South Africa: 1995/96 Local government election results - voter registration and turnout
Updated October 2002
| Province | No voting age | Registered voters | No votes cast | Rejected ballots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 3 627 185 | 2 747 418 75.75% |
1 271 983 55.40% |
13 240 1.04% |
| Free State | 1 526 049 | 1 152 081 75.49% |
573 564 53.37% |
10 099 1.76% |
| Gauteng | 4 964 590 | 3 713 162 74.79% |
1 801 887 48.56% |
25 584 1.42% |
| Mpumalanga | 1 589 692 | 1 117 012 70.27 |
567 279 52.60% |
11 100 1.96% |
| Northern Cape | 401 761 | 343 784 85.57% |
220 611 65.06% |
3 869 1.75% |
| Northern Province | 2 063 352 | 1 746 633 84.65% |
791 434 46.15% |
15 872 2.01% |
| North West | 1 873 704 | 1 419 826 75.78% |
643 657 45.49% |
10 261 1.59% |
| Western Cape | 2 232 152 | 1 969 159 88.22% |
1 177 301 59.79% |
12 763 1.08% |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 4 029 026 | 3 573 619 88.70% |
1 626 851 45.52% |
22 282 1.37% |
| Total | 22 307 511 | 17 782 694 79.72% |
8 675 567 48.79% |
125 070 1.44% |
Table source
Adapted from LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS TASK GROUP 1996 ETG Report on Local Government Elections in South Africa 1995/1996, 230.