The 2024 Northern Cape provincial election was held on 29 May 2024 to allocate the 30 seats of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. Like all the South African provincial elections, it was held on the same day as the South African general election. 24 political parties participated in the election, of which only the African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters, Patriotic Alliance and Freedom Front Plus (VF+) won seats. The ANC lost three seats and lost its outright majority, while remaining the largest party at 15 seats. The DA lost one seat, the EFF gained one, and the VF+ retained its single seat, while the new PA won three.
Background
Main article: 2019 Northern Cape provincial electionThe 2019 election saw 21 political parties participating in the election, of which only the African National Congress, Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters, and Freedom Front Plus won seats. The ANC lost two seats, but maintained a majority.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 195,267 | 49.34 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 83,848 | 21.19 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 52,433 | 13.25 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 34,180 | 8.64 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 7,239 | 1.83 | |
| Northern Cape Communities Movement | 6,547 | 1.65 | |
| uMkhonto weSizwe | 3,111 | 0.79 | |
| ActionSA | 2,015 | 0.51 | |
| Good | 1,849 | 0.47 | |
| #Hope4SA | 1,745 | 0.44 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1,498 | 0.38 | |
| Congress of the People | 1,007 | 0.25 | |
| Build One South Africa | 995 | 0.25 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 701 | 0.18 | |
| Rise Mzansi | 627 | 0.16 | |
| Africa Restoration Alliance | 458 | 0.12 | |
| African Congress for Transformation | 453 | 0.11 | |
| Arise South Africa | 418 | 0.11 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 412 | 0.10 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 303 | 0.08 | |
| People's Movement for Change | 188 | 0.05 | |
| South African Royal Kingdoms Association | 177 | 0.04 | |
| All Citizens Party | 173 | 0.04 | |
| South African Youth Power Party | 138 | 0.03 | |
| Total | 395,782 | 100.00 | |
| Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa | |||
Aftermath
Due to no party obtaining a majority, negotiations were expected to form a coalition government in the province. The ANC was expected to be re-elected as the government after the Freedom Front Plus pledged to support them on matters of confidence and supply. The ANC later completed the deal with the FF+ in exchange for concessions over Orania. The ANC were re-elected with the backing of the FF+ and the Patriotic Alliance.
References
- "Sun sets on 2024 elections | SAnews". www.sanews.gov.za. 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
- "NORTHERN CAPE - PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE - 2019". results.elections.org.za. 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- Felix, Jason. "COALITION NATION | With love from the FF Plus: ANC looks set to govern Northern Cape yet again". News24. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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