DA on its way to landslide Western Cape victory
With around 30% of the vote still to be captured, it’s crossed the fifty plus one threshold for an outright majority in the province.
Ballot papers being handled by IEC officials on 29 May 2024 as South Africans queue to vote. Picture: Skhu Nkomphela/Eyewitness News
CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape believes it can equal or even better its 2019 performance if the current trajectory continues.
With around 30% of the vote still to be captured, it’s crossed the fifty plus one threshold for an outright majority in the province.
The African National Congress (ANC) and Patriotic Alliance (PA) are trailing significantly.
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Currently, the DA has 54% of the vote - just one percentage point off its previous performance five years ago.
The DA is now on the homestretch in its aim to extend control over the province to 20 years.
DA provincial leader Tertius Simmers said the results so far were satisfying, given it had been the punching bag for most of its opponents in this campaign.
"It also sends out a very positive message that the voters of the Western Cape believe the Western Cape works because they have a government that has worked for them for the last 15 years."
The DA said in rural areas, it also snatched support from one of its biggest nemeses, the PA, including in Laingsburg where leader Gayton McKenzie was once the district mayor.
"If we had a local government election on Wednesday, the DA would have won with an outright majority in Beaufort West. That debunks the myth that the PA thought they were invincible in Beaufort West and the Central Karoo itself."
The party said it was also seeing growth in George, Mossel Bay, the Overstrand, and the Swartland.