Mpumalanga (National Assembly of South Africa constituency)

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Mpumalanga
iMpumalanga
Constituency
for the National Assembly of South Africa
Outline map
Location of Mpumalanga within South Africa
ProvinceMpumalanga
Population4,679,786 (2020)[1]
Electorate1,951,776 (2019)
Current constituency
Created1994
Seats
List
  • 15 (2009–present)
  • 14 (–2009)
Members of the National Assembly[2]
List

Mpumalanga (Swazi: iMpumalanga) 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 Eastern Transvaal in 1994 when the National Assembly was established by the Interim Constitution following the end of Apartheid. It was renamed Mpumalanga in 1999. It is conterminous with the province of Mpumalanga. The constituency currently elects 15 of the 400 members of the National Assembly using the closed party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2019 general election it had 1,951,776 registered electors.

Electoral system[]

Mpumalanga currently elects 15 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 1,516 0.12% 0 982 0.08% 0 918,756 72.23% 12 116,050 9.12% 1 6,375 0.50% 0 5,786 0.45% 0 146,426 11.51% 2 33,842 2.66% 0
2014 2,640 0.19% 0 1,995 0.14% 0 1,091,642 78.80% 13 139,158 10.04% 1 5,173 0.37% 0 4,143 0.30% 0 85,203 6.15% 1 11,707 0.85% 0
2009 3,509 0.26% 0 3,159 0.24% 0 1,152,698 85.81% 14 102,039 7.60% 1 6,880 0.51% 0 7,286 0.54% 0 11,151 0.83% 0
2004 8,675 0.76% 0 11,480 1.01% 0 979,155 86.34% 13 81,313 7.17% 1 4,878 0.43% 0 11,321 1.00% 0 11,730 1.03% 0 12,025 1.06% 0
1999 6,946 0.61% 0 15,869 1.40% 0 965,886 85.29% 13 56,118 4.96% 1 26,790 2.37% 0 12,453 1.10% 0 15,964 1.41% 0 14,688 1.30% 0
1994 17,800 1.36% 1,072,518 81.87% 5,492 0.42% 134,511 10.27% 4,474 0.34% 20,872 1.59% 45,964 3.51%

Detailed[]

2019[]

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

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 918,756 72.23% 12
Economic Freedom Fighters EFF 146,426 11.51% 2
Democratic Alliance DA 116,050 9.12% 1
Freedom Front Plus VF+ 33,842 2.66% 0
Better Residents Association BRA 6,971 0.55% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 6,375 0.50% 0
African Transformation Movement ATM 5,982 0.47% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 5,786 0.45% 0
African Independent Congress AIC 3,945 0.31% 0
African People's Convention APC 3,358 0.26% 0
South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities SANCOTA 2,336 0.18% 0
African Security Congress ASC 2,207 0.17% 0
Congress of the People COPE 1,947 0.15% 0
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party SRWP 1,797 0.14% 0
Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats AASD 1,591 0.13% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 1,516 0.12% 0
National Freedom Party NFP 1,499 0.12% 0
Black First Land First BLF 1,259 0.10% 0
Agang South Africa AGANG SA 1,151 0.09% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 982 0.08% 0
Forum for Service Delivery F4SD 821 0.06% 0
Economic Emancipation Forum ECOFORUM 742 0.06% 0
Good GOOD 565 0.04% 0
Front National FN 528 0.04% 0
Al Jama-ah ALJAMA 527 0.04% 0
African Covenant ACO 455 0.04% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 450 0.04% 0
International Revelation Congress IRC 387 0.03% 0
Power of Africans Unity PAU 372 0.03% 0
Capitalist Party of South Africa ZACP 365 0.03% 0
Christian Political Movement CPM 278 0.02% 0
Alliance for Transformation for All ATA 266 0.02% 0
Democratic Liberal Congress DLC 210 0.02% 0
Compatriots of South Africa CSA 205 0.02% 0
African Congress of Democrats ACD 203 0.02% 0
African Renaissance Unity Party ARU 197 0.02% 0
African Content Movement ACM 190 0.01% 0
African Democratic Change ADEC 185 0.01% 0
Women Forward WF 185 0.01% 0
National People’s Front NAPF 158 0.01% 0
Minority Front MF 157 0.01% 0
Free Democrats FREE DEMS 147 0.01% 0
Patriotic Alliance PA 125 0.01% 0
People’s Revolutionary Movement PRM 116 0.01% 0
National People’s Ambassadors NPA 110 0.01% 0
Land Party LAND 98 0.01% 0
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa ICOSA 94 0.01% 0
South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association SAMEBA 67 0.01% 0
Valid Votes 1,271,979 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 18,929 1.47%
Total Polled 1,290,908 66.14%
Registered Electors 1,951,776

