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List of heads of state

Monarchy of South Africa[edit]

1910 general election[edit]

1910 South African general election

1910-09-15 1915 →

121 seats in the House of Assembly
61 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Louis Botha Leander Jameson Frederic Creswell
Party South African Unionist Labour
Seats won 66 36 3
Popular vote 30,052 39,766 11,549
Percentage 28.45% 37.65% 10.93%

Prime Minister before election

Position created
South Africa Act 1909

Elected Prime Minister

Louis Botha
South African

1915 general election[edit]

1915 South African general election

← 1910 1915-10-20 1920 →

130 seats in the House of Assembly
66 seats needed for a majority
Registered365,307
Turnout261,433 (71.57%)
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Louis Botha Thomas Smartt
Party South African Unionist
Last election 28.45%, 66 seats 37.65%, 36 seats
Seats won 54 39
Seat change Decrease 12 Increase 3
Popular vote 94,285 49,917
Percentage 36.67% 19.41%
Swing Increase 8.22pp Decrease 18.24pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Barry Hertzog Frederic Creswell
Party National Labour
Last election Did not exist 10.93%, 3 seats
Seats won 27 4
Seat change New party Increase 1
Popular vote 75,623 24,755
Percentage 29.41% 9.63%
Swing New party Decrease 1.30pp

Prime Minister before election

Louis Botha
South African

Elected Prime Minister

Louis Botha
South African

1920 general election[edit]

1920 South African general election

← 1915 1920-03-10 1921 →

134 seats in the House of Assembly
68 seats needed for a majority
Registered421,790
Turnout282,361 (66.94%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jan Smuts Barry Hertzog
Party South African National
Last election 36.67%, 54 seats 29.41%, 27 seats
Seats won 43 42
Seat change Decrease 12 Increase 15
Popular vote 101,227 90,512
Percentage 36.48% 32.62%
Swing Decrease 0.19pp Increase 3.21pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
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Leader Thomas Smartt Frederic Creswell
Party Unionist Labour
Last election 19.42%, 39 seats 9.63%, 4 seats
Seats won 25 21
Seat change Decrease 14 Increase 17
Popular vote 38,946 40,639
Percentage 14.03% 14.65%
Swing Decrease 5.39pp Increase 5.01pp

Prime Minister before election

Jan Smuts
South African

Elected Prime Minister

Jan Smuts
South African

1921 general election[edit]

1921 South African general election

← 1920 1921-02-08 1924 →

134 seats in the House of Assembly
68 seats needed for a majority
Registered499,531
Turnout277,742 (55.60%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Jan Smuts Barry Hertzog Frederic Creswell
Party South African National Labour
Last election 50.51%, 68 seats 32.62%, 42 seats 14.65%, 21 seats
Seats won 78 45 10
Seat change Increase 10 Increase 3 Decrease 11
Popular vote 137,389 105,039 29,406
Percentage 49.90% 38.15% 10.68%
Swing Decrease 0.61pp Increase 5.53pp Decrease 3.97pp

Prime Minister before election

Jan Smuts
South African

Elected Prime Minister

Jan Smuts
South African

1924 general election[edit]

1924 South African general election

← 1921 1924-06-17 1929 →

135 seats in the House of Assembly
68 seats needed for a majority
Registered413,136
Turnout319,047 (77.23%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Barry Hertzog Jan Smuts Frederic Creswell
Party National South African Labour
Last election 38.15%, 45 seats 49.92%, 78 seats 10.68%, 10 seats
Seats won 63 53 18
Seat change Increase 18 Decrease 25 Increase 8
Popular vote 111,483 148,769 45,380
Percentage 35.25% 47.04% 14.35%
Swing Decrease 2.90pp Decrease 2.86pp Increase 3.67pp

Prime Minister before election

Jan Smuts
South African

Elected Prime Minister

Barry Hertzog
National

1929 general election[edit]

1929 South African general election

← 1924 1929-06-12 1933 →

148 seats in the House of Assembly
75 seats needed for a majority
Registered461,820
Turnout347,924 (75.34%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Barry Hertzog Jan Smuts Walter Madeley
Party National South African Labour
Last election 35.25%, 63 seats 47.04%, 53 seats 14.35%, 18 seats
Seats won 78 61 8
Seat change Increase 15 Increase 8 Decrease 10
Popular vote 141,579 159,896 33,919
Percentage 41.17% 46.50% 9.86%
Swing Increase 5.92pp Decrease 0.54pp Decrease 4.49pp

