VoteEdge for South African elections
PR for National Assembly + Provincial Legislatures, mixed for local government — every voting system the IEC runs is handled correctly by the Decision Report.
Authoritative South Africa geography
Every administrative tier the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes, seeded out of the box. No CSV upload required to run a project.
- Provinces
- 9
- Metros
- 8
- District municipalities
- 44
- Local municipalities
- 205
- Voting districts (wards)
- 4,392
Every race the IEC runs
| Race | Scope | Voting system |
|---|---|---|
| National Assembly | Nationwide + provincial | Proportional representation Closed-list proportional representation. 200 seats from a national list, 200 from regional (provincial) lists. |
| Provincial Legislature | Province | Proportional representation Closed-list PR within each of the 9 provinces. |
| Metro Mayor | Metro | Indirectly elected Elected by the Metro Council, which is itself elected via the mixed local-government system. |
| Metro Council | Metro | Mixed (FPTP wards + PR top-up) 50% ward FPTP + 50% PR top-up — so the council's overall composition matches the party-list vote. |
| Local Municipal Council | Local municipality | Mixed (FPTP wards + PR top-up) Same mixed system as Metro Council. Some smaller municipalities are pure PR. |
| Ward Councillor | Ward | First-past-the-post |
Election-system aware Decision Report
South Africa runs three voting systems on the same platform. The National Assembly and 9 Provincial Legislatures are closed-list proportional representation: votes are aggregated to the national / provincial level and seats allocated by party share. Local government uses a mixed system: half the seats are won outright at the ward level (FPTP), the other half allocated by PR top-up so the council overall reflects the party-list vote. The Decision Report adapts to whichever system is on the ballot — for PR races we report party share + projected seat allocation; for ward FPTP we report per-ward winners.
Country-specific capabilities
PR-aware analytics: party-share trend over time, projected seat allocation under the current vote, and the threshold each party needs to clear to gain or retain a seat.
Mixed-system local government covered correctly: ward-level FPTP results AND the PR top-up calculation in the same report.
Coverage across all 9 provinces, all 8 metros, all 44 districts, and 205 local munis — IEC's authoritative roster seeded.
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