Northern Cape (Afrikaans: Noord-Kaap; Tswana: Kapa Bokone) is one of the nine multi-member constituencies of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, the national legislature of South Africa. The constituency was established in 1994 when the National Assembly was established by the Interim Constitution following the end of Apartheid. It is conterminous with the province of Northern Cape. The constituency currently elects five of the 400 members of the National Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 general election it had 656,826 registered electors.[3]
Northern Cape | |
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Noord-Kaap Kapa Bokone | |
Constituency for the National Assembly of South Africa | |
![]() Location of Northern Cape within South Africa | |
Province | Northern Cape |
Population | 1,292,786 (2020)[1] |
Electorate | 656,826 (2024) |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1994 |
Seats | 5
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Electoral system
edit200 of the 400 members of the National Assembly are elected by nine constituencies which correspond to the nine provinces of South Africa. These members are elected under a system of closed party-list proportional representation,[4][5] using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota.[6][7] From 1994 to 2019 the same ballot paper was used to determine the overall seat allocation of the National Assembly and the allocation of the provincial seats. In the 2024 election a separate "regional" ballot paper was introduced for the provincial seats, which allows for the participation of independent candidates.[8] As of 2024 the Northern Cape constituency elects 5 members.[9]
Election results
editSummary
editElection | Pan Africanist Congress PAC |
United Democratic Movement UDM |
African National Congress ANC |
Democratic Alliance DA/DP |
New National Party NNP/NP |
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP |
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP |
Economic Freedom Fighters EFF |
Freedom Front Plus VF+/VFFF/VV-FF | ||||||||||||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
2019 | 417 | 0.10% | 0 | 246 | 0.06% | 0 | 239,221 | 58.23% | 3 | 99,977 | 24.33% | 1 | 3,143 | 0.77% | 0 | 138 | 0.03% | 0 | 39,879 | 9.71% | 1 | 13,522 | 3.29% | 0 | |||
2014 | 451 | 0.10% | 0 | 478 | 0.11% | 0 | 278,540 | 63.88% | 4 | 101,882 | 23.36% | 1 | 2,436 | 0.56% | 0 | 200 | 0.05% | 0 | 22,083 | 5.06% | 0 | 5,761 | 1.32% | 0 | |||
2009 | 614 | 0.15% | 0 | 503 | 0.12% | 0 | 253,264 | 61.10% | 3 | 54,215 | 13.08% | 1 | 4,088 | 0.99% | 0 | 611 | 0.15% | 0 | 4,957 | 1.20% | 0 | ||||||
2004 | 1,384 | 0.43% | 0 | 1,346 | 0.42% | 0 | 222,205 | 68.75% | 3 | 37,533 | 11.61% | 1 | 23,130 | 7.16% | 0 | 5,982 | 1.85% | 0 | 709 | 0.22% | 0 | 4,827 | 1.49% | 0 | |||
1999 | 2,083 | 0.64% | 0 | 3,092 | 0.94% | 0 | 211,206 | 64.40% | 3 | 18,952 | 5.78% | 0 | 73,766 | 22.49% | 1 | 5,295 | 1.61% | 0 | 1,448 | 0.44% | 0 | 5,229 | 1.59% | 0 | |||
1994 | 3,941 | 0.97% | 201,515 | 49.81% | 5,235 | 1.29% | 169,661 | 41.94% | 1,294 | 0.32% | 1,902 | 0.47% | 17,480 | 4.32% |
Detailed
edit2024
editResults of the regional ballot for the Northern Cape in the 2024 general election held on 29 May 2024:
The following candidates were elected.[12][13]
Name | Party | |
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Martha Bartlett | ANC | |
Erald Cloete | ANC | |
Sofia Mosikatsi | ANC | |
Lisa-Maré Schickerling | DA | |
Florence Tito | EFF |
2019
editResults of the 2019 general election held on 8 May 2019:[14][15][16]
The following candidates were elected:[17] Mirriam Kibi (ANC), Dali Mpofu (EFF), Gizella Opperman (DA), Ntaoleng Peacock (ANC) and Dikgang Stock (ANC).
