The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) proclaimed the 2024 national and provincial elections free and fair.
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The results were announced during a ceremony on Sunday at the national Results Operations Centre, which included President Cyril Ramaphosa.
IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya says these elections were the most challenging and hotly contested since 1994, but despite several hurdles and even attacks on the commission, they never wavered in their commitment to voters.
South Africans voted using three ballots for the first time on 29 May, due to the presence of independent candidates.
The parties which received the most votes and thus garnered seats in the 400-member National Assembly are as follows:
- African National Congress (ANC) – 159 seats.
- Democratic Alliance (DA) – 87 seats.
- uMkhonto weSizwe party (MK party) – 58 seats.
- Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) – 39 seats.
- Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) – 17 seats.
- Patriotic Alliance (PA) – 9 seats.
- Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) – 6 seats.
- ActionSA – 6 seats.
- African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) – 3 seats.
- United Democratic Movement (UDM) – 3 seats.
- African Transformation Movement (ATM) – 2 seats.
- Al Jama-ah – 2 seats.
- Build One South Africa (BOSA) – 2 seats.
- National Coloured Congress (NCC) – 2 seats.
- Rise Mzansi – 2 seats
- GOOD Party – 1 seat
- Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) – 1 seat
- United Africans Transformation (UTM) – 1 seat
The winners of the National Assembly votes by each region are as follows:
- Eastern Cape – ANC with 62.42% of the vote, 16 seats.
- Free State – ANC with 52.56% of the vote, 6 seats.
- Gauteng – ANC with 34.62% of the vote, 17 seats.
- KwaZulu-Natal – MK Party with 44.91% of the vote, 19 seats
- Mpumalanga – ANC with 51.31% of the vote, 8 seats.
- Northern Cape – ANC with 49.47% of the vote, 3 seats.
- Limpopo – ANC with 73.38% of the vote, 16 seats.
- North West – ANC 58.29% of the vote, 8 seats.
- Western Cape – DA with 53.37% of the vote, 14 seats
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The winners of the provincial legislatures are as follows:
- Eastern Cape – ANC to lead the legislature with 45 seats won.
- Free State – ANC to lead the legislature with 16 seats won.
- Gauteng – ANC to lead the legislature with 28 seats won.
- KwaZulu-Natal – MK Party to lead the legislature with 37 seats won.
- Mpumalanga – ANC to lead the legislature with 27 won.
- Northern Cape – ANC to lead the legislature with 15 seats won
- Limpopo – ANC to lead the legislature with 48 seats won.
- North West – ANC to lead the legislature with 23 seats won.
- Western Cape – DA to lead the legislature with 24 seats won.
‘After carefully considering the extensive measures put in place and acknowledging the provisions of section 57(3) of the Electoral Act 1998, the commission declares the results of the 2024 National and Provincial Elections, free and fair,’ said IEC Chairperson Mosotho Moepya during the results announcement programme.
The list of elected public representatives was presented to President Cyril Ramaphosa during the ceremony.
On Thursday, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo is due to officially receive the IEC’s lists of designated Members of Parliament in advance of the National Assembly’s first sitting, which he will preside over.
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