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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.

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Municipal PR ballot: 2000 and 2016

Official totals; “not stated” where the source does not give a figure

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	2000	2016	Change
Valid votes	8 691 079	14 906 588	+6 215 509
Votes cast	8 882 734	15 189 423	+6 306 689
Spoilt votes	191 655	282 835	+91 180
Registered voters	18 477 932	26 333 353	+7 855 421
Turnout	48,1%	57,7%	+9,6 pp

Parties

Ordered by votes in 2016. 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, 2000 and 2016Municipal PR ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 2000	Share 2000	Votes 2016	Share 2016	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 208 058	59,9%	8 121 466	54,5%	−5,4 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	4 028 087	27,0%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 228 949	8,2%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	794 495	9,1%	636 674	4,3%	−4,9 pp
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	145 818	1,0%	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	7 436	0,1%	113 124	0,8%	+0,7 pp
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	234 198	2,7%	91 275	0,6%	−2,1 pp
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	67 777	0,5%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	103 440	1,2%	62 454	0,4%	−0,8 pp
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	40 750	0,3%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	115 827	1,3%	29 799	0,2%	−1,1 pp
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	–	–	28 849	0,2%	–
BUSHBUCKRIDGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	24 889	0,2%	–
AL JAMA-AH	–	–	17 220	0,1%	–
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	3 890	0,0%	15 239	0,1%	+0,1 pp
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	–	–	11 011	0,1%	–
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	25 865	0,3%	10 122	0,1%	−0,2 pp
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	85 697	1,0%	9 695	0,1%	−0,9 pp
STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	8 518	0,1%	–
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	–	–	7 167	0,0%	–
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	–	–	6 943	0,0%	–
UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	–	–	6 331	0,0%	–
MINORITY FRONT	26 499	0,3%	5 874	0,0%	−0,3 pp
TRULY ALLIANCE	–	–	5 688	0,0%	–
DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	10 206	0,1%	5 629	0,0%	−0,1 pp
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	–	–	4 893	0,0%	–
ACADEMIC CONGRESS UNION	–	–	4 164	0,0%	–
MTHATHA RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	4 143	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	–	–	4 038	0,0%	–
BREEDEVALLEI ONAFHANKLIK	2 386	0,0%	3 872	0,0%	0,0 pp
AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA	–	–	3 753	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY	–	–	3 472	0,0%	–
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	3 424	0,0%	–
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS	–	–	3 386	0,0%	–
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	–	–	3 372	0,0%	–
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	–	–	3 348	0,0%	–
ARE AGENG AFRIKA	–	–	3 048	0,0%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	3 021	0,0%	–
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	3 018	0,0%	–
CIVIC VOICE	–	–	2 869	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	–	–	2 850	0,0%	–
CIVIC WARRIORS OF MARULENG	–	–	2 810	0,0%	–
KHOISAN REVOLUTION	–	–	2 806	0,0%	–
XIMOKO PARTY	10 814	0,1%	2 749	0,0%	−0,1 pp
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	–	–	2 638	0,0%	–
SAVE TSANTSABANE COALITION	–	–	2 566	0,0%	–
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	–	–	2 542	0,0%	–
RANDFONTEIN PEOPLES PARTY	–	–	2 537	0,0%	–
AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	2 508	0,0%	–
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY	–	–	2 463	0,0%	–
NATIONAL PARTY SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	2 296	0,0%	–
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	–	–	2 254	0,0%	–
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	–	–	2 246	0,0%	–
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	2 506	0,0%	2 204	0,0%	0,0 pp
RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	2 177	0,0%	–
CAPE PARTY/ KAAPSE PARTY	–	–	2 100	0,0%	–
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	–	–	2 036	0,0%	–
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	–	–	1 977	0,0%	–
ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	–	–	1 966	0,0%	–
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	–	–	1 937	0,0%	–
DIE FORUM	–	–	1 910	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTANANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI	–	–	1 883	0,0%	–
THABAZIMBI RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	1 878	0,0%	–
KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	–	–	1 823	0,0%	–
UBUNTU PARTY	–	–	1 635	0,0%	–
AFRICA MUSLIM PARTY	8 056	0,1%	1 571	0,0%	−0,1 pp
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	1 498	0,0%	–
UNITED PEOPLES PARTY	–	–	1 469	0,0%	–
