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Latest media releases

Monday, 19 January 2026

The IEC will hold the first by-elections of 2026 when 12 candidates from five political parties contest by-elections set to take place in Gauteng and the Western Cape on 21 January 2026. In 2025 the Commission ran 29 by-elections with at least two by-elections every month of the year.

Thursday, 18 December 2025

In by-elections held on Wednesday, 17 December 2025, the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) retained its seat in KwaZulu-Natal, while in Mpumalanga the African National Congress (ANC) won a seat previously held by an independent candidate.

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Upcoming events

Jan 21
2026
08:00 AM
Gauteng, Western Cape

Ends Jan 21, 2026 09:00 PM

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Did you know?

Current voter registration figure

Registered voters
Registered voters

27 672 264

Female
Female

55.25%

Male
Male

44.75%

Voter registration statistics

Figures are from the last LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION 2021 results

Registered population
Registered population

26 204 579

Voting districts (Vd’s)
Voting districts

23 148

Spoilt votes
Spoilt votes

425 472

Total valid votes
Total valid votes

23 468 857

Total votes cast
Total votes cast

23 895 183

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