Prime Minister before election

Barry Hertzog
National

Elected Prime Minister

Barry Hertzog
National

1933 general election[edit]

1933 South African general election

← 1929 1933-05-17 1938 →

150 seats in the House of Assembly
76 seats needed for a majority
Registered957,636
Turnout323,417 (33.77%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Barry Hertzog Jan Smuts
Party National South African
Last election 41.17%, 78 seats 46.50%, 61 seats
Seats won 75 61
Seat change Decrease 3 Steady 0
Popular vote 101,159 71,486
Percentage 31.61% 22.34%
Swing Decrease 9.55pp Decrease 24.16pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
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Leader Tielman Roos Walter Madeley
Party Roos Labour
Last election Did not exist 9.86%, 8 seats
Seats won 2 2
Seat change New party Decrease 6
Popular vote 27,441 20,276
Percentage 8.58% 6.34%
Swing New party Decrease 3.52pp

Prime Minister before election

Barry Hertzog
National

Elected Prime Minister

Barry Hertzog
National

1938 general election[edit]

1938 South African general election

← 1933 1938-05-18 1943 →

150 seats in the House of Assembly
76 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,052,652
Turnout835,378 (79.36%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Barry Hertzog Daniël Malan
Party United National
Last election 53.95%, 136 seats Did not exist
Seats won 111 27
Seat change Decrease 25 New party
Popular vote 446,032 259,543
Percentage 53.81% 31.31%
Swing Decrease 0.14pp New party

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Charles Stallard Walter Madeley
Party Dominion Labour
Last election Did not exist 6.34%, 2 seats
Seats won 8 3
Seat change New party Increase 1
Popular vote 52,356 48,641
Percentage 6.32% 5.87%
Swing New party Decrease 0.47pp

Prime Minister before election

Barry Hertzog
United

Elected Prime Minister

Barry Hertzog
United

1943 general election[edit]

1943 South African general election

← 1938 1943-07-07 1948 →

150 seats in the House of Assembly
76 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,114,110
Turnout885,623 (79.49%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jan Smuts Daniël Malan
Party United National
Last election 53.81%, 111 seats 31.31%, 27 seats
Seats won 89 43
Seat change Decrease 22 Increase 16
Popular vote 435,297 321,601
Percentage 49.68% 36.70%
Swing Decrease 4.13pp Increase 5.39pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Walter Madeley Charles Stallard
Party Labour Dominion
Last election 5.87%, 3 seats 6.32%, 8 seats
Seats won 9 7
Seat change Increase 6 Decrease 1
Popular vote 38,206 29,023
Percentage 4.36% 3.31%
Swing Decrease 1.51pp Decrease 3.01pp

Prime Minister before election

Jan Smuts
United

Elected Prime Minister

Jan Smuts
United

1948 general election[edit]

1948 South African general election

← 1943 1948-05-26 1953 →

150 seats in the House of Assembly
76 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,337,534
Turnout1,073,364 (80.25%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Daniël Malan Jan Smuts
Party National United
Last election 36.70%, 43 seats 49.68%, 89 seats
Seats won 70 65
Seat change Increase 27 Decrease 24
Popular vote 401,834 524,230
Percentage 37.70% 49.18%
Swing Increase 1.00pp Decrease 0.50pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Nicolaas Havenga John Christie
Party Afrikaner Labour
Last election 1.78%, 0 seats 4.36%, 9 seats
Seats won 9 6
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 3
Popular vote 41,885 27,360
Percentage 3.93% 2.57%
Swing Increase 2.15pp Decrease 1.79pp

Prime Minister before election

Jan Smuts
United

Elected Prime Minister

Daniël Malan
National

1953 general election[edit]

