2019 Free State provincial election

2019 Free State provincial election

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All 30 seats to the Free State Provincial Legislature 16 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Candidate Sisi Ntombela Patricia Kopane Party ANC DA Last election 69.85% 16.23% Seats before 22 5 Seats won 19 6 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 541,535 155,694 Percentage 61.14% 17.58% Swing 8.71% 1.35%   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Mandisa Makesini Jan van Niekerk Party EFF VF+ Last election 8.15% 2.10% Seats before 2 1 Seats won 4 1 Seat change 2 0 Popular vote 111,427 35,031 Percentage 12.58% 3.96% Swing 4.43% 1.86%
Premier before election Sisi Ntombela African National Congress Elected Premier Sisi Ntombela African National Congress

The 2019 Free State provincial election was held on 8 May 2019, concurrently with the 2019 South African general election, to elect the 30 members of the Free State Provincial Legislature.

The election was won by the African National Congress, the incumbent governing party in the province.