The 2019 Limpopo provincial election was held on 8 May 2019 to elect the 49 members of the

Limpopo Provincial Legislature The Limpopo Provincial Legislature is the primary legislative body of the South African province of Limpopo. It is unicameral in its composition, and elects the premier and the provincial cabinet, the Limpopo Executive Council, from among the ...

. It was held on the same day as the 2019 South African general election. The election was won by the

African National Congress The African National Congress (ANC) is a Social democracy, social-democratic political party in Republic of South Africa, South Africa. A liberation movement known for its opposition to apartheid, it has governed the country since 1994, when ...

, the incumbent governing party in the province.

Premier candidates

The

(ANC) did not announce a candidate for

premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

prior to the election. Incumbent premier and ANC provincial chairperson

Stanley Mathabatha Chupu Stanley Mathabatha (born 21 January 1957) is a South African politician who is currently the Premier of Limpopo. He was elected to the position in July 2013 after the resignation of Cassel Mathale. He was previously a public servant in L ...

headed the ANC's list. After the election, the ANC National Executive Committee announced Mathabatha as the party's premier candidate. The

Economic Freedom Fighters The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a South African left-wing to far-left pan-Africanist and Marxist–Leninist political party. It was founded by expelled former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Julius Malema, and hi ...

(EFF) did not field a premier candidate because the party seeks to abolish provincial governments. Jossey Buthane, the party's provincial chair, headed the EFF list. The Democratic Alliance (DA) chose their provincial leader and current member of the legislature,

Jacques Smalle Jacobus Frederik "Jacques" Smalle is a South African politician from Limpopo who has been serving as a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2014, and previously from 2009 to 2010. He has also been a deputy federal chairperson of t ...

, as its premier candidate.

Mogalakwena Local Municipality Mogalakwena Local Municipality is located in the Waterberg District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Mogalakwena Local Municipality is Mokopane. Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following ...

councillor

Marcelle Maritz Marcelle Frieda Maritz is a South African politician who has been serving as a Member of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature since 2019. She is a member of the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) and the party's provincial leader. She served as a municipal c ...

was the Freedom Front Plus's premier candidate.

Results

References

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