The following candidates were elected:[10] (ANC), (ANC), Angel Khanyile (DA), Lusizo Makhubela-Mashele (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), Reneiloe Mashabela (EFF), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (EFF), (ANC), Gijimani Skosana (ANC) and (ANC).

2014[]

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

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 1,091,642 78.80% 13
Democratic Alliance DA 139,158 10.04% 1
Economic Freedom Fighters EFF 85,203 6.15% 1
Bushbuckridge Residents Association BRA 12,208 0.88% 0
Freedom Front Plus VF+ 11,707 0.85% 0
National Freedom Party NFP 9,312 0.67% 0
African Independent Congress AIC 7,072 0.51% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 5,173 0.37% 0
African People's Convention APC 4,269 0.31% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 4,143 0.30% 0
Congress of the People COPE 3,931 0.28% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 2,640 0.19% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 1,995 0.14% 0
Agang South Africa AGANG SA 1,738 0.13% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 1,156 0.08% 0
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 661 0.05% 0
Al Jama-ah 596 0.04% 0
Workers and Socialist Party WASP 448 0.03% 0
Front National FN 428 0.03% 0
Patriotic Alliance PA 330 0.02% 0
Pan Africanist Movement PAM 277 0.02% 0
Ubuntu Party UBUNTU 274 0.02% 0
Keep It Straight and Simple Party KISS 201 0.01% 0
Minority Front MF 187 0.01% 0
First Nation Liberation Alliance FINLA 165 0.01% 0
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa ICOSA 144 0.01% 0
United Congress UNICO 128 0.01% 0
Kingdom Governance Movement KGM 125 0.01% 0
Peoples Alliance PAL 96 0.01% 0
Valid Votes 1,385,407 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 22,862 1.62%
Total Polled 1,408,269 75.68%
Registered Electors 1,860,834

The following candidates were elected:[14] Bongani Bongo (ANC), (ANC), Sindisiwe Chikunga (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (EFF), Henro Krüger (DA), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC) and Gijimani Skosana (ANC).

2009[]

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

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 1,152,698 85.81% 14
Democratic Alliance DA 102,039 7.60% 1
Congress of the People COPE 38,802 2.89% 0
Freedom Front Plus VF+ 11,151 0.83% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 7,286 0.54% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 6,880 0.51% 0
African People's Convention APC 4,421 0.33% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 3,509 0.26% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 3,159 0.24% 0
Movement Democratic Party MDP 2,915 0.22% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 2,698 0.20% 0
Independent Democrats ID 1,619 0.12% 0
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 849 0.06% 0
Al Jama-ah 756 0.06% 0
National Democratic Convention NADECO 728 0.05% 0
Christian Democratic Alliance CDA 558 0.04% 0
South African Democratic Congress SADECO 535 0.04% 0
Great Kongress of South Africa GKSA 478 0.04% 0
United Independent Front UIF 384 0.03% 0
New Vision Party NVP 371 0.03% 0
Alliance of Free Democrats AFD 315 0.02% 0
Minority Front MF 286 0.02% 0
Pan Africanist Movement PAM 216 0.02% 0
Women Forward WF 208 0.02% 0
A Party 204 0.02% 0
Keep It Straight and Simple Party KISS 188 0.01% 0
Valid Votes 1,343,253 100.00% 15
Rejected Votes 20,583 1.51%
Total Polled 1,363,836 80.38%
Registered Electors 1,696,705

