Gauteng records most registered voters
In the lead-up to next year’s elections, Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, Emfuleni, Midvaal and West Rand are the municipalities that have the bulk of the country’s registered voters.
Tshwane, Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, Emfuleni, Midvaal and West Rand are the Gauteng municipalities that collectively make up the largest voting block, as 26.8 million voters are registered across the country ahead of the national 2024 elections.
Gauteng has 6.2 million registered voters expected to take part in the 2024 elections.
During registration weekend on November 18 to 19, the IEC saw the number of voters on the voters’ roll increase from 26.3 million registered voters to 26.8 million.
Gauteng registrations tallied 610 948.
KwaZulu-Natal recorded 559 933 registrations and Eastern Cape 516 547.
The IEC said it was pleased to report it had interacted with 2.9 million voters during registration weekend.
Thank you, South Africa 🇿🇦! 2.9 million voters registered on 18th and 19th November, 2023. #SAelections24 pic.twitter.com/85Rw9QAQAc
— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) November 20, 2023
It said 2.7 million registers visited voting stations to enlist and update their details, while a total of 196 511 voters used the online portal to do so.
The IEC commended the innovations and efficiencies introduced by the Voter Management Device (VMD), which had increased the speed at which voter registration applications are processed.
“With the VMD, particulars of voters who attended voting stations over the weekend have now been processed and address details captured onto the voter’s roll,” it said.
“Before the introduction of the VMD, it would have taken months to capture address details of voters following a registration event. The VMD processed 834 474 live transactions, while 1 872 352 transactions were captured and later processed.
“This is a testament to the soundness of providing a mode that enables the VMD to operate in varied connectivity environments.”
It said the total number of people involved in registration activity over the two days was close to 3 million.
“Eligible citizens registering for the first time were 568 374. This accounts for 19.57% of total registration activity.
“Voters who re-registered in the same voting district numbered 1.4 million, and those who re-registered in different voting districts 929 564.
“Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape recorded the most registrations.”
Registration breakdown per province:
– Gauteng: 610 948
– KwaZulu-Natal: 559 933
– Eastern Cape: 516 547
– Limpopo: 332 557
– Mpumalanga: 225 074
– Western Cape: 227 620
– North West: 184 902
– Free State: 173 612
– Northern Cape: 72 844
Gauteng, Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal had the most online registrations.
There are 26 152 855 South Africans registered on the voters' roll. Be sure you are counted!
Register online today at https://t.co/QFgJgjwSXA for #SAelections24 pic.twitter.com/7fpqDzZJre
— IEC South Africa (@IECSouthAfrica) October 17, 2023
“Gauteng continues to be inhabited by the majority of the country’s population, as well as being the largest voting block at 6.2 million registered voters,” said the IEC.
It added that in the youth category, the 16-29 age group accounted for 78.31%, of the 568 374 new voters.
“Therefore, the commission’s continued focus on young persons is producing a good yield. The commission will persist with efforts to improve the registration levels of the youth,” it said.
Of the new registrations, 52.52% were women.
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