Election Name: | 2014 Northern Cape provincial election[1] [2] |
Election Date: | 7 May 2014 |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2009 Northern Cape provincial election |
Previous Year: | 2009 |
Next Election: | 2019 Northern Cape provincial election |
Next Year: | 2019 |
Seats For Election: | All 30 seats to the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature 16 seats needed for a majority |
Country: | South Africa |
Turnout: | 71.30% |
Party1: | African National Congress |
Image1: | 20160226 110259 Northern Cape Premier&Apprentices (cropped).jpg |
Candidate1: | Sylvia Lucas |
Last Election1: | 60.75%, 19 seats |
Seats1: | 20 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 272,053 |
Percentage1: | 64.40% |
Swing1: | 3.65pp |
Party2: | Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |
Candidate2: | Andrew Louw |
Last Election2: | 12.57%, 4 seats |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 100,916 |
Percentage2: | 23.89% |
Swing2: | 11.32pp |
Party4: | Economic Freedom Fighters |
Image4: | EFF |
Candidate4: | Aubrey Baartman |
Last Election4: | – |
Seats4: | 2 |
Seat Change4: | New party |
Popular Vote4: | 20,951 |
Percentage4: | 4.96% |
Swing4: | New party |
Party5: | Congress of the People (South African political party) |
Image5: | COPE |
Last Election5: | 16.67%, 5 seats |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 4 |
Popular Vote5: | 15,214 |
Percentage5: | 3.60% |
Swing5: | 13.07pp |
Premier | |
Before Election: | Sylvia Lucas |
After Election: | Sylvia Lucas |
Before Party: | African National Congress |
After Party: | 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]