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2014 Northern Cape provincial election

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2014 Northern Cape provincial election[1][2]

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All 30 seats to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout71.30%
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Sylvia Lucas Andrew Louw
Party ANC DA
Last election 60.75%, 19 seats 12.57%, 4 seats
Seats won 20 7
Seat change Increase 1 Increase 3
Popular vote 272,053 100,916
Percentage 64.40% 23.89%
Swing Increase 3.65pp Increase 11.32pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
EFF
COPE
Candidate Aubrey Baartman
Party EFF COPE
Last election 16.67%, 5 seats
Seats won 2 1
Seat change New party Decrease 4
Popular vote 20,951 15,214
Percentage 4.96% 3.60%
Swing New party Decrease 13.07pp


Premier before election

Sylvia Lucas
African National Congress

Elected Premier

Sylvia Lucas
African National Congress

The 2014 Northern Cape provincial election was held on 7 May 2014 to elect all 30 members of the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature. As with all South African provincial elections, it was held concurrent with the 2014 South African general election. The ruling ANC gained a seat, and the opposition Democratic Alliance gained three seats.[1][2] The Economic Freedom Fighters, founded less than a year earlier, won two seats.[1][3]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
African National Congress272,05364.4020+1
Democratic Alliance100,91623.897+1
Economic Freedom Fighters20,9514.962New
Congress of the People15,2183.601–4
Freedom Front Plus4,6001.0900
African Christian Democratic Party2,4210.5700
United Christian Democratic Party1,5420.3700
African People's Convention1,1910.2800
Azanian People's Organisation1,0620.2500
Patriotic Alliance5840.140New
Independent Civic Organisation4990.120New
Pan Africanist Congress4600.1100
United Democratic Movement3660.0900
Inkatha Freedom Party2390.0600
First Nation Liberation Alliance1940.050New
National Freedom Party1390.030New
Total422,435100.00300
Valid votes422,43598.58
Invalid/blank votes6,1061.42
Total votes428,541100.00
Registered voters/turnout601,08071.30
Source: Election Resources

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Electoral Commission : 2014 National and Provincial Elections: Northern Cape results". 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2009 Northern Cape Legislature election results". www.eisa.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ Saville, Meggan (12 July 2013). "Malema launches his Economic Freedom Fighters". DispatchLIVE. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

Further reading

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