Voter registration and turnout in South Africa's provincial government elections
The number of registered voters, the number who voted (voter turnout) and the percentage who voted (% voter turnout) in South Africa's provincial government elections, from 1999 to 2024. The provincial government elections are held at the same time as the national elections. The turnout is slightly different from that of the national government election, the voter registration is the same in both. There no data for the 1994 election.
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The data
60 rows, 5 columns.
- year Year
- Election year 1999 – 2024
- province Category
- Includes the 9 provinces and RSA Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Northern Cape, Western Cape, RSA
- registered_voters Number
- Number of registered voters 377173 – 27723279
- voter_turnout Number
- Number of people who voted in the provincial government elections. Only people who have registered to vote can vote. 323894 – 18066575
- %voter_turnout Number
- 50.71 – 91
Latest rows
| year | province | registered_voters | voter_turnout | %voter_turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RSA | 27723279 | 16028727 | 57.82% |
| 2024 | Western Cape | 3317072 | 1983137 | 59.79% |
| 2024 | Northern Cape | 656826 | 400185 | 60.93% |
| 2024 | North West | 1768576 | 896869 | 50.71% |
| 2024 | Mpumalanga | 2025070 | 1155811 | 57.08% |
| 2024 | Limpopo | 2779657 | 1429386 | 51.42% |
| 2024 | KwaZulu-Natal | 5738249 | 3547816 | 61.83% |
| 2024 | Gauteng | 6541978 | 3966765 | 60.65% |
| 2024 | Free State | 1456927 | 835792 | 57.37% |
| 2024 | Eastern Cape | 3438924 | 1812966 | 52.72% |
| 2019 | RSA | 26749557 | 17060322 | 64% |
| 2019 | Western Cape | 3128567 | 2073728 | 66% |
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