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91.0%of districts reporting

91.0%21 557 of 23 696 voting districts
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Eastern Cape: Preliminary results. ANC: 46.3%. Combined ballot vote share: 63.0% in 2021 → 46.3%. Change of −16.7 pp since 2021. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 96.9% of voting districts reporting.Free State: Preliminary results. ANC: 37.2%. Combined ballot vote share: 50.6% in 2021 → 37.2%. Change of −13.4 pp since 2021. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 99.1% of voting districts reporting.Gauteng: Preliminary results. DA: 34.7%. Combined ballot vote share: 28.7% in 2021 → 34.7%. Change of +6.0 pp since 2021. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 75.7% of voting districts reporting.KwaZulu-Natal: Preliminary results. MK: 34.1%. This party is not listed in the partial 2021 summary. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 91.4% of voting districts reporting.Limpopo: Preliminary results. ANC: 55.2%. Combined ballot vote share: 68.3% in 2021 → 55.2%. Change of −13.1 pp since 2021. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 86.6% of voting districts reporting.Mpumalanga: Preliminary results. ANC: 44.2%. Combined ballot vote share: 59.3% in 2021 → 44.2%. Change of −15.1 pp since 2021. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 96.9% of voting districts reporting.Northern Cape: Preliminary results. ANC: 41.6%. Combined ballot vote share: 50.5% in 2021 → 41.6%. Change of −9.0 pp since 2021. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 99.9% of voting districts reporting.North West: Preliminary results. ANC: 44.7%. Combined ballot vote share: 55.4% in 2021 → 44.7%. Change of −10.7 pp since 2021. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 89.7% of voting districts reporting.Western Cape: Preliminary results. DA: 55.2%. Combined ballot vote share: 54.3% in 2021 → 55.2%. Change of +0.9 pp since 2021. Combined ward + municipal PR ballots. Selected parties only. 89.6% of voting districts reporting.
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Ward + municipal PR · selected parties · change in pp since previous election

Overall results

Ward + municipal PR votes

Change since 2021 (percentage points).

PartyShare · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
Share unavailable8 059 959 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
Share unavailable6 190 323 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
Share unavailable2 433 235 votes
OTHER
Share unavailable2 287 835 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
Share unavailable1 592 629 votes
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ACTIONSA
Share unavailable1 307 754 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
Share unavailable1 280 165 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
Share unavailable772 943 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
Share unavailable625 286 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
Share unavailable505 319 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
Share unavailable255 504 votes
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
Share unavailable125 922 votes
IND
Share unavailable122 353 votes
RISE TSANTSABANE COMMUNITIES
Share unavailable13 570 votes

Published figures don’t support reliable vote shares.

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Leading party · municipal PR vote

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    Results by province

    Ward + municipal PR votes · selected parties

    Eastern Cape

    ANC46.3%
    ANC46.3%
    DA18.0%
    SACP6.2%

    96.9% of districts reporting

    Free State

    ANC37.2%
    ANC37.2%
    DA27.5%
    EFF8.2%

    99.1% of districts reporting

    Gauteng

    DA34.7%
    DA34.7%
    ANC21.1%
    ActionSA17.2%

    75.7% of districts reporting

    KwaZulu-Natal

    MK34.1%
    MK34.1%
    IFP22.1%
    ANC20.9%

    91.4% of districts reporting

    Limpopo

    ANC55.2%
    ANC55.2%
    EFF10.8%
    DA8.0%

    86.6% of districts reporting

    Mpumalanga

    ANC44.2%
    ANC44.2%
    MK9.6%
    SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY5.3%

    96.9% of districts reporting

    Northern Cape

    ANC41.6%
    ANC41.6%
    DA21.7%
    RISE TSANTSABANE COMMUNITIES1.7%

    99.9% of districts reporting

    North West

    ANC44.7%
    ANC44.7%
    DA14.3%
    EFF12.4%

    89.7% of districts reporting

    Western Cape

    DA55.2%
    DA55.2%
    ANC13.7%
    PA7.8%

    89.6% of districts reporting

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