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 |
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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% |
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NFP |
10 035 |
0.80% |
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APC |
5 936 |
0.40% |
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ACDP |
5 317 |
0.40% |
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COPE |
4 283 |
0.30% |
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SPP |
4 243 |
0.30% |
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IFP |
3 461 |
0.30% |
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PAC |
3 095 |
0.20% |
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AGANG SA |
1 705 |
0.10% |
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UDM |
1 698 |
0.10% |
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AZAPO |
1 232 |
0.10% |
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UCDP |
791 |
0.10% |
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Total Valid Votes |
1 333 396 |
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Spoilt Votes |
19 288 |
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Total Votes Cast |
1 352 684 |
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Registered voters |
1 860 834 |
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Turnout |
72.70% |
Source: IEC
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