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Compare elections Two elections of the same type, side by side: each party’s votes and share of valid votes, and the change between them. National and provincial elections are compared on the national ballot; local elections on the municipal PR ballot. Elections of different types are not compared.
National ballot: 2019 and 2024 Official totals; “not stated” where the source does not give a figure
Totals Valid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout Figure 2019 2024 Change Valid votes 17 437 379 16 078 093 −1 359 286 Votes cast 17 672 851 16 291 516 −1 381 335 Spoilt votes 235 472 213 423 −22 049 Registered voters 26 756 058 27 782 081 +1 026 023 Turnout 66,1% 58,6% −7,4 pp
Parties Ordered by votes in 2024. A party is on one line only where the record holds it as the same party in both elections (the same name as the IEC lists it); a party that stood under a different name — or did not stand — has a line of its own with a dash. Shares are of each election’s valid votes.
Party results, 2019 and 2024 National ballot Party or contestant Votes 2019 Share 2019 Votes 2024 Share 2024 Change in share AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 10 026 475 57,5% 6 459 692 40,2% −17,3 pp DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE 3 622 531 20,8% 3 506 864 21,8% +1,0 pp UMKHONTO WESIZWE – – 2 344 311 14,6% – ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS 1 882 480 10,8% 1 529 963 9,5% −1,3 pp INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY 588 839 3,4% 618 209 3,8% +0,5 pp PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE 6 660 0,0% 330 425 2,1% +2,0 pp VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS 414 864 2,4% 219 053 1,4% −1,0 pp ACTIONSA – – 192 372 1,2% – AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY 146 262 0,8% 96 578 0,6% −0,2 pp UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 78 030 0,4% 78 446 0,5% 0,0 pp RISE MZANSI – – 67 979 0,4% – BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA WITH MMUSI MAIMANE – – 65 923 0,4% – AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT 76 830 0,4% 63 554 0,4% 0,0 pp AL JAMA-AH 31 468 0,2% 39 068 0,2% +0,1 pp NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS – – 37 423 0,2% – PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA 32 677 0,2% 36 712 0,2% 0,0 pp UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION – – 35 679 0,2% – GOOD 70 408 0,4% 29 500 0,2% −0,2 pp #HOPE4SA – – 27 217 0,2% – ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE – – 22 059 0,1% – UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT – – 20 004 0,1% – AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS 48 107 0,3% 19 900 0,1% −0,2 pp NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY 61 220 0,4% 19 397 0,1% −0,2 pp AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION 12 823 0,1% 19 048 0,1% 0,0 pp AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION – – 18 354 0,1% – AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS – – 16 307 0,1% – CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE 47 461 0,3% 14 177 0,1% −0,2 pp AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION 19 593 0,1% 13 195 0,1% 0,0 pp AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE – – 11 108 0,1% – FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY 7 564 0,0% 11 077 0,1% 0,0 pp DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS 10 660 0,1% 10 905 0,1% 0,0 pp ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE – – 9 333 0,1% – ACTION ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT PARTY – – 7 802 0,0% – CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION – – 7 424 0,0% – SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION – – 6 686 0,0% – NORTHERN CAPE COMMUNITIES MOVEMENT – – 6 629 0,0% – PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE – – 5 539 0,0% – ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS – – 5 531 0,0% – ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA – – 5 408 0,0% – ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT – – 5 240 0,0% – AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT 4 841 0,0% 5 107 0,0% 0,0 pp SIZWE UMMAH NATION – – 5 016 0,0% – SOUTH AFRICAN RAINBOW ALLIANCE – – 4 796 0,0% – AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT – – 4 601 0,0% – ABLE LEADERSHIP – – 3 867 0,0% – REFERENDUM PARTY – – 3 834 0,0% – ALL CITIZENS PARTY – – 3 693 0,0% – AFRICA AFRICANS RECLAIM – – 3 370 0,0% – CITIZANS – – 2 992 0,0% – XILUVA – – 2 593 0,0% – AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS – – 2 141 0,0% – FREE DEMOCRATS 2 580 0,0% 1 992 0,0% 0,0 pp AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS 26 262 0,2% – – – SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY 24 439 0,1% – – – BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST 19 796 0,1% – – – AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS 18 834 0,1% – – – CAPITALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA 15 915 0,1% – – – ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL 14 266 0,1% – – – AGANG SOUTH AFRICA 13 856 0,1% – – – INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA 12 386 0,1% – – – MINORITY FRONT 11 961 0,1% – – – BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION 9 179 0,1% – – – FRONT NASIONAAL/FRONT NATIONAL 7 144 0,0% – – – LAND PARTY 7 074 0,0% – – – AFRICAN COVENANT 7 019 0,0% – – – AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE 6 499 0,0% – – – ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM 6 321 0,0% – – – WOMEN FORWARD 6 108 0,0% – – – CHRISTIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT 4 980 0,0% – – – INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS 4 247 0,0% – – – NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT 4 019 0,0% – – – AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY 3 860 0,0% – – – AFRICAN CONGRESS OF DEMOCRATS 3 768 0,0% – – – SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES 3 714 0,0% – – – COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA 3 406 0,0% – – – PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT 2 844 0,0% – – – POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY 2 685 0,0% – – – SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTANANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI 2 445 0,0% – – – NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS 1 979 0,0% – – –
Sources: 2019 National and Provincial Elections and 2024 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.