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Mpumalanga: 2014 provincial election results

ANC wins with 78,2% of the vote, DA second with 10,4% (with seat allocations)

The African National Congress won the 2014 provincial elections in Mpumalanga with 78,2% of the vote. The Democratic Alliance came in second with 10,4% and the Economic Freedom Fighters third with 6,3%. The Bushbuckridge Residents Association won 1,2% of the vote, which secured them a seat in the provincial legislature.

In the 2009 provincial elections the ANC received 1 110 190 votes in the province, 85,55% of the total. The DA came in second with 97,204 votes (7,49%) and COPE third with 37 789 votes (2,91%).

Provincial ballot

Seat allocations

Party

No. of Votes

% Votes

Seat allocation

% of seats

ANC

1 042 865

78.20%

24

80.0%

DA

138 874

10.40%

3

10.0%

EFF

83 480

6.30%

2

6.7%

BRA

15 367

1.20%

1

3.3%

VF Plus

11 014

0.80%

NFP

10 035

0.80%

APC

5 936

0.40%

ACDP

5 317

0.40%

COPE

4 283

0.30%

SPP

4 243

0.30%

IFP

3 461

0.30%

PAC

3 095

0.20%

AGANG SA

1 705

0.10%

UDM

1 698

0.10%

AZAPO

1 232

0.10%

UCDP

791

0.10%

Total Valid Votes

1 333 396

Spoilt Votes

19 288

Total Votes Cast

1 352 684

Registered voters

1 860 834

Turnout

72.70%

Source: IEC

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