The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) in the Western Cape says immense progress has been made to reel in more voters in the province.
The province’s official voters’ roll has 3 317 072 eligible voters for this year’s 7th democratic elections, the majority of whom are women. The age cohort with the highest numbers of voters is the 40 to 49 group.
THE CERTIFIED VOTERS’ ROLL FOR NPE 2024 IS MADE UP OF:
- women – 1 838 054
- men – 1 479 018
It represents 64.7% of eligible voters in the province and 11.94% nationally.
Of those registered to vote in NPE 2024, the age breakdown is:
- Under 30 – 452 820
- 40 to 49 – 738 268
- 30 to 39 – 726 302
- 50 to 59 – 626 854
- 60 to 69 – 418 968
- 70 to 79 – 209 649
- 80+ – 87 015
The province has shown a whopping 77,95% increase in registered voters since 1999, when that figure stood at 1 864 019.
Michael Hendrickse, Provincial Electoral Officer, says the province is steadily working its way to becoming one of the top three provinces with the highest registered voters. “Our efforts are paying off and we can only improve on this going forward. It is encouraging to see that South African citizens want to actively play a part in the country’s democracy,” he said.
Nationally, there are 27.72 million people registered to vote in the 2024 general elections – nearly one million more compared to the 2019 elections.
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