1953 South African general election

← 1948 1953-04-15 1958 →

156 seats in the House of Assembly
79 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,385,591
Turnout1,218,631 (87.95%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Daniël Malan Jacobus Strauss John Christie
Party National United Labour
Last election 41.63%, 79 seats 49.18%, 65 seats 2.57%, 6 seats
Seats won 94 57 5
Seat change Increase 15 Decrease 8 Decrease 1
Popular vote 598,718 576,474 34,730
Percentage 49.48% 47.65% 2.87%
Swing Increase 7.85pp Decrease 1.53pp Increase 0.30pp

Prime Minister before election

Daniël Malan
National

Elected Prime Minister

Daniël Malan
National

1958 general election[edit]

1958 South African general election

← 1953 1958-04-16 1961 →

156 seats in the House of Assembly
79 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,563,426
Turnout1,163,576 (74.42%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Johannes Strijdom De Villiers Graaff
Party National United
Last election 49.48%, 94 seats 47.65%, 57 seats
Seats won 103 53
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 4
Popular vote 642,006 492,080
Percentage 55.54% 42.57%
Swing Increase 6.06pp Decrease 5.08pp

Prime Minister before election

Johannes Strijdom
National

Elected Prime Minister

Johannes Strijdom
National

Republic of South Africa[edit]

1961 general election[edit]

1961 South African general election

← 1958 1961-10-18 1966 →

156 seats in the House of Assembly
79 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,811,160
Turnout802,079 (44.55%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hendrik Verwoerd De Villiers Graaff Johannes Steytler
Party National United Progressive
Last election 55.54%, 103 seats 42.57%, 53 seats Did not exist
Seats won 105 49 1
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 4 New party
Popular vote 370,395 261,361 69,045
Percentage 46.44% 35.28% 8.66%
Swing Decrease 9.10pp Decrease 7.29pp New party

Prime Minister before election

Hendrik Verwoerd
National

Elected Prime Minister

Hendrik Verwoerd
National

1966 general election[edit]

1966 South African general election

← 1961 1966-03-30 1970 →

166 seats in the House of Assembly
84 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,901,479
Turnout1,309,645 (68.48%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hendrik Verwoerd De Villiers Graaff Johannes Steytler
Party National United Progressive
Last election 46.44%, 105 seats 35.28%, 49 seats 8.66%, 1 seat
Seats won 126 39 1
Seat change Increase 21 Decrease 10 Steady 0
Popular vote 759,331 476,815 39,717
Percentage 58.31% 36.62% 3.05%
Swing Increase 11.87pp Increase 1.34pp Decrease 5.61pp

Prime Minister before election

Hendrik Verwoerd
National

Elected Prime Minister

Hendrik Verwoerd
National

1970 general election[edit]

1970 South African general election

← 1966 1970-04-22 1974 →

166 seats in the House of Assembly
84 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,161,234
Turnout1,507,634 (74.35%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Johannes Vorster De Villiers Graaff Johannes Steytler
Party National United Progressive
Last election 58.31%, 126 seats 36.62%, 39 seats 3.05%, 1 seat
Seats won 118 47 1
Seat change Decrease 8 Increase 8 Steady 0
Popular vote 820,968 553,280 51,760
Percentage 54.89% 36.94% 3.43%
Swing Decrease 3.42pp Increase 0.32pp Increase 0.38pp

Prime Minister before election

Johannes Vorster
National

Elected Prime Minister

Johannes Vorster
National

1974 general election[edit]

1974 South African general election

← 1970 1974-04-24 1977 →

171 seats in the House of Assembly
86 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,232,623
Turnout1,158,704 (51.87%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Johannes Vorster De Villiers Graaff Colin Wells Eglin
Party National United Progressive
Last election 54.89%, 118 seats 36.94%, 47 seats 3.43%, 1 seat
Seats won 123 41 7
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 6 Increase 6
Popular vote 638,424 363,478 72,479
Percentage 56.14% 31.96% 6.37%
Swing Increase 1.25pp Decrease 4.98pp Increase 2.94pp

Prime Minister before election

Johannes Vorster
National

Elected Prime Minister

Johannes Vorster
National

1977 general election[edit]

