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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2014 Western Cape provincial election
| country = South Africa
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2009 Western Cape provincial election
| previous_year = 2009
| election_date = {{Start date|2014|05|07|df=y}}
| next_year = 2019
| next_election = 2019 Western Cape provincial election
| seats_for_election = All 42 seats to the [[Western Cape Provincial Parliament]]
| majority_seats = 22
| turnout = 72.76% {{decrease}} 2.74%
<!-- Democratic Alliance -->
| image1 = [[File:Helen_Zille_-_one.jpg|x150px]]
| candidate1 = [[Helen Zille]]<ref>Eyewitness News. [http://ewn.co.za/2014/01/25/DA-announces-premier-candidates "DA announces premier candidates"] ''Eyewitness News'', Johannesburg, 2014. Retrieved on 15 June 2018.</ref>
|party1 = Democratic Alliance (South Africa)
|last_election1    = 22 seats, 51.46%
| seats_before1     = 22
| seats1            = '''26'''
| seat_change1      = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote1     = '''1,259,645'''
| percentage1       = '''59.38%'''
| swing1            = {{increase}} 7.92
<!-- African National Congress-->
| image2            = [[File:Visita del Vicecanciller de Sudáfrica (9682283362).jpg|x150px]]
| candidate2           = [[Marius Fransman]]<ref>SAPA. [http://www.polity.org.za/article/anc-submits-provincial-candidate-lists-to-iec-2014-03-12 "ANC submits provincial candidate lists to IEC"] ''Polity'', 12 March 2014. Retrieved on 15 June 2018.</ref>
| party2            = African National Congress
| last_election2    = 14 seats, 31.55%
| seats_before2     = 14
| seats2            = 14
| seat_change2      = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2     = 697,664
| percentage2       = 32.89%
| swing2            = {{increase}} 1.34
<!-- Economic Freedom Fighters -->
| image3            = <div style="width:115px;"><span style="line-height:150px; vertical-align:center; text-align:center; color:{{party color|Economic Freedom Fighters}}; font-size:37px;"> '''EFF'''</span></div>
|candidate3            = [[Nazier Paulsen]]<ref>Felix, Jason. [https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/eff-names-w-cape-candidates-1665839 "EFF names W Cape Candidates"] ''[[Independent Online (South Africa)|IOL]]'', Cape Town, 25 March 2014. Retrieved on 15 June 2018.</ref>
| party3            = Economic Freedom Fighters
| last_election3    = -
| seats_before3     = -
| seats3            = 1
| seat_change3      = ''New party''
| popular_vote3     = 44,762
| percentage3       = 2.1%
| swing3            = ''New party''
<!-- map -->
| map_image         = Western_Cape_provincial_election_2014_winner_by_ward.svg
| map_size          = 350px
| map_caption       = Map showing the winning party by ward.
<!-- bottom -->
| title             = Premier
| before_election   = [[Helen Zille]]
| before_party      = [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]
| after_election    = [[Helen Zille]]
| after_party       = [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]
}}
{{Politics of Western Cape}}

A '''provincial election''' was held in the [[Western Cape]] on 7 May 2014 to elect a new provincial parliament. It was the fifth provincial election held since the end of the apartheid era, and also the first held since the [[death of Nelson Mandela]]. Although not constitutionally required, the election was held simultaneously with elections to the National Assembly. The legislature is unicameral, and consists of 42 members elected by a system of [[party-list proportional representation]].

The Western Cape calls its legislature the "Provincial Parliament" and the members "Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs)". The other provinces use the terms "Provincial Legislature" and "Members of the Provincial Legislature".

The [[Premier of the Western Cape]] is chosen by the Provincial Parliament. The incumbent Premier [[Helen Zille]] was re-elected.<ref>Eyewitness News.  [http://ewn.co.za/2014/05/09/da-wins-western-cape-election?page=12 "DA celbrates Western Cape win"], ''Eyewitness News'', 9 May 2014. Retrieved on 15 June 2018.</ref>

==Results==
The [[Western Cape]] was the only province not won by the ANC, the DA increased its majority from 51.46% to 59.38%. The [[African National Congress]] came in second with 32.89% of the vote, while the newly formed  [[Economic Freedom Fighters]] obtained 2.1%. The [[African Christian Democratic Party]] gained 1.02% of the vote.<ref>Sapa. [https://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-10-07-its-official-2014-election-results-announced "It's official: 2014 election results announced"], ''Mail & Guardian'', 10 May 2014. Retrieved on 15 June 2018.</ref>

<onlyinclude>{{Election results
|image=[[File:Western Cape Legislature, 2014 general election.svg]]
|party1=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes1=1259645|seats1=26|sc1=+2
|party2=[[African National Congress]]|votes2=697664|seats2=14|sc2=0
|party3=[[Economic Freedom Fighters]]|votes3=44762|seats3=1|sc3=New
|party4=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes4=21696|seats4=1|sc4=0
|party5=[[Al Jama-ah]]|votes5=13182|seats5=0|sc5=0
|party6=[[Congress of the People (South African political party)|Congress of the People]]|votes6=12520|seats6=0|sc6=–3
|party7=[[Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa|Independent Civic Organisation]]|votes7=11949|seats7=0|sc7=New
|party8=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes8=11587|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes9=10199|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party10=[[Patriotic Alliance (South Africa)|Patriotic Alliance]]|votes10=8510|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=[[African Independent Congress]]|votes11=6508|seats11=0|sc11=New
|party12=[[Agang South Africa]]|votes12=6398|seats12=0|sc12=New
|party13=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes13=3591|seats13=0|sc13=0
|party14=[[National Party South Africa|National Party]]|votes14=2694|seats14=0|sc14=0
|party15=[[African People's Convention]]|votes15=1291|seats15=0|sc15=0
|party16=African National Party|votes16=1249|seats16=0|sc16=New
|party17=Indigenous Peoples Organisation|votes17=1180|seats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes18=1158|seats18=0|sc18=0
|party19=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes19=1078|seats19=0|sc19=0
|party20=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes20=844|seats20=0|sc20=0
|party21=[[National Freedom Party]]|votes21=763|seats21=0|sc21=New
|party22=South African Progressive Civic Organisation|votes22=642|seats22=0|sc22=New
|party23=First Nation Liberation Alliance|votes23=635|seats23=0|sc23=New
|party24=[[Kingdom Governance Movement]]|votes24=490|seats24=0|sc24=New
|party25=Sibanye Civic Association|votes25=478|seats25=0|sc25=New
|party26=Peoples Alliance|votes26=440|seats26=0|sc26=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=18937
|electorate=2941333
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2014&province=WC Election Resources]
}}</onlyinclude>

==References==
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[[Category:2014 elections in South Africa]]
[[Category:Elections in the Western Cape]]