Free State (National Assembly of South Africa constituency)

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Free State
Freistata
Constituency
for the National Assembly of South Africa
Outline map
Location of Free State within South Africa
ProvinceFree State
Population2,928,903 (2020)[1]
Electorate1,462,508 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1994
Seats
List
  • 11 (2014–present)
  • 12 (2009–2014)
  • 13 (2004–2009)
  • 14 (–2004)
Members of the National Assembly[2]
List

Free State (Sotho: Freistata) is one of the nine multi-member constituencies of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, the national legislature of South Africa. The constituency was established as Orange Free State in 1994 when the National Assembly was established by the Interim Constitution following the end of Apartheid. It was renamed Free State in 1999. It is conterminous with the province of Free State. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 400 members of the National Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 general election it had 1,462,508 registered electors.

Electoral system[]

Free State currently elects 11 of the 400 members of the National Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system.[3][4] Constituency seats are allocated using the largest remainder method with a Droop quota.[5][6]

Election results[]

Summary[]

Election Pan Africanist
Congress
PAC		 United Democratic
Movement
UDM		 African National
Congress
ANC		 Democratic Alliance
DA/DP		 New National Party
NNP/NP		 African Christian
Democratic Party
ACDP		 Inkatha Freedom
Party
IFP		 Economic Freedom
Fighters
EFF		 Freedom Front
Plus
VF+/VFFF/VV-FF
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2019 1,359 0.15% 0 1,036 0.11% 0 570,980 62.94% 8 154,686 17.05% 2 4,214 0.46% 0 799 0.09% 0 105,228 11.60% 1 33,660 3.71% 0
2014 1,989 0.19% 0 2,380 0.23% 0 721,126 69.72% 8 167,972 16.24% 2 5,128 0.50% 0 1,177 0.11% 0 81,559 7.89% 1 19,837 1.92% 0
2009 3,003 0.29% 0 3,408 0.32% 0 756,287 71.90% 9 127,259 12.10% 2 7,410 0.70% 0 2,260 0.21% 0 16,929 1.61% 0
2004 13,277 1.30% 0 9,785 0.96% 0 838,583 82.05% 12 90,609 8.87% 1 8,380 0.82% 0 13,488 1.32% 0 4,352 0.43% 0 21,107 2.07% 0
1999 11,300 1.03% 0 18,073 1.65% 0 887,091 81.03% 12 64,262 5.87% 1 54,769 5.00% 1 10,031 0.92% 0 4,938 0.45% 0 19,210 1.75% 0
1994 23,310 1.70% 1,059,313 77.42% 7,365 0.54% 198,780 14.53% 4,523 0.33% 8,446 0.62% 50,386 3.68%

Detailed[]

2019[]

Results of the 2019 general election held on 8 May 2019:[7][8][9]

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 570,980 62.94% 8
Democratic Alliance DA 154,686 17.05% 2
Economic Freedom Fighters EFF 105,228 11.60% 1
Freedom Front Plus VF+ 33,660 3.71% 0
African Transformation Movement ATM 6,100 0.67% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 4,214 0.46% 0
Congress of the People COPE 3,790 0.42% 0
African Independent Congress AIC 3,387 0.37% 0
Patriotic Alliance PA 3,383 0.37% 0
African Democratic Change ADEC 3,136 0.35% 0
Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats AASD 2,404 0.26% 0
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party SRWP 1,366 0.15% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 1,359 0.15% 0
African Content Movement ACM 1,308 0.14% 0
African People's Convention APC 1,196 0.13% 0
African Security Congress ASC 1,158 0.13% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 1,036 0.11% 0
Agang South Africa AGANG SA 1,004 0.11% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 800 0.09% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 799 0.09% 0
Black First Land First BLF 582 0.06% 0
Good GOOD 573 0.06% 0
Front National FN 424 0.05% 0
Power of Africans Unity PAU 397 0.04% 0
African Covenant ACO 379 0.04% 0
African Congress of Democrats ACD 361 0.04% 0
Women Forward WF 350 0.04% 0
Capitalist Party of South Africa ZACP 306 0.03% 0
Economic Emancipation Forum ECOFORUM 266 0.03% 0
Alliance for Transformation for All ATA 253 0.03% 0
Democratic Liberal Congress DLC 223 0.02% 0
Forum for Service Delivery F4SD 223 0.02% 0
Al Jama-ah ALJAMA 204 0.02% 0
National Freedom Party NFP 204 0.02% 0
African Renaissance Unity Party ARU 184 0.02% 0
Compatriots of South Africa CSA 182 0.02% 0
Christian Political Movement CPM 144 0.02% 0
Free Democrats FREE DEMS 143 0.02% 0
South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities SANCOTA 112 0.01% 0
Better Residents Association BRA 111 0.01% 0
International Revelation Congress IRC 107 0.01% 0
Land Party LAND 89 0.01% 0
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa ICOSA 80 0.01% 0
Minority Front MF 78 0.01% 0
People’s Revolutionary Movement PRM 78 0.01% 0
National People’s Ambassadors NPA 72 0.01% 0
National People’s Front NAPF 55 0.01% 0
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association SAMEBA 38 0.00% 0
Valid Votes 907,212 100.00% 11
Rejected Votes 12,337 1.34%
Total Polled 919,549 62.87%
Registered Electors 1,462,508

