Election Results 70% open

South Africa

South Africa is ranked #22 for this dataset
South Africa's Index ranking for election results is up from #33 in 2013

What data is expected?

Results by constituency / district for all major national electoral contests

What data is available

  •   Does the data exist? Yes
  •   Is data in digital form? Yes
  •   Publicly available? Yes published by Independent Electoral Commission)
  •   Is the data available for free? Yes
  •   Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
  •   Is the data machine readable? Yes (xls)
  •   Available in bulk? Yes
  •   Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
  •   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes

Details

In my experience, the electoral commission is one of the few South Africa entities that make such datasets so easily available for public use (and providing information that is machine readable). The standard licence is restrictive, only allowing for personal use.

Contributors

Reviewers

  • Mor Rubinstein
  • Laura James

Submitters

  • Adi Eyal
  • Gabriella Razzano