2019 Mpumalanga provincial election

The 2019 Mpumalanga provincial election was held on 8 May 2019 to elect the 30 members of the Mpumalanga 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.

2019 Mpumalanga provincial election

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All 30 seats to the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane Collen Sedibe
Party ANC EFF
Last election 78.23% 6.26%
Seats before 24 2
Seats won 22 4
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 858,589 155,573
Percentage 70.58% 12.79%
Swing Decrease 7.65% Increase 6.53%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Jane Sithole Werner Weber
Party DA VF+
Last election 10.40% 0.82%
Seats before 3 0
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Steady 0 Increase 1
Popular vote 118,915 29,512
Percentage 9.77% 2.43%
Swing Decrease0.63% Increase 1.61%

Premier before election

Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
African National Congress

Elected Premier

Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
African National Congress

Incumbent Premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane of the African National Congress was elected to her first full term after the election.[1]

Premier candidates

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Prior to the election, the incumbent governing party in the province, the African National Congress (ANC), did not announce a premier candidate. Incumbent premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane was first on the party's provincial candidate list for the election.[2] She was announced as the party's premier candidate following the election.[3]

Democratic Alliance (DA) provincial leader and member of the provincial legislature Jane Sithole was announced as the DA's premier candidate. She was also first on the party's list.[4]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) did not field a premier candidate since the party seeks to abolish provincial governments.[5] EFF provincial chair Collen Sedibe was first on the party's provincial candidate list.[6]

The Freedom Front Plus nominated its provincial leader Werner Weber as its premier candidate.[7]

Results

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PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
African National Congress858,58970.58–7.6522–2
Economic Freedom Fighters155,57312.79 +6.534+2
Democratic Alliance118,9159.77–0.6330
Freedom Front Plus29,5122.43 +1.611+1
Better Residents Association8,8160.72–0.430–1
African Transformation Movement7,4680.61New0New
African Christian Democratic Party6,1830.51 +0.1100
African Independent Congress4,3760.36New0New
African People's Convention4,0830.34–0.1000
Inkatha Freedom Party3,7500.31 +0.0500
South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities2,8840.24New0New
Agang South Africa1,8280.15 +0.0200
Congress of the People1,8190.15–0.1700
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party1,8140.15New0New
Pan Africanist Congress1,6830.14–0.0900
National Freedom Party1,4300.12–0.6300
Sindawonye Progressive Party1,2050.10–0.2200
Black First Land First1,0970.09New0New
Forum for Service Delivery9490.08New0New
United Democratic Movement9170.08–0.0500
Good6730.06New0New
African Covenant5410.04New0New
Azanian People's Organisation5260.04–0.0500
Alliance for Transformation for All5130.04New0New
Residence Association of South Africa4890.04New0New
International Revelation Congress4410.04New0New
African Content Movement3230.03New0New
Zenzeleni Progressive Movement1250.01New0New
Total1,216,522100.00300
Valid votes1,216,52298.62
Invalid/blank votes17,0221.38
Total votes1,233,544100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,951,77663.20
Source: Election Resources

References

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  1. ^ "Meet SA's newly elected premiers | eNCA".
  2. ^ "ANC national and provincial lists for 2019 elections". Politicsweb. 17 March 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ Quintal, Genevieve (13 May 2019). "ANC announces premier candidates". BusinessDay. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Sithole announced as DA's premier candidate for Mpumalanga".
  5. ^ No premier candidates for EFF - Malema | News24
  6. ^ "Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Mpumalanga Election List 2019 (Election List)". People's Assembly. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "FF Plus's top national candidates and provincial premier candidates". Freedom Front Plus. Retrieved 6 July 2021.