The following candidates were elected:[10] Dikeledi Direko (ANC), Werner Horn (DA), Thanduxolo Khalipha (ANC), Nomsa Kubheka (ANC), Annelie Lotriet (DA), Dibolelo Mahlatsi (ANC), Lawrence McDonald (ANC), Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi (EFF), (ANC), Xolisile Qayiso (ANC) and Bheki Radebe (ANC).

2014[]

Results of the 2014 general election held on 7 May 2014:[11][12][13]

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 721,126 69.72% 8
Democratic Alliance DA 167,972 16.24% 2
Economic Freedom Fighters EFF 81,559 7.89% 1
Freedom Front Plus VF+ 19,837 1.92% 0
Congress of the People COPE 14,613 1.41% 0
African Independent Congress AIC 7,972 0.77% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 5,128 0.50% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 2,380 0.23% 0
African People's Convention APC 2,093 0.20% 0
Agang South Africa AGANG SA 2,058 0.20% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 1,989 0.19% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 1,405 0.14% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 1,177 0.11% 0
National Freedom Party NFP 1,039 0.10% 0
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 943 0.09% 0
Patriotic Alliance PA 543 0.05% 0
Workers and Socialist Party WASP 393 0.04% 0
Front National FN 353 0.03% 0
Ubuntu Party UBUNTU 231 0.02% 0
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa ICOSA 226 0.02% 0
Al Jama-ah 208 0.02% 0
Keep It Straight and Simple Party KISS 203 0.02% 0
Pan Africanist Movement PAM 187 0.02% 0
Minority Front MF 152 0.01% 0
Bushbuckridge Residents Association BRA 131 0.01% 0
First Nation Liberation Alliance FINLA 120 0.01% 0
United Congress UNICO 120 0.01% 0
Kingdom Governance Movement KGM 111 0.01% 0
Peoples Alliance PAL 68 0.01% 0
Valid Votes 1,034,337 100.00% 11
Rejected Votes 16,690 1.59%
Total Polled 1,051,027 72.51%
Registered Electors 1,449,488

The following candidates were elected:[14] Nomsa Marchesi (DA), (ANC), (ANC), (EFF), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (DA), (ANC), Maggie Sotyu (ANC) and (ANC).

2009[]

Results of the 2009 general election held on 22 April 2009:[15][16][17]

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 756,287 71.90% 9
Democratic Alliance DA 127,259 12.10% 2
Congress of the People COPE 116,852 11.11% 1
Freedom Front Plus VF+ 16,929 1.61% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 7,410 0.70% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 3,927 0.37% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 3,408 0.32% 0
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 3,095 0.29% 0
African People's Convention APC 3,091 0.29% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 3,003 0.29% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 2,260 0.21% 0
Movement Democratic Party MDP 1,797 0.17% 0
Independent Democrats ID 1,786 0.17% 0
Great Kongress of South Africa GKSA 768 0.07% 0
National Democratic Convention NADECO 633 0.06% 0
Christian Democratic Alliance CDA 568 0.05% 0
United Independent Front UIF 415 0.04% 0
Alliance of Free Democrats AFD 353 0.03% 0
Al Jama-ah 323 0.03% 0
New Vision Party NVP 314 0.03% 0
South African Democratic Congress SADECO 307 0.03% 0
Pan Africanist Movement PAM 287 0.03% 0
Women Forward WF 238 0.02% 0
Keep It Straight and Simple Party KISS 197 0.02% 0
A Party 182 0.02% 0
Minority Front MF 169 0.02% 0
Valid Votes 1,051,858 100.00% 12
Rejected Votes 17,269 1.62%
Total Polled 1,069,127 76.99%
Registered Electors 1,388,588

