2019 Eastern Cape provincial election
{{Short description|Provincial election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
|election_name =2019 Eastern Cape provincial election
|country =South Africa
|type =parliamentary
|ongoing =no
|previous_election =2014 Eastern Cape provincial election
|previous_year =2014
|next_election =2024 Eastern Cape provincial election
|next_year =2024
|seats_for_election =All 63 seats to the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature
32 seats needed for a majority
|election_date =8 May 2019
|turnout =
| image1 = x150px
| candidate1 = Oscar Mabuyane
| party1 = African National Congress
| last_election1 = 70.09%
| seats_before1 = 45
| seats1 = 44
| seat_change1 = {{loss}} 1
| popular_vote1 = 1,357,137
| percentage1 = 68.74%
| swing1 = {{loss}} 1.35%
| image2 =x150px
| candidate2 = Nqaba Bhanga
| party2 = Democratic Alliance (South Africa)
| last_election2 = 16.20%
| seats_before2 = 10
| seats2 = 10
|seat_change2 = {{nochange}} 0
|popular_vote2 = 310,538
|percentage2 = 15.73%
|swing2 = {{loss}} 0.47%
| image3 = x150px
| candidate3 = Yazini Tetyana
| party3 = Economic Freedom Fighters
| last_election3 = 3.48%
| seats_before3 = 2
| seats3 = 5
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 3
| popular_vote3 = 154,821
| percentage3 = 7.84%
| swing3 = {{increase}}4.36%
| image4 = x150px
|candidate4 = Mncedisi Filtane
| party4 = United Democratic Movement
| last_election4 = 6.16%
| seats_before4 = 4
| seats4 = 2
| seat_change4 = {{loss}} 2
| popular_vote4 = 51,233
| percentage4 = 2.60%
| swing4 = {{loss}} 3.56%
| image5 = x150px
| candidate5 = Veliswa Mvenya
| party5 = African Transformation Movement
| last_election5 = New party
| seats_before5 = –
| seats5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{gain}}1
| popular_vote5 = 30,082
| percentage5 = 0.89%
| swing5 = {{increase}} 1.52%
| image6 = x150px
| candidate6 = Piet Mey
| party6 = Freedom Front Plus
| last_election6 = 0.31%
| seats_before6 = 0
| seats6 = 1
| seat_change6 = {{gain}}1
| popular_vote6 = 11,548
| percentage6 = 0.58%
| swing6 = {{increase}} 0.27%
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Premier
| before_election = Phumulo Masualle
| before_party = African National Congress
| after_election = Oscar Mabuyane
| after_party = African National Congress
}}
The 2019 Eastern Cape provincial election was held on 8 May 2019, concurrently with the 2019 South African general election, to elect the 63 members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature. The election was won by the African National Congress, the incumbent governing party in the province.
Premier candidates
The African National Congress did not announce its premier candidate prior to the election. The incumbent premier Phumulo Masualle was 39th on the ANC's national list for the National Assembly election.{{cite news |last1=Merten |first1=Marianne |title=ANC lists will bring about new-look back benches, including premiers, MECs and tainted politicians |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-18-anc-lists-will-bring-about-new-look-back-benches-including-premiers-mecs-and-tainted-politicians/ |access-date=5 July 2021 |agency=Daily Maverick |date=18 March 2019}} Oscar Mabuyane, the party's incumbent provincial chairperson, was first on the provincial list for the provincial election.{{cite news |last1=Macanda |first1=Siphe |title=Mabuyane tops ANC provincial list |url=https://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2018-12-09-mabuyane-tops-anc-provincial-list/ |access-date=5 July 2021 |newspaper=DispatchLIVE |date=9 December 2018|url-access=subscription}} After the election, he announced as the party's premier candidate by the party's National Executive Committee.{{cite news |last1=Nkosi |first1=Nomazima |title=Oscar Mabuyane named Eastern Cape premier candidate |url=https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/politics/2019-05-13-mabuyane-named-eastern-cape-premier-candidate/ |access-date=5 July 2021 |agency=HeraldLIVE |date=13 May 2019}}
In September 2018, the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance, announced its provincial leader, Nqaba Bhanga as the party's premier candidate for the provincial election.{{cite news |title=Former Cope MP Nqaba Bhanga is DA's pick as Eastern Cape premier candidate |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2018-09-05-former-cope-mp-nqaba-bhanga-is-das-pick-as-eastern-cape-premier-candidate/ |access-date=5 July 2021 |agency=TimesLIVE |date=5 September 2018}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/nqaba-bhanga-named-as-das-eastern-cape-premier-candidate-20180905 | title=Nqaba Bhanga named as DA's Eastern Cape premier candidate }}
