Election Name: | 2019 Limpopo provincial election |
Country: | South Africa |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 Limpopo provincial election |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2024 Limpopo provincial election |
Next Year: | 2024 |
Seats For Election: | All 49 seats to the Limpopo Provincial Legislature 25 seats needed for a majority |
Election Date: | 8 May 2019 |
Party1: | African National Congress |
Last Election1: | 78.60% |
Seats Before1: | 39 |
Seats1: | 38 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 1,096,300 |
Percentage1: | 75.49% |
Swing1: | 3.11% |
Party2: | Economic Freedom Fighters |
Last Election2: | 10.74% |
Seats Before2: | 6 |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 209,488 |
Percentage2: | 14.43% |
Swing2: | 3.69% |
Candidate4: | Jacques Smalle |
Party4: | Democratic Alliance (South Africa) |
Last Election4: | 6.48% |
Seats Before4: | 3 |
Seats4: | 3 |
Seat Change4: | 0 |
Popular Vote4: | 78,360 |
Percentage4: | 5.40% |
Swing4: | 1.08% |
Candidate5: | Marcelle Maritz |
Party5: | Freedom Front Plus |
Last Election5: | 0.69% |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 1 |
Seat Change5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 20,572 |
Percentage5: | 1.42% |
Swing5: | 0.73% |
Premier | |
Before Election: | Stanley Mathabatha |
Before Party: | African National Congress |
After Election: | Stanley Mathabatha |
After Party: | African National Congress |
The 2019 Limpopo provincial election was held on 8 May 2019 to elect the 49 members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. It was held on the same day as the 2019 South African general election. The election was won by the African National Congress, the incumbent governing party in the province.
The African National Congress (ANC) did not announce a candidate for premier prior to the election. Incumbent premier and ANC provincial chairperson Stanley Mathabatha headed the ANC's list.[1] After the election, the ANC National Executive Committee announced Mathabatha as the party's premier candidate.[2]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) did not field a premier candidate because the party seeks to abolish provincial governments.[3] Jossey Buthane, the party's provincial chair, headed the EFF list.[4]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) chose their provincial leader and current member of the legislature, Jacques Smalle, as its premier candidate.[5]
Mogalakwena Local Municipality councillor Marcelle Maritz was the Freedom Front Plus's premier candidate.[6]