How many spoilt votes were there in the SA 2019 elections?

Every vote is going to count in the 2024 South African national elections with those in the know suggesting the seventh elections since 1994 will see the closest ever final results.

At the time of publishing, a little over four weeks remain until South Africans go to the polls in this year’s national elections.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the date for the elections, declaring them to be Wednesday, 29 May.

Voter turnout is key for those parties looking for seats in parliament following the voting process.

SEVEN WAYS TO SPOIL A BALLOT PAPER

Spoilt votes could well be the difference between a candidate winning – or losing – a seat in parliament.

Below, a look at which of South Africa’s nine provinces had the most spoilt votes in the most recent national elections in 2019.

An incredible 204 847 South Africans queued to vote five years ago, but submitted ballot papers that were spoilt.

KwaZulu-Natal led the way with 56 420, while the Northern Cape registered the fewest with 4 984, according to the official IEC website.

Here are SEVEN examples of how a voter could hand in a spoilt ballot paper.