1977 South African general election

← 1974 1977-11-30 1981 →

165 seats in the House of Assembly
83 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,193,635
Turnout1,064,350 (48.52%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Johannes Vorster Colin Wells Eglin Radclyffe Cadman
Party National Progressive New Republic
Last election 56.14%, 123 seats 6.37%, 6 seats 32.84%, 41 seats
Seats won 135 17 10
Seat change Increase 12 Increase 11 Decrease 31
Popular vote 685,035 177,705 127,335
Percentage 65.34% 16.95% 12.15%
Swing Increase 9.20pp Increase 10.58pp Decrease 20.69pp

Prime Minister before election

Johannes Vorster
National

Elected Prime Minister

Johannes Vorster
National

1981 general election[edit]

1981 South African general election

← 1977 1981-04-29 1987 →

177 seats in the House of Assembly
89 seats needed for a majority
Registered2,290,626
Turnout1,372,019 (59.90%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Pieter Botha Colin Wells Eglin Wyatt Vause Raw
Party National Progressive New Republic
Last election 65.34%, 135 seats 16.95%, 17 seats 12.15%, 10 seats
Seats won 142 27 8
Seat change Increase 7 Increase 10 Decrease 2
Popular vote 778,371 265,297 93,603
Percentage 57.66% 19.65% 6.93%
Swing Decrease 7.68pp Increase 2.70pp Decrease 5.22pp

Prime Minister before election

Pieter Willem Botha
National

Elected Prime Minister

Pieter Willem Botha
National

1987 general election[edit]

1987 South African general election

← 1981 1987-05-06 1989 →

178 seats in the House of Assembly
90 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,031,414
Turnout2,056,627 (67.84%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Pieter Botha Andries Treurnicht Colin Wells Eglin
Party National Conservative Progressive
Last election 57.66%, 142 seats Did not exist 19.65%, 27 seats
Seats won 133 23 20
Seat change Decrease 9 New party Decrease 7
Popular vote 1,075,505 547,559 288,574
Percentage 52.70% 26.83% 14.14%
Swing Decrease 4.96pp New party Decrease 5.51pp

State President before election

Pieter Willem Botha
National

Elected State President

Pieter Willem Botha
National

1989 general election[edit]

1989 South African general election

← 1987 1989-09-06 1994 →

178 seats in the House of Assembly
90 seats needed for a majority
Registered3,120,104
Turnout2,167,929 (69.48%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Frederik de Klerk Andries Treurnicht Zach de Beer
Party National Conservative Democratic
Last election 52.70%, 133 seats 26.83%, 23 seats 16.12%, 21 seats
Seats won 103 41 34
Seat change Decrease 30 Increase 18 Increase 13
Popular vote 1,039,704 680,131 431,444
Percentage 48.19% 31.52% 20.00%
Swing Decrease 4.51pp Increase 4.69pp Increase 3.88pp

State President before election

Frederik de Klerk
National

Elected State President

Frederik de Klerk
National

Republic after Apartheid[edit]

1994 general election[edit]

1994 South African general election

← 1989 1994-04-27 1999 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Registered22,709,152
Turnout19,726,610 (86.87%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Nelson Mandela Frederik de Klerk Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Party ANC NP IFP
Last election Banned party 48.19%, 103 seats Did not exist
Seats won 252 82 43
Seat change New party Decrease 21 New party
Popular vote 12,237,655 3,983,690 2,058,294
Percentage 62.65% 20.39% 10.54%
Swing New party Decrease 27.80pp New party

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Constand Viljoen Zach de Beer Clarence Makwetu
Party VF DP PAC
Last election Did not exist 20.00%, 34 seats Banned party
Seats won 9 7 5
Seat change New party Decrease 27 New party
Popular vote 424,555 338,426 243,478
Percentage 2.17% 1.73% 1.25%
Swing New party Decrease 18.27pp New party

Results by provinces

State President before election

Frederik de Klerk
NP

Elected President

Nelson Mandela
ANC

1999 general election[edit]

