OPINION

Free State: 2014 provincial election results

ANC wins province with 69,85% of the vote, followed by the DA with 16,23% (with seat allocations)

The African National Congress has won the 2014 Free State provincial elections with 69,85% of the vote. The Democratic Alliance came in second with 16,23% of the vote, followed by the Economic Freedom Fighters with 8,15%, and the FF Plus with 2,1%.

In the 2009 elections the ANC won 734 688 votes (69,85%), followed by COPE with 120 018 (11,61%), the DA with 119 844 (11,6%), and the FF Plus with 20,780 (2,01%) (see here).

Provincial ballot

Seat allocations

Party

No. of Votes

% Votes

Seat allocation

% of seats

ANC

708 720

69.85%

22

73.3%

DA

164 672

16.23%

5

16.7%

EFF

82 674

8.15%

2

6.7%

VF Plus

21 339

2.10%

1

3.3%

COPE

16 516

1.63%

 

 

ACDP

5 150

0.51%

 

 

APC

3 198

0.32%

 

 

PAC

2 133

0.21%

 

 

UDM

2 127

0.21%

 

 

AGANG SA

2 065

0.20%

 

 

AZAPO

1 581

0.16%

 

 

UCDP

1 139

0.11%

 

 

IFP

1 124

0.11%

 

 

NFP

1 115

0.11%

 

 

PA

651

0.06%

 

 

ICOSA

459

0.05%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Valid Votes

1 014 663

 

 

 

Spoilt Votes

14 634

 

 

 

Total Votes Cast

1 029 297

 

 

 

Registered voters

1 449 488

Source: IEC

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