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2024 Northern Cape provincial election

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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.[1]

Background

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The 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.[2] The ANC lost two seats, but maintained a majority.

Results

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PartyVotes%
African National Congress195,26749.34
Democratic Alliance83,84821.19
Economic Freedom Fighters52,43313.25
Patriotic Alliance34,1808.64
Freedom Front Plus7,2391.83
Northern Cape Communities Movement6,5471.65
uMkhonto weSizwe3,1110.79
ActionSA2,0150.51
Good1,8490.47
#Hope4SA1,7450.44
African Christian Democratic Party1,4980.38
Congress of the People1,0070.25
Build One South Africa9950.25
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania7010.18
Rise Mzansi6270.16
Africa Restoration Alliance4580.12
African Congress for Transformation4530.11
Arise South Africa4180.11
African Transformation Movement4120.10
Inkatha Freedom Party3030.08
People's Movement for Change1880.05
South African Royal Kingdoms Association1770.04
All Citizens Party1730.04
South African Youth Power Party1380.03
Total395,782100.00
Source: Electoral Commission of South Africa

Aftermath

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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.[3] 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

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  1. ^ "Sun sets on 2024 elections | SAnews". www.sanews.gov.za. 2024-06-02. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  2. ^ "NORTHERN CAPE - PROVINCIAL LEGISLATURE - 2019". results.elections.org.za. 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ^ Felix, Jason. "COALITION NATION | With love from the FF Plus: ANC looks set to govern Northern Cape yet again". News24. Retrieved 2024-06-13.