The Economic Freedom Fighters did not announce a premier candidate since the party wants to abolish provinces,{{Cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/no-premier-candidates-for-eff-malema-20190202|title = No premier candidates for EFF - Malema}} however, its provincial chairperson Yazini Tetyana was first on the party's list for the election.{{cite web |title=Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Candidates for the 2019 provincial election Eastern Cape |url=https://www.pa.org.za/election/2019/provincial/eastern-cape/eff/ |website=People's Assembly |access-date=5 July 2021}}
The United Democratic Movement placed its national chairperson Mncedisi Filtane first on its candidate list.{{cite web |title=United Democratic Movement Provincial Eastern Cape Election List 2019 (Election List) |url=https://www.pa.org.za/election/2019/provincial/eastern-cape/udm/ |website=People's Assembly |access-date=5 July 2021}}
Former DA provincial chairwoman Veliswa Mvenya was chosen as the African Transformation Movement's premier candidate.{{cite web |title=African Transformation Movement - Polity.org |url=https://cisp.cachefly.net/assets/articles/attachments/77543_atm_candidates_statement.pdf |website=Polity |access-date=5 July 2021}}
On 5 March 2019, the Freedom Front Plus announced their provincial leader Piet Mey as their premier candidate.{{cite web |last1=Groenewald |first1=Pieter |title=FF Plus's top national candidates and provincial premier candidates |url=https://www.vfplus.org.za/media-releases/ff-pluss-top-national-candidates-and-provincial-premier-candidates |website=Freedom Front Plus |access-date=5 July 2021 |date=5 March 2019}}
Congress of the People Member of the Provincial Legislature, Rev. Lievie Sharpley was chosen as COPE's premier candidate.{{cite news |last1=Naki |first1=Eric |title=These are Cope's premier candidates for the elections |url=https://citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/2100555/these-are-copes-premier-candidates-for-the-elections/ |access-date=5 July 2021 |agency=The Citizen |date=13 March 2019}}
Results
{{Election results
|image=File: Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature 2019.svg
|party1=African National Congress|votes1=1357137|sw1=–1.35|seats1=44|sc1=–1
|party2=Democratic Alliance|votes2=310538|sw2=–0.47|seats2=10|sc2=0
|party3=Economic Freedom Fighters|votes3=154821|sw3= +4.36|seats3=5|sc3=+3
|party4=United Democratic Movement|votes4=51233|sw4=–3.56|seats4=2|sc4=–2
|party5=African Transformation Movement|votes5=30082|sw5=New|seats5=1|sc5=New
|party6=Freedom Front Plus|votes6=11548|sw6= +0.27|seats6=1|sc6=+1
|party7=African Christian Democratic Party|votes7=9249|sw7= +0.14|seats7=0|sc7=0
|party8=African Independent Congress|votes8=8331|sw8=–0.35|seats8=0|sc8=–1
|party9=Pan Africanist Congress|votes9=8009|sw9=–0.03|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party10=Alliance for Transformation for All|votes10=5238|sw10=New|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=Congress of the People|votes11=4971|sw11=–0.95|seats11=0|sc11=–1
|party12=Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party|votes12=4807|sw12=New|seats12=0|sc12=New
|party13=Good|votes13=4670|sw13=New|seats13=0|sc13=New
|party14=Al Jama-ah|votes14=3007|sw14=New|seats14=0|sc14=New
|party15=African People's Convention|votes15=2513|sw15=–0.10|seats15=0|sc15=0
|party16=Azanian People's Organisation|votes16=1585|sw16=–0.04|seats16=0|sc16=0
|party17=Inkatha Freedom Party|votes17=1028|sw17=–0.01|seats17=0|sc17=0
|party18=Christian Political Movement|votes18=1016|sw18=New|seats18=0|sc18=New
|party19=Forum for Service Delivery|votes19=902|sw19=New|seats19=0|sc19=New
|party20=African Change Academy|votes20=634|sw20=New|seats20=0|sc20=New
|party21=National Freedom Party|votes21=593|sw21=–0.13|seats21=0|sc21=0
|party22=African Covenant|votes22=549|sw22=New|seats22=0|sc22=New
|party23=Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners|votes23=534|sw23=New|seats23=0|sc23=New
|party24=International Revelation Congress|votes24=452|sw24=New|seats24=0|sc24=New
|party25=African Content Movement|votes25=374|sw25=New|seats25=0|sc25=New
|party26=People's Revolutionary Movement|votes26=360|sw26=New|seats26=0|sc26=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=27081
|electorate=3363161
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2019&province=EC Election Resources]
}}
Aftermath
On 22 May 2019, members of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature were sworn in during the first sitting of the provincial legislature after the election and Oscar Masbuyane was elected as the provincial premier, while Helen Sauls-August was elected speaker with Mlibo Qoboshiyane as deputy speaker.{{cite news |last1=Sain |first1=Raahil |title=Oscar Mabuyane sworn in as new Eastern Cape Premier |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/oscar-mabuyane-sworn-in-as-new-eastern-cape-premier-23738274 |access-date=5 July 2021 |agency=IOL |date=22 May 2019}}
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