REMINDER: How the Free State voted in the 2019 national elections
South Africa will go to the polls for the seventh national elections on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. A reminder as to how voting in 2019 looked.
South Africans will go to the polls for the seventh national elections since 1994 on Wednesday, 29 May 2024.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday determined the date “in accordance with section 49(2) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, read with section 17 of the Electoral act of 1998”, according to a statement released by the Presidency.
The most recent elections took place in 2019.
Here’s a reminder of how the voting went in the Free State province …
Registered population – 1 462 508
Total votes cast – 897 185
Total valid votes – 885 677
Spoilt votes – 11 508
Voter turnout – 61.35%
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| ANC | 541 535 | 61.14 | 19 |
| DA | 155 694 | 17.58 | 6 |
| EFF | 111 427 | 12.58 | 4 |
| VF PLUS | 35 031 | 3.96 | 1 |
Above list includes all parties who achieved at least one seat