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Voter registration, turnout in South Africa's local government elections, province level

The number of registered voters, the number that voted (voter turnout) and the percentage that voted (% voter turnout) in South Africa's local government (aka municipal) elections, from 2000 to 2021. This data set includes the national and provincial numbers. Local government elections are held every five years.

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60 rows, 5 columns.

year Year
Year local government election held 2000 – 2026
province Category
Includes the 9 provinces and RSA, which is the national number Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape, RSA
registered_voters Number
Number of registered voters 442553 – 29222852
voter_turnout Number
Number of people who voted. Only people who have registered to vote can vote. Note: The 2006 numbers were calculated from the percentage voter turnout and registered voters numbers. The IEC did not supply the voter turnout number for 2006 255060 – 15290820
voter_turnout_% Number
42.36 – 64.37

Latest rows

yearprovinceregistered_votersvoter_turnoutvoter_turnout_%
2026RSA29222852
2026Western Cape3456320
2026Northern Cape713690
2026North West1907174
2026Mpumalanga2169702
2026Limpopo3036541
2026KwaZulu-Natal6029296
2026Gauteng6749480
2026Free State1533013
2026Eastern Cape3627636
2021Northern Cape62274633370853.31
2021Western Cape3111930152386548.81
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