The following candidates were elected:[18] Salam Abram (ANC), (ANC), (COPE), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), Patricia Kopane (DA), (ANC), (ANC), (DA), Maggie Sotyu (ANC) and (ANC).

2004[]

Results of the 2004 general election held on 14 April 2004:[19][20][21]

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 838,583 82.05% 12
Democratic Alliance DA 90,609 8.87% 1
Freedom Front Plus VF+ 21,107 2.07% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 13,488 1.32% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 13,277 1.30% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 9,785 0.96% 0
New National Party NNP 8,380 0.82% 0
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 6,730 0.66% 0
Independent Democrats ID 6,259 0.61% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 4,352 0.43% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 3,450 0.34% 0
Socialist Party of Azania SOPA 1,129 0.11% 0
National Action NA 1,071 0.10% 0
Employment Movement for South Africa EMSA 732 0.07% 0
United Front UF 685 0.07% 0
Christian Democratic Party CDP 665 0.07% 0
Peace and Justice Congress PJC 568 0.06% 0
The Organisation Party TOP 458 0.04% 0
Keep It Straight and Simple Party KISS 294 0.03% 0
New Labour Party 240 0.02% 0
Minority Front MF 182 0.02% 0
Valid Votes 1,022,044 100.00% 13
Rejected Votes 20,076 1.93%
Total Polled 1,042,120 78.88%
Registered Electors 1,321,195

The following candidates were elected:[22] Salam Abram (ANC), (DA), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), Sisi Ntombela (ANC), (ANC) and Maggie Sotyu (ANC).

1999[]

Results of the 1999 general election held on 2 June 1999:[23][24]

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 887,091 81.03% 12
Democratic Party DP 64,262 5.87% 1
New National Party NNP 54,769 5.00% 1
Freedom Front VFFF 19,210 1.75% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 18,073 1.65% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 11,300 1.03% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 10,031 0.92% 0
Federal Alliance FA 9,041 0.83% 0
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 8,019 0.73% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 4,938 0.45% 0
Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging AEB 4,228 0.39% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 1,919 0.18% 0
Socialist Party of Azania SOPA 838 0.08% 0
Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party AITUP 421 0.04% 0
Minority Front MF 351 0.03% 0
Government by the People Green Party GPGP 285 0.03% 0
Valid Votes 1,094,776 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 20,550 1.84%
Total Polled 1,115,326 90.99%
Registered Electors 1,225,730

1994[]

Results of the 1994 general election held on between 26 and 29 April 1994:[25][26][27]

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 1,059,313 77.42%
National Party NP 198,780 14.53%
Freedom Front VV-FF 50,386 3.68%
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 23,310 1.70%
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa DPSA 8,796 0.64%
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 8,446 0.62%
Democratic Party DP 7,365 0.54%
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 4,523 0.33%
African Moderates Congress Party AMCP 2,644 0.19%
Sport Organisation for Collective Contributions and Equal Rights SOCCER 857 0.06%
Ximoko Progressive Party XPP 683 0.05%
African Democratic Movement ADM 553 0.04%
Federal Party FP 519 0.04%
Minority Front MF 490 0.04%
Keep It Straight and Simple Party KISS 403 0.03%
Women's Rights Peace Party WRPP 398 0.03%
Africa Muslim Party AMP 324 0.02%
Workers' List Party WLP 258 0.02%
Luso-South African Party LUSAP 203 0.01%
Valid Votes 1,368,251 100.00%
Rejected Votes 14,748 1.07%
Total Polled 1,382,999 84.51%
Registered Electors 1,636,581

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