# 2019 Limpopo provincial election

The 2019 Limpopo provincial election was held on 8 May 2019 to elect the 49 members of the Limpopo Provincial Legislature. It was held on the same day as the 2019 South African general election. The election was won by the African National Congress, the incumbent governing party in the province.

## Premier candidates

The African National Congress (ANC) did not announce a candidate for premier prior to the election. Incumbent premier and ANC provincial chairperson Stanley Mathabatha 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 (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, as its premier candidate.
Mogalakwena Local Municipality councillor Marcelle Maritz was the Freedom Front Plus's premier candidate.

## Results

| | African National Congress | 1,096,300 | 75.49 | –3.11 | 38 | –1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 209,488 | 14.43 | +3.69 | 7 | +1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 78,360 | 5.40 | –1.08 | 3 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 20,572 | 1.42 | +0.73 | 1 | +1 |
| | African People's Convention | 5,290 | 0.36 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 5,069 | 0.35 | –0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 4,136 | 0.28 | New | 0 | New |
| | African Independent Congress | 3,961 | 0.27 | New | 0 | New |
| | Congress of the People | 3,398 | 0.23 | –0.63 | 0 | –1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 2,450 | 0.17 | –0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress | 2,408 | 0.17 | –0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| | Agang South Africa | 2,265 | 0.16 | –0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bolsheviks Party of South Africa | 2,088 | 0.14 | New | 0 | New |
| | South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | 2,045 | 0.14 | +0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | Civic Warriors of Maruleng | 2,043 | 0.14 | New | 0 | New |
| | International Revelation Congress | 1,799 | 0.12 | New | 0 | New |
| | Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | 1,392 | 0.10 | New | 0 | New |
| | United Democratic Movement | 1,324 | 0.09 | –0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 1,163 | 0.08 | –0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | Gaza Movement for Change | 831 | 0.06 | New | 0 | New |
| | African Covenant | 690 | 0.05 | New | 0 | New |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 655 | 0.05 | –0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | Magoshi Swaranang Movement | 651 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New |
| | Better Residents Association | 647 | 0.04 | New | 0 | New |
| | Good | 494 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New |
| | Gazankulu Liberation Congress | 462 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New |
| | Power of Africans Unity | 414 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New |
| | African Renaissance Unity Party | 397 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New |
| | African Content Movement | 281 | 0.02 | New | 0 | New |
| | African People's Socialist | 267 | 0.02 | New | 0 | New |
| | Women Forward | 256 | 0.02 | New | 0 | New |
| | Land Party | 227 | 0.02 | New | 0 | New |
| | National Freedom Party | 191 | 0.01 | –0.03 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities | 144 | 0.01 | New | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 1,452,158 | 100.00 | – | 49 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,452,158 | 98.77 | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 18,072 | 1.23 | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,470,230 | 100.00 | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,608,460 | 56.36 | | | |
| Source: Election Resources |||||||