanian People's Organisation 2,450 0.17 –0.09 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress 2,408 0.17 –0.12 0 0
Agang South Africa 2,265 0.16 –0.20 0 0
Bolsheviks Party of South Africa 2,088 0.14 New 0 New
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association 2,045 0.14 +0.06 0 0
Civic Warriors of Maruleng 2,043 0.14 New 0 New
International Revelation Congress 1,799 0.12 New 0 New
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party 1,392 0.10 New 0 New
United Democratic Movement 1,324 0.09 –0.18 0 0
Ximoko Party 1,163 0.08 –0.13 0 0
Gaza Movement for Change 831 0.06 New 0 New
African Covenant 690 0.05 New 0 New
Inkatha Freedom Party 655 0.05 –0.03 0 0
Magoshi Swaranang Movement 651 0.04 New 0 New
Better Residents Association 647 0.04 New 0 New
Good 494 0.03 New 0 New
Gazankulu Liberation Congress 462 0.03 New 0 New
Power of Africans Unity 414 0.03 New 0 New
African Renaissance Unity Party 397 0.03 New 0 New
African Content Movement 281 0.02 New 0 New
African People's Socialist 267 0.02 New 0 New
Women Forward 256 0.02 New 0 New
Land Party 227 0.02 New 0 New
National Freedom Party 191 0.01 –0.03 0 0
South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities 144 0.01 New 0 New Total 1,452,158 100.00 – 49 0 Valid votes 1,452,158 98.77 Invalid/blank votes 18,072 1.23 Total votes 1,470,230 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,608,460 56.36 Source:
Election Resources
References