DA reaches 4 million votes

[LazyLion]

The Democratic Alliance cheered as it hit the four-million mark in the national elections on Friday.

Just before 3.30pm, preliminary results showed the party had received 4,002,663 votes so far -- 22.15 percent of the national vote.

In 2009, the party received 2,945,829 votes -- 16.66 percent.

Leader Helen Zille and fellow party members at the Electoral Commission of SA's national result centre ululated as the numbers on the big blue result board changed.

"Uyatatazela... mshini wam, mshini wam (the machine is shaking in fear)," Zille sang in clear reference to President Jacob Zuma.

In 2007, Zuma became know for the song "mshini wam" (bring me my machine gun).


Source : Sapa /gq/gm/hdw
Date : 09 May 2014 15:48

 

[LazyLion]

From their facebook page....

 

[Purply]

Wow 4 Million, that's very impressive, almost a quarter of the votes.

 

[The_Ogre]

Congrats, from a very proud supporter!

 

[dualmeister]

And they say 1 vote won't make a difference.

Without me it would have been 3 999 999

 

[Nom Chompsky]

Well done to the DA! Amazing growth considering it has to appeal to many different constituencies.

 

[Randux]

Glad I could swing a few votes your way DA

 

[SauRoNZA]

Seems Gauteng could almost have been won as well with just a little bit more effort.

 

[Freaksta]

+- 6% growth and that coming from a larger voting base is great!

 

[akescpt]

Wow. Amazeballz!

 

[marine1]

Seems Gauteng could almost have been won as well with just a little bit more effort.

Or a few more ballot papers that were not throw in the trash?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Or a few more ballot papers that were not throw in the trash?

Yeah those that were allegedly counted already. I don't buy it.

 

[marine1]

Yeah those that were allegedly counted already. I don't buy it.

already counted my skinny white hairy bum
As I said 7 million registered that did not vote??
Really???
Sorry I dont for one minute buy it.

 

[akescpt]

7 mil? I call BS as well. But don't those machines scan everybody? What's the tally from those machines?

 

[marine1]

7 mil? I call BS as well. But don't those machines scan everybody? What's the tally from those machines?

We will never know

 

[Creag]

Just before 3.30pm, preliminary results showed the party had received 4,002,663 votes so far -- 22.15 percent of the national vote.

In 2009, the party received 2,945,829 votes -- 16.66 percent.

I had not realised the increase was that significant. Really pleased to see their progress. Keep plugging away and it could become a reality in our lifetime.

 

[eltherza]

already counted my skinny white hairy bum
As I said 7 million registered that did not vote??
Really???
Sorry I dont for one minute buy it.

Was that not the case in 2009 as well though?

 

[supersunbird]

As I said in the Johannesburg thread, Tshwane and maybe Joburg will be quite interesting to watch in local elections in 2016.

 

[marine1]

Was that not the case in 2009 as well though?

I dont think it was that much, but even if it was, do you not find this strange? I would like to see the scanners log and the voters log vs the registered log.

 

[eltherza]

I dont think it was that much, but even if it was, do you not find this strange? I would like to see the scanners log and the voters log vs the registered log.

Well, I'd assume that would be the standard practice - number of votes in the box should equal the voter count book, the register book and the scanner count. Although I do not know the procedure.

Do you really suspect they managed to fraud out 25% of the votes?