The following candidates were elected:[18] Lourie Bosman (DA), Sindisiwe Chikunga (ANC), (ANC), Eric Kholwane (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), Gijimani Skosana (ANC), (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 979,155 86.34% 13
Democratic Alliance DA 81,313 7.17% 1
Freedom Front Plus VF+ 12,025 1.06% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 11,730 1.03% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 11,480 1.01% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 11,321 1.00% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 8,675 0.76% 0
New National Party NNP 4,878 0.43% 0
Independent Democrats ID 3,927 0.35% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 2,149 0.19% 0
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 1,795 0.16% 0
Socialist Party of Azania SOPA 1,056 0.09% 0
National Action NA 740 0.07% 0
Employment Movement for South Africa EMSA 719 0.06% 0
Christian Democratic Party CDP 662 0.06% 0
United Front UF 626 0.06% 0
Peace and Justice Congress PJC 606 0.05% 0
The Organisation Party TOP 411 0.04% 0
Minority Front MF 298 0.03% 0
Keep It Straight and Simple Party KISS 263 0.02% 0
New Labour Party 263 0.02% 0
Valid Votes 1,134,092 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 23,871 2.06%
Total Polled 1,157,963 80.28%
Registered Electors 1,442,469

The following candidates were elected:[22] Sindisiwe Chikunga (ANC), (ANC), Eric Kholwane (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC), (ANC) and (DA).

1999[]

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

Party Votes % Seats
African National Congress ANC 965,886 85.29% 13
Democratic Party DP 56,118 4.96% 1
New National Party NNP 26,790 2.37% 0
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 15,964 1.41% 0
United Democratic Movement UDM 15,869 1.40% 0
Freedom Front VFFF 14,688 1.30% 0
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 12,453 1.10% 0
Federal Alliance FA 8,482 0.75% 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 6,946 0.61% 0
Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging AEB 4,260 0.38% 0
United Christian Democratic Party UCDP 2,394 0.21% 0
Azanian People's Organisation AZAPO 1,062 0.09% 0
Socialist Party of Azania SOPA 519 0.05% 0
Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party AITUP 439 0.04% 0
Minority Front MF 401 0.04% 0
Government by the People Green Party GPGP 246 0.02% 0
Valid Votes 1,132,517 100.00% 14
Rejected Votes 24,712 2.14%
Total Polled 1,157,229 90.57%
Registered Electors 1,277,783

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 1,072,518 81.87%
National Party NP 134,511 10.27%
Freedom Front VV-FF 45,964 3.51%
Inkatha Freedom Party IFP 20,872 1.59%
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania PAC 17,800 1.36%
Democratic Party DP 5,492 0.42%
African Christian Democratic Party ACDP 4,474 0.34%
African Moderates Congress Party AMCP 2,625 0.20%
Africa Muslim Party AMP 906 0.07%
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa DPSA 834 0.06%
Sport Organisation for Collective Contributions and Equal Rights SOCCER 636 0.05%
African Democratic Movement ADM 611 0.05%
Federal Party FP 527 0.04%
Minority Front MF 503 0.04%
Ximoko Progressive Party XPP 416 0.03%
Keep It Straight and Simple Party KISS 415 0.03%
Women's Rights Peace Party WRPP 311 0.02%
Workers' List Party WLP 309 0.02%
Luso-South African Party LUSAP 269 0.02%
Valid Votes 1,309,993 100.00%
Rejected Votes 16,614 1.25%
Total Polled 1,326,607 85.43%
Registered Electors 1,552,775

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