2014
editResults of the 2014 general election held on 7 May 2014:[18][19][20]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
African National Congress | ANC | 278,540 | 63.88% | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | DA | 101,882 | 23.36% | 1 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | EFF | 22,083 | 5.06% | 0 | |
Congress of the People | COPE | 14,452 | 3.31% | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | VF+ | 5,761 | 1.32% | 0 | |
African Independent Congress | AIC | 3,805 | 0.87% | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | 2,436 | 0.56% | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | UCDP | 1,461 | 0.34% | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | AZAPO | 936 | 0.21% | 0 | |
African People's Convention | APC | 681 | 0.16% | 0 | |
Patriotic Alliance | PA | 591 | 0.14% | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | UDM | 478 | 0.11% | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | PAC | 451 | 0.10% | 0 | |
Agang South Africa | AGANG SA | 450 | 0.10% | 0 | |
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | ICOSA | 431 | 0.10% | 0 | |
Al Jama-ah | 219 | 0.05% | 0 | ||
Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | 200 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Workers and Socialist Party | WASP | 173 | 0.04% | 0 | |
Front National | FN | 164 | 0.04% | 0 | |
National Freedom Party | NFP | 141 | 0.03% | 0 | |
First Nation Liberation Alliance | FINLA | 128 | 0.03% | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Movement | PAM | 128 | 0.03% | 0 | |
Bushbuckridge Residents Association | BRA | 103 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Ubuntu Party | UBUNTU | 79 | 0.02% | 0 | |
United Congress | UNICO | 70 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Minority Front | MF | 67 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Keep It Straight and Simple Party | KISS | 65 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Kingdom Governance Movement | KGM | 51 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Peoples Alliance | PAL | 39 | 0.01% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 436,065 | 100.00% | 5 | ||
Rejected Votes | 7,649 | 1.72% | |||
Total Polled | 443,714 | 73.82% | |||
Registered Electors | 601,080 |
The following candidates were elected:[21] Joyce Basson (ANC), Karen de Kock (DA), Patrick Mabilo (ANC), Johannes Raseriti Tau (ANC) and Sharome van Schalkwyk (ANC).
2009
editResults of the 2009 general election held on 22 April 2009:[22][23][24]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
African National Congress | ANC | 253,264 | 61.10% | 3 | |
Congress of the People | COPE | 66,082 | 15.94% | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | DA | 54,215 | 13.08% | 1 | |
Independent Democrats | ID | 19,584 | 4.72% | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | VF+ | 4,957 | 1.20% | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | UCDP | 4,559 | 1.10% | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | 4,088 | 0.99% | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | AZAPO | 1,759 | 0.42% | 0 | |
African People's Convention | APC | 1,244 | 0.30% | 0 | |
Movement Democratic Party | MDP | 727 | 0.18% | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | PAC | 614 | 0.15% | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | 611 | 0.15% | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | UDM | 503 | 0.12% | 0 | |
Christian Democratic Alliance | CDA | 426 | 0.10% | 0 | |
Al Jama-ah | 266 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
United Independent Front | UIF | 236 | 0.06% | 0 | |
Great Kongress of South Africa | GKSA | 227 | 0.05% | 0 | |
National Democratic Convention | NADECO | 220 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Minority Front | MF | 179 | 0.04% | 0 | |
New Vision Party | NVP | 163 | 0.04% | 0 | |
South African Democratic Congress | SADECO | 135 | 0.03% | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Movement | PAM | 100 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Alliance of Free Democrats | AFD | 98 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Keep It Straight and Simple Party | KISS | 95 | 0.02% | 0 | |
Women Forward | WF | 78 | 0.02% | 0 | |
A Party | 72 | 0.02% | 0 | ||
Valid Votes | 414,502 | 100.00% | 5 | ||
Rejected Votes | 6,988 | 1.66% | |||
Total Polled | 421,490 | 75.96% | |||
Registered Electors | 554,900 |
The following candidates were elected:[25] Tshoganetso Mpho Adolphina Gasebonwe (ANC), Tina Joemat-Pettersson (ANC), Andrew Louw (DA), Sanna Keikantseeng Molao (COPE) and Ebrahim Mohammed Sulliman (ANC).