1999 South African general election

← 1994 1999-06-02 2004 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Registered18,172,751
Turnout16,228,462 (89.30%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Thabo Mbeki Tony Leon Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Party ANC DP IFP
Last election 62.65%, 252 seats 1.73%, 7 seats 10.54%, 43 seats
Seats won 266 38 34
Seat change Increase 14 Increase 31 Decrease 9
Popular vote 10,601,330 1,527,337 1,371,477
Percentage 66.35% 9.56% 8.58%
Swing Increase 3.70pp Increase 7.83pp Decrease 1.96pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Marthinus van Schalkwyk Bantu Holomisa Kenneth Meshoe
Party NNP UDM ACDP
Last election 20.39%, 82 seats Did not exist 0.45%, 2 seats
Seats won 28 14 6
Seat change Decrease 54 New party Increase 4
Popular vote 1,098,215 546,790 228,975
Percentage 6.87% 3.42% 1.43%
Swing Decrease 13.52pp New party Increase 0.98pp

Results by provinces

President before election

Nelson Mandela
ANC

Elected President

Thabo Mbeki
ANC

2004 general election[edit]

2004 South African general election

← 1999 2004-04-14 2009 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Registered20,674,926
Turnout15,863,558 (76.70%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Thabo Mbeki Tony Leon Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Party ANC DA IFP
Last election 66.35%, 266 seats 9.56%, 38 seats 8.58%, 34 seats
Seats won 279 50 28
Seat change Increase 13 Increase 12 Decrease 6
Popular vote 10,880,915 1,931,201 1,088,664
Percentage 69.69% 12.37% 6.97%
Swing Increase 3.34pp Increase 2.81pp Decrease 1.61pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Bantu Holomisa Patricia de Lille Marthinus van Schalkwyk
Party UDM ID NNP
Last election 3.42%, 14 seats Did not exist 6.87%, 28 seats
Seats won 9 7 7
Seat change Decrease 5 New party Decrease 21
Popular vote 355,717 269,765 257,824
Percentage 2.28% 1.73% 1.65%
Swing Decrease 1.14pp New party Decrease 5.22pp

Results by provinces

President before election

Thabo Mbeki
ANC

Elected President

Thabo Mbeki
ANC

2009 general election[edit]

2009 South African general election

← 2004 2009-04-22 2014 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Registered23,181,997
Turnout17,919,966 (77.30%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Jacob Zuma Helen Zille Mosiuoa Lekota
Party ANC DA COPE
Last election 69.69%, 279 seats 12.37%, 50 seats Did not exist
Seats won 264 67 30
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 17 New party
Popular vote 11,650,748 2,945,829 1,311,027
Percentage 65.90% 16.66% 7.42%
Swing Decrease 3.79pp Increase 4.29pp New party

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi Patricia de Lille Bantu Holomisa
Party IFP ID UDM
Last election 6.97%, 28 seats 1.73%, 7 seats 2.28%, 9 seats
Seats won 18 4 4
Seat change Decrease 10 Decrease 3 Decrease 5
Popular vote 804,260 162,915 149,680
Percentage 4.55% 0.92% 0.85%
Swing Decrease 2.42pp Decrease 0.81pp Decrease 1.43pp

Results by provinces

President before election

Kgalema Motlanthe
ANC

Elected President

Jacob Zuma
ANC

2014 general election[edit]

2014 South African general election

← 2009 2014-05-07 2019 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Registered25,388,082
Turnout18,654,771 (73.48%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Jacob Zuma Helen Zille Julius Malema
Party ANC DA EFF
Last election 65.90%, 264 seats 16.66%, 67 seats Did not exist
Seats won 249 89 25
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 22 New party
Popular vote 11,436,921 4,091,584 1,169,259
Percentage 62.15% 22.23% 6.35%
Swing Decrease 3.75pp Increase 5.57pp New party

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi Zanele Msibi Bantu Holomisa
Party IFP NFP UDM
Last election 4.55%, 18 seats Did not exist 0.85%, 4 seats
Seats won 10 6 4
Seat change Decrease 8 New party Steady 0
Popular vote 441,854 288,742 184,636
Percentage 2.40% 1.57% 1.00%
Swing Decrease 2.15pp New party Increase 0.15pp

Results by provinces

President before election

Jacob Zuma
ANC

Elected President

Jacob Zuma
ANC

2019 general election[edit]

2019 South African general election

← 2014 2019-05-08 2024 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Registered26,756,649
Turnout17,672,851 (66.05%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Cyril Ramaphosa Mmusi Maimane Julius Malema
Party ANC DA EFF
Last election 62.15%, 249 seats 22.23%, 89 seats 6.35%, 25 seats
Seats won 230 84 44
Seat change Decrease 19 Decrease 5 Increase 19
Popular vote 10,026,475 3,622,531 1,882,480
Percentage 57.50% 20.77% 10.80%
Swing Decrease 4.65pp Decrease 1.46pp Increase 4.45pp

