ActionSA more than doubles support in City of Johannesburg Ward 7 by-election - all at expense of ANC

29 June 2023

ActionSA has more than doubled its support in the City of Johannesburg Ward 7 by-elections - growing from 5.02% in the 2021 municipal elections to 14.48% - while support for the ANC fell dramatically from 37.55% to 24.38%.

The by-election reaffirms that ActionSA continues on its growth trajectory, and is the only political party in South Africa which successfully manages to win support away from the ANC. This will be crucial as we enter the important 2024 national elections.

In every single black voting district where the ANC previously dominated, ActionSA achieved double-digit growth at the expense of the ANC:

Finetown Primary (ActionSA grows support by 12%, ANC losses 11%)

Buyani Primary (ActionSA grows support by 23%, ANC losses 31%)

Finetown Assembly of God (ActionSA grows support by 26%, ANC losses 27%)

Al Furqaan Islamic Centre (ActionSA grows support by 35%, ANC losses 44%)

Our support at the Al Furqaan Islamic Centre has meant that ActionSA won this voting district from the ANC for the very first time - once again proving our ability to unseat the ANC in the heart of its previous strongholds.

While ActionSA managed to achieve double-digit growth in black voting districts, we achieved marginal growth in the coloured community of Ennerdale, which represented the largest voting districts. This led to the PA’s victory overall and we congratulate the PA and their candidate in this regard.

ActionSA will continue to work with our coloured communities to ensure that their voices, together with the voices of all residents, are heard and needs are addressed.

When ActionSA launched in 2020, we launched with the intention of being a political party in government. The City of Johannesburg Ward 7 by-elections are an important indicator on the road to achieving this goal, showing continued growth ahead of the 2024 elections to unseat the ANC.

Issued by Funzi Ngobeni, ActionSA Gauteng Provincial Chairperson, 29 June 2023