2004
editResults of the 2004 general election held on 14 April 2004:[26][27][28]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
African National Congress | ANC | 222,205 | 68.75% | 3 | |
Democratic Alliance | DA | 37,533 | 11.61% | 1 | |
New National Party | NNP | 23,130 | 7.16% | 0 | |
Independent Democrats | ID | 21,379 | 6.61% | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | 5,982 | 1.85% | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | VF+ | 4,827 | 1.49% | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | AZAPO | 1,582 | 0.49% | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | PAC | 1,384 | 0.43% | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | UDM | 1,346 | 0.42% | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | UCDP | 994 | 0.31% | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | 709 | 0.22% | 0 | |
National Action | NA | 333 | 0.10% | 0 | |
Peace and Justice Congress | PJC | 291 | 0.09% | 0 | |
Employment Movement for South Africa | EMSA | 282 | 0.09% | 0 | |
Socialist Party of Azania | SOPA | 214 | 0.07% | 0 | |
Christian Democratic Party | CDP | 202 | 0.06% | 0 | |
New Labour Party | 196 | 0.06% | 0 | ||
Keep It Straight and Simple Party | KISS | 195 | 0.06% | 0 | |
The Organisation Party | TOP | 174 | 0.05% | 0 | |
United Front | UF | 156 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Minority Front | MF | 87 | 0.03% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 323,201 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
Rejected Votes | 6,506 | 1.97% | |||
Total Polled | 329,707 | 76.04% | |||
Registered Electors | 433,591 |
The following candidates were elected:[29] Spetho Enoch Asiya (ANC), Johannes Jacobus Combrinck (ANC), Vytjie Mentor (ANC) and Adriaan Hermanus Nel (DA).
1999
editResults of the 1999 general election held on 2 June 1999:[30][31]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
African National Congress | ANC | 211,206 | 64.40% | 3 | |
New National Party | NNP | 73,766 | 22.49% | 1 | |
Democratic Party | DP | 18,952 | 5.78% | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | 5,295 | 1.61% | 0 | |
Freedom Front | VFFF | 5,229 | 1.59% | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | UDM | 3,092 | 0.94% | 0 | |
Federal Alliance | FA | 2,292 | 0.70% | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | PAC | 2,083 | 0.64% | 0 | |
Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging | AEB | 1,686 | 0.51% | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | 1,448 | 0.44% | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | AZAPO | 1,237 | 0.38% | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | UCDP | 830 | 0.25% | 0 | |
Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party | AITUP | 387 | 0.12% | 0 | |
Minority Front | MF | 182 | 0.06% | 0 | |
Socialist Party of Azania | SOPA | 167 | 0.05% | 0 | |
Government by the People Green Party | GPGP | 98 | 0.03% | 0 | |
Valid Votes | 327,950 | 100.00% | 4 | ||
Rejected Votes | 7,227 | 2.16% | |||
Total Polled | 335,177 | 88.87% | |||
Registered Electors | 377,173 |
The following candidates were elected.[32]
Name | Party | |
---|---|---|
Maans Nel | NNP | |
Elizabeth Phantsi | ANC | |
Jacobus Frederick van Wyk | ANC | |
Nelville van Wyk | ANC |
1994
editResults of the national ballot for the Northern Cape in the 1994 general election held between 26 and 29 April 1994:
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
African National Congress | 201,515 | 49.81 | 2 | |
National Party | 169,661 | 41.94 | 2 | |
Freedom Front | 17,480 | 4.32 | 0 | |
Democratic Party | 5,235 | 1.29 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 3,941 | 0.97 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,902 | 0.47 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 1,294 | 0.32 | 0 | |
African Moderates Congress Party | 864 | 0.21 | 0 | |
Minority Front | 494 | 0.12 | 0 | |
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 415 | 0.10 | 0 | |
Africa Muslim Party | 320 | 0.08 | 0 | |
Keep It Straight and Simple Party | 293 | 0.07 | 0 | |
Sport Organisation for Collective Contributions and Equal Rights | 245 | 0.06 | 0 | |
African Democratic Movement | 189 | 0.05 | 0 | |
Workers' List Party | 167 | 0.04 | 0 | |
Federal Party | 162 | 0.04 | 0 | |
Women's Rights Peace Party | 151 | 0.04 | 0 | |
Luso-South African Party | 138 | 0.03 | 0 | |
Ximoko Progressive Party | 113 | 0.03 | 0 | |
Total | 404,579 | 100.00 | 4 | |
Valid votes | 404,579 | 98.86 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 4,663 | 1.14 | ||
Total votes | 409,242 | 100.00 | ||
Source: [33][34] |
The following candidates were elected:[35]
Name | Party | |
---|---|---|
Keppies Niemann | NP | |
Godfrey Oliphant | ANC | |
Pieter Saaiman | NP | |
Mittah Seperepere | ANC |
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