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi Pieter Groenewald Kenneth Meshoe
Party IFP VF+ ACDP
Last election 2.40%, 10 seats 0.90%, 4 seats 0.57%, 3 seats
Seats won 14 10 4
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 6 Increase 1
Popular vote 588,839 414,864 146,262
Percentage 3.38% 2.38% 0.84%
Swing Increase 0.98pp Increase 1.48pp Increase 0.27pp

Results by provinces

President before election

Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC

Elected President

Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC

2024 general election[edit]

2024 South African general election

← 2019 2024-05-29 2029 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Registered27,782,081
Turnout16,290,156 (58.64%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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Leader Cyril Ramaphosa John Steenhuisen Jacob Zuma
Party ANC DA MK
Last election 57.50%, 230 seats 20.77%, 84 seats Did not exist
Seats won 159 87 58
Seat change Decrease 71 Increase 3 New party
Popular vote 6,459,683 3,505,735 2,344,309
Percentage 40.18% 21.81% 14.58%
Swing Decrease 17.32pp Increase 1.04pp New party

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
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Leader Julius Malema Velenkosini Hlabisa Gayton McKenzie
Party EFF IFP PA
Last election 10.80%, 44 seats 3.38%, 14 seats 0.04%, 0 seats
Seats won 39 17 9
Seat change Decrease 5 Increase 3 Increase 9
Popular vote 1,529,961 618,207 330,425
Percentage 9.52% 3.85% 2.06%
Swing Decrease 1.28pp Increase 0.47pp Increase 2.02pp

Results by provinces

President before election

Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC

Elected President

Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC

Republic after Apartheid[edit]

1994 general election[edit]

1994 South African general election
South Africa
← 1989 1994-04-27 1999 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout19,726,610 (86.87%)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
ANC Nelson Mandela 62.65 252 New
NP Frederik de Klerk 20.39 82 −21
IFP Mangosuthu Buthelezi 10.54 43 New
VF Constand Viljoen 2.17 9 New
DP Zach de Beer 1.73 7 −27
PAC Clarence Makwetu 1.25 5 New
ACDP Kenneth Meshoe 0.45 2 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province
State President before President after
Frederik de Klerk
NP
Nelson Mandela
ANC

1999 general election[edit]

1999 South African general election
South Africa
← 1994 1999-06-02 2004 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout16,228,462 (89.30%)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
ANC Thabo Mbeki 66.35 266 +14
DP Tony Leon 9.56 38 +31
IFP Mangosuthu Buthelezi 8.58 34 −9
NNP Marthinus van Schalkwyk 6.87 28 −54
UDM Bantu Holomisa 3.42 14 New
ACDP Kenneth Meshoe 1.43 6 +4
VF Constand Viljoen 0.80 3 −6
UCDP Lucas Mangope 0.78 3 New
PAC Stanley Mogoba 0.71 3 −2
FA Louis Luyt 0.54 2 New
MF Amichand Rajbansi 0.30 1 +1
AEB Cassie Aucamp 0.29 1 New
AZAPO Mosibudi Mangena 0.17 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province
President before President after
Nelson Mandela
ANC
Thabo Mbeki
ANC

2004 general election[edit]

2004 South African general election
South Africa
← 1999 2004-04-14 2009 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout15,863,558 (76.70%)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
ANC Thabo Mbeki 69.69 279 +13
DA Tony Leon 12.37 50 +12
IFP Mangosuthu Buthelezi 6.97 28 −6
UDM Bantu Holomisa 2.28 9 −5
ID Patricia de Lille 1.73 7 New
NNP Marthinus van Schalkwyk 1.65 7 −21
ACDP Kenneth Meshoe 1.60 7 +1
VF+ Pieter Mulder 0.89 4 −2
UCDP Lucas Mangope 0.75 3 0
PAC Motsoko Pheko 0.73 3 0
MF Amichand Rajbansi 0.35 2 +1
AZAPO Mosibudi Mangena 0.25 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province
President before President after
Thabo Mbeki
ANC
Thabo Mbeki
ANC

