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Thursday, 22 April 2021

INTRODUCTION The Electoral Commission acknowledges the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the Local Government Elections will be held on Wednesday 27 October 2021. The announcement allows the Electoral Commission and all other stakeholders to begin

Thursday, 22 April 2021

In the by-elections contested yesterday 21 April 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) retained ten seats and won two seats over the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The IFP and DA both retained one seat

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May 19
2021
07:00 AM
29 wards in Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga,

Ends May 19, 2021 09:00 PM

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Did you know?

Current voter registration figure

Registered voters
Registered voters

25 780 409

Female
Female

55.21%

Male
Male

44.79%

Voter registration statistics

Figures are from the last 2019 NATIONAL ELECTION results

Registered population
Registered population

26 756 649

Voting districts (Vd’s)
Voting districts

22 925

Spoilt votes
Spoilt votes

235 472

Total valid votes
Total valid votes

17 437 379

Total votes cast
Total votes cast

17 672 851

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