The African National Congress has won the Northern Cape provincial elections 2014 with 64,4% of the vote. The Democratic Alliance came in second, securing the status of official opposition in the province, with 23,9% of the vote. The Economic Freedom Fighters came in third with 5% of the vote, followed by COPE with 3,6%.
In the 2009 provincial elections the ANC won the province with 60,75% of the vote, followed by COPE with 16,67%, the DA with 12,57% and the Independent Democrats with 4,94% (see here).
Provincial ballot |
Seat allocations |
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Party |
No. of Votes --> |
% Votes |
Seat allocation |
% of seats |
ANC --> |
272 053 |
64.40% |
20 |
66.7% --> |
DA |
100 916 |
23.90% |
7 --> |
23.3% |
EFF |
20 951 |
5.00% |
2 |
6.7% |
COPE |
15 214 |
3.60% |
1 |
3.3% |
VF Plus |
4 600 |
1.10% |
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ACDP |
2 421 |
0.60% |
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UCDP |
1 542 |
0.40% |
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APC |
1 191 |
0.30% |
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AZAPO |
1 062 |
0.30% |
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PA |
584 |
0.10% |
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ICOSA |
499 |
0.10% |
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PAC |
460 |
0.10% |
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UDM |
366 |
0.10% |
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IFP |
239 |
0.10% |
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FINLA |
194 |
0.00% |
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NFP |
139 |
0.00% |
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Total Valid Votes |
422 431 |
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Spoilt Votes |
6 106 |
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Total Votes Cast |
428 537 |
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Registered voters |
601 080 |
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Turnout |
71.30% |
Source: IEC
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