2009 general election[edit]

2009 South African general election
South Africa
← 2004 2009-04-22 2014 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout17,919,966 (77.30%)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
ANC Jacob Zuma 65.90 264 −15
DA Helen Zille 16.66 67 +17
COPE Mosiuoa Lekota 7.42 30 New
IFP Mangosuthu Buthelezi 4.55 18 −10
ID Patricia de Lille 0.92 4 −3
UDM Bantu Holomisa 0.85 4 −5
VF+ Pieter Mulder 0.83 4 0
ACDP Kenneth Meshoe 0.81 3 −4
UCDP Lucas Mangope 0.37 2 −1
PAC Letlapa Mphahlele 0.27 1 −2
MF Amichand Rajbansi 0.25 1 −1
AZAPO Mosibudi Mangena 0.22 1 0
APC Themba Godi 0.20 1 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province
President before President after
Kgalema Motlanthe
ANC
Jacob Zuma
ANC

2014 general election[edit]

2014 South African general election
South Africa
← 2009 2014-05-07 2019 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout18,654,771 (73.48%)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
ANC Jacob Zuma 62.15 249 −15
DA Helen Zille 22.23 89 +22
EFF Julius Malema 6.35 25 New
IFP Mangosuthu Buthelezi 2.40 10 −8
NFP Zanele Msibi 1.57 6 New
UDM Bantu Holomisa 1.00 4 0
VF+ Pieter Mulder 0.90 4 0
COPE Mosiuoa Lekota 0.67 3 −27
ACDP Kenneth Meshoe 0.57 3 0
AIC Mandla Galo 0.53 3 New
Agang Mamphela Ramphele 0.28 2 New
PAC Alton Mphethi 0.21 1 0
APC Themba Godi 0.17 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province
President before President after
Jacob Zuma
ANC
Jacob Zuma
ANC

2019 general election[edit]

2019 South African general election
South Africa
← 2014 2019-05-08 2024 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout17,672,851 (66.05%)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
ANC Cyril Ramaphosa 57.50 230 −19
DA Mmusi Maimane 20.77 84 −5
EFF Julius Malema 10.80 44 +19
IFP Mangosuthu Buthelezi 3.38 14 +4
VF+ Pieter Groenewald 2.38 10 +6
ACDP Kenneth Meshoe 0.84 4 +1
UDM Bantu Holomisa 0.45 2 −2
ATM Vuyolwethu Zungula 0.44 2 New
Good Patricia de Lille 0.40 2 New
NFP Zanele Msibi 0.35 2 −4
AIC Mandla Galo 0.28 2 −1
COPE Mosiuoa Lekota 0.27 2 −1
PAC Narius Moloto 0.19 1 0
Jama-ah Ganief Hendricks 0.18 1 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province
President before President after
Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC
Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC

2024 general election[edit]

2024 South African general election
South Africa
← 2019 2024-05-29 2029 →

400 seats in the National Assembly
201 seats needed for a majority
Turnout16,290,156 (58.64%)
Party Leader % Seats +/–
ANC Cyril Ramaphosa 40.18 159 −71
DA John Steenhuisen 21.81 87 +3
MK Jacob Zuma 14.58 58 New
EFF Julius Malema 9.52 39 −5
IFP Velenkosini Hlabisa 3.85 17 +3
PA Gayton McKenzie 2.06 9 +9
VF+ Pieter Groenewald 1.36 6 −4
ActionSA Herman Mashaba 1.20 6 New
ACDP Kenneth Meshoe 0.60 3 −1
UDM Bantu Holomisa 0.49 3 +1
RISE Songezo Zibi 0.42 2 New
BOSA Mmusi Maimane 0.41 2 New
ATM Vuyolwethu Zungula 0.40 2 0
Jama-ah Ganief Hendricks 0.24 2 +1
NCC Fadiel Adams 0.23 2 New
PAC Mzwanele Nyhontso 0.23 1 0
UAT Wonder Mahlatsi 0.22 1 New
Good Patricia de Lille 0.18 1 −1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by province
President before President after
Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC
Cyril Ramaphosa
ANC