All 73 seats to the Gauteng Provincial Legislature 37 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Candidate
David Makhura
Solly Msimanga
Mandisa Mashego
Party
ANC
DA
EFF
Last election
53.59%
30.78%
10.30%
Seats before
40
23
8
Seats won
37
20
11
Seat change
3
3
3
Popular vote
2,168,253
1,185,743
634,387
Percentage
50.19%
27.45%
14.69%
Swing
3.40%
3.33%
4.39%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
FF+
IFP
ACDP
Candidate
Anton Alberts
Bonginkosi Wesley Dhlamini
Dulton Adams
Party
Freedom Front Plus
Inkatha Freedom Party
African Christian Democratic Party
Last election
1.20%
0.78%
0.62%
Seats before
1
1
0
Seats won
3
1
1
Seat change
2
0
1
Popular vote
153,844
38,263
30,605
Percentage
3.56%
0.89%
0.71%
Swing
2.36%
0.11%
0.09%
Premier before election
David Makhura
African National Congress
Elected Premier
David Makhura
African National Congress
The 2019 Gauteng provincial election was held on 8 May 2019, concurrently with the 2019 South African general election, to elect the 73 members of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature.
Incumbent Premier David Makhura led the ruling African National Congress (ANC), with the party attempting to retain its majority status and secure Makhura a second full term in office as premier. The media and political analysts widely expected that the ANC would lose its majority in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature, therefore it was considered to be the most hotly-contested province in this election cycle.
The Official Opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) nominated Mayor of Tshwane Solly Msimanga to be its premier candidate. Msimanga was elected Tshwane Mayor in the aftermath of the 2016 South African municipal elections as the ANC had lost its majority in the Tshwane City Council. The DA did also manage to gain control of the City of Johannesburg and Mogale City.[1][2][3][4]
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), which won 8 seats and clinched the title of the third largest party in 2014, was expected to grow in this election, possibly holding the balance of power, if the ANC had lost its majority.[5][6]
The fourth largest party in the provincial legislature, the Freedom Front Plus (FF+), saw Gauteng as a province of significant importance for its election campaign. The party nominated Member of Parliament and advocate Anton Alberts as its premier candidate.[7][8][9]
The provincial election was won by the ruling ANC, but with a reduced seat total of only 37 seats, the threshold for a majority. The DA underperformed and lost support in this election, losing a total of three seats, which only gave the party 20 seats in the provincial legislature. The EFF grew its support and won three additional seats. The FF+ gained two seats, while the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) retained its sole seat. The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) returned to the provincial legislature by winning one seat.[10][11]
^Maimane announces Msimanga as Gauteng Premier candidate, SABC News, 19 August 2018. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^DA's Solly Msimanga Gauteng premier candidate for 2019, Mail & Guardian, 19 August 2018. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^Solly Msimanga named as DA’s candidate for Gauteng premier. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^The DA chooses Solly Msimanga as preferred Gauteng Premier candidate. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^Elections 2019: IRR voter survey shows surge in EFF support since 2014. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^Is this the 2019 Election result? ANC 61%, DA 19%, EFF 11%, IFP 3% & FF+ 1%. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^FFPlus announces Gauteng premier candidate, SABC News, 27 February 2019. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^Mirrian, Natasha. 2021: ANC, DA could lose metros, Mail & Guardian, 17 May 2019. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^Adv. Anton Alberts, Member of Parliament and chairperson of the FF Plus, was appointed as the party’s premier candidate for Gauteng. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^ANC holds on to Gauteng by a whisker. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
^ANC holding onto victory in Gauteng, for now. Retrieved on 11 July 2019.
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