ELECTION NEWS - Although the Electoral Commission is only expected to make a final declaration on the 2019 national and provincial election much later this afternoon, provisional results indicate that the ANC will continue to govern, albeit with a reduced majority.
In 2014, the ruling party amassed 62.15% of the national vote. This year the ANC managed 57.51% (10,026,385 votes) support. 2019 was the third year the ANC posted a decline in support.
Similarly, national support for the Democratic Alliance dwindled from 22.23% in 2014 to 20.77% (3,621,188) in 2019. The 2019 results reversed the steady growth the party experienced since 2004.
The EFF, on the other hand, did not reach the 12% national support that many polls predicted in the run-up to the election, yet managed to get double figures when the final tally put the party's 2019 national support at 10.79% of the vote. In 2014, the EFF managed 6.35% of the support. The EFF retains their position as the official opposition in Limpopo and the North West, and will now become the new official opposition in Mpumalanga.
In total, 17,671,439 (65.99 %) voters participated in the election. However, had the spoilt votes (235,451) been a political party, it would have garnered more national support than the ACDP (146,262) and GOOD (70,408) parties combined.
Votes for the Inkatha Freedom Party (588,839) and Freedom Front Plus (414,864) placed the parties in the national top ten party list in the 2019 elections.
The top five political parties in the national vote are:
ANC (57.56%), DA (20.77%), EFF (10.79%), IFP (3.38%), and FF Plus (2.38%).
Freedom Front Plus Western Cape leader and chief whip in Parliament, Corné Mulder explained to News24 that the FF+ will increase their representation in Parliament from 4 seats to 10 seats. He said the EFF representation will go from 25 seats to 44 seats (+19), and the IFP will increase their representation from 10 seats to 14 seats.
Conversely, the DA will have four fewer members in Parliament, going from 89 seats to 85 seats. The ANC will forfeit 19 seats, going from 249 seats to 230 seats.
2019 provincial results.
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