2019 Free State provincial election

The 2019 Free State provincial election was held on 8 May 2019, concurrently with the 2019 South African general election, to elect the 30 members of the Free State Provincial Legislature.

2019 Free State provincial election
8 May 2019
All 30 seats to the Free State Provincial Legislature
16 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Sisi Ntombela Patricia Kopane
Party ANC Democratic Alliance
Last election 69.85% 16.23%
Seats before 22 5
Seats won 19 6
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 541,535 155,694
Percentage 61.14% 17.58%
Swing Decrease 8.71% Increase 1.35%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Candidate Mandisa Makesini Jan van Niekerk
Party EFF FF Plus
Last election 8.15% 2.10%
Seats before 2 1
Seats won 4 1
Seat change Increase 2 Steady 0
Popular vote 111,427 35,031
Percentage 12.58% 3.96%
Swing Increase4.43% Increase 1.86%
Premier before election

Sisi Ntombela
African National Congress

 Elected Premier

Sisi Ntombela
African National Congress

The election was won by the African National Congress, the incumbent governing party in the province.

Premier candidates

The African National Congress (ANC) did not announce a premier candidate before the election. Provincial chairperson Sam Mashinini was first on the ANC's list with incumbent premier Sisi Ntombela third on the list.[1] After the election, Ntombela was announced as the party's premier candidate and she was elected for another term at the first sitting of the legislature after the election.[2]

The Democratic Alliance (DA) chose Patricia Kopane, a two-term Member of Parliament and its leader in the Free State.[3] She defeated Coreen Malherbe for the position.[4]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) did not field a premier candidate, since the party seeks to abolish provincial governments.[5] Mandisa Makesini appeared first on the party's list.[6]

The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) selected their incumbent provincial leader and former member of the provincial legislature, Jan van Niekerk.[7]

Results
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
African National Congress541,53561.14–8.7119–3
Democratic Alliance155,69417.58 +1.356+1
Economic Freedom Fighters111,42712.58 +4.434+2
Freedom Front Plus35,0313.96 +1.8610
African Transformation Movement6,8970.78New0New
Patriotic Alliance4,9500.56 +0.5000
Congress of the People3,9720.45–1.1800
African Independent Congress3,9600.45New0New
African Christian Democratic Party3,6970.42–0.0900
African Democratic Change3,3460.38New0New
African Content Movement1,8850.21New0New
Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats1,6460.19New0New
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party1,5670.18New0New
Pan Africanist Congress1,5130.17–0.0400
Agang South Africa1,3380.15–0.0500
African People's Convention1,3090.15–0.1700
Azanian People's Organisation8330.09–0.0700
United Democratic Movement8260.09–0.1200
Good7090.08New0New
Inkatha Freedom Party7050.08–0.0300
Power of Africans Unity5330.06New0New
African Congress of Democrats5050.06New0New
Women Forward4080.05New0New
African Covenant3650.04New0New
Alliance for Transformation for All3610.04New0New
National Freedom Party2880.03–0.0800
South African Concerned Residents Organisation 4 Service Delivery2530.03New0New
South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities1240.01New0New
Total885,677100.00–300
Valid votes885,67798.72
Invalid/blank votes11,5081.28
Total votes897,185100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,462,50861.35
Source: Election Resources

Aftermath

During the first sitting of the provincial legislature on 22 May 2019, Sisi Ntombela was re-elected as premier, while Zanele Sifuba was elected speaker, and Vusi Tshabalala was appointed chief whip.[8]

References
  1. "African National Congress (ANC) Candidates for the 2019 provincial election Free State". People's Assembly. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. "ANC announces premier candidates". eNCA. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. "Patricia Kopane named as DA Free State premier candidate". Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. "DA announces 2019 premier candidate nominees". News24. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. "No premier candidates for EFF - Malema".
  6. "Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Free State Election List 2019". People's Assembly. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. "FF Plus's top national candidates and provincial premier candidates". Freedom Front Plus. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. Nyathi, Ayanda (22 May 2019). "Sisi Ntombela re-elected as Free State premier". EWN. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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