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	–	–	1 334	0,0%	–
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	–	–	1 328	0,0%	–
DIENSLEWERINGS PARTY	–	–	1 247	0,0%	–
KGATELOPELE COMMUNITY FORUM	–	–	1 219	0,0%	–
WITZENBERG AKSIE	–	–	1 201	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	1 117	0,0%	–
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT PARTY	–	–	1 112	0,0%	–
MOGALAKWENA RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	1 096	0,0%	–
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	–	–	1 061	0,0%	–
LOCAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	1 056	0,0%	–
MALETSWAI CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	1 030	0,0%	–
OPERATION KHANYISA MOVEMENT	–	–	995	0,0%	–
PEOPLES ALLIANCE	–	–	991	0,0%	–
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT	–	–	989	0,0%	–
SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS	–	–	984	0,0%	–
PAN AFRICAN SOCIALIST MOVEMENT OF AZANIA	–	–	973	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION	–	–	950	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	–	–	946	0,0%	–
ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM	–	–	942	0,0%	–
ALTERNATIVE DEMOCRATS	–	–	942	0,0%	–
SAKHISIZWE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT	–	–	930	0,0%	–
ISITHUNZI SOM-AFRIKA ECONO FIGHTERS	–	–	906	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	–	–	891	0,0%	–
MPUMALANGA PARTY	–	–	874	0,0%	–
ALLIANCE OF DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	–	–	867	0,0%	–
LANGERBERG INDEPENDENT PARTY	–	–	800	0,0%	–
KAROO DEMOCRATIC FORCE	–	–	799	0,0%	–
LEBOWAKGOMO CIVIC ORGANIZATION	–	–	799	0,0%	–
AFRICAN MANDATE CONGRESS	–	–	786	0,0%	–
PATRIOTIC ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	736	0,0%	–
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	–	–	721	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL PARTY	–	–	714	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN UNITED PARTY	–	–	701	0,0%	–
KHOISAN KINGDOM AND ALL PEOPLE	–	–	692	0,0%	–
AL SHURA PARTY	–	–	685	0,0%	–
AGENDA TO CITIZENRY GOVERNORS	–	–	671	0,0%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE-AFRIKANER CHRISTEN ALLIANSIE	–	–	654	0,0%	–
UNITED CONGRESS	–	–	649	0,0%	–
NATIONALIST COLOURED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	622	0,0%	–
SEKHUKHUNE CONGRESS	–	–	608	0,0%	–
LIMPOPO RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	606	0,0%	–
SOCIALIST RADICAL CHANGE	–	–	571	0,0%	–
BOTHO COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	–	–	565	0,0%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATS	–	–	559	0,0%	–
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	–	–	543	0,0%	–
LEPELLE-NKUMPI DEVELOPMENT PARTY	–	–	512	0,0%	–
WORKING-TOGETHER POLITICAL PARTY	–	–	504	0,0%	–
KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS	–	–	503	0,0%	–
SALDANHA BAY RESIDENTS ALLIANCE	–	–	499	0,0%	–
COLOURED VOICE	–	–	498	0,0%	–
COMMUNITY AND WORKERS ALLIANCE	–	–	496	0,0%	–
VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA	–	–	493	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICA PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	487	0,0%	–
SOCIALIST CIVIC MOVEMENT	–	–	475	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S CIVIC ORGANISATION	–	–	469	0,0%	–
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	449	0,0%	–
THE GREENS	–	–	433	0,0%	–
ADVIESKANTOOR	–	–	431	0,0%	–
IKUSASA LESIZWE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	–	–	422	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	–	–	421	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN SECURITY ORGANISATION	–	–	419	0,0%	–
LEADERSHIP FORUM	–	–	411	0,0%	–
BUILDING A COHESIVE SOCIETY	–	–	406	0,0%	–
KAAP AGULHAS CIVIC ORGANISASIE	–	–	394	0,0%	–
STRENGTH OF HUMANITY	–	–	392	0,0%	–
UNITED PARTY	–	–	377	0,0%	–
ABANTU DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION	–	–	361	0,0%	–
MOOKGOPHONG PARTY	–	–	360	0,0%	–
UBUMBANO LWESIZWE SABANGONI	–	–	354	0,0%	–
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA	1 677	0,0%	343	0,0%	0,0 pp
EKURHULENI COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	–	–	338	0,0%	–
LAND CLAIMS FIGHTERS	–	–	337	0,0%	–
ACTIVE MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	–	–	333	0,0%	–
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS	–	–	324	0,0%	–
SERVICE FOR ALL	–	–	320	0,0%	–
AFRICAN FREEDOM SALVATION	–	–	315	0,0%	–
LEIHLO LA SETJHABA RAINBOW	–	–	312	0,0%	–
CIVIC ALLIANCE OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	310	0,0%	–
AZANIAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS	–	–	299	0,0%	–
BOTSHABELO UNEMPLOYED MOVEMENT	–	–	288	0,0%	–
SIZWE UMMAH NATION	–	–	283	0,0%	–
MALAMULELE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	–	–	274	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	–	–	264	0,0%	–
THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM	–	–	263	0,0%	–
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	–	–	254	0,0%	–
KHAI-MA ONAFHANKLIKE KANDIDATE KOALISIE	–	–	245	0,0%	–
UMEMPLOYED PEOPLES ASSOCIATION	–	–	245	0,0%	–
PALMRIDGE COMMUNITY FORUM	–	–	230	0,0%	–
ABAHLALI BEMZANSI ORGANISATION	–	–	222	0,0%	–
KAROO ONTWIKKELINGS PARTY	–	–	221	0,0%	–
UNITED FRANSCHHOEK VALLEY	–	–	218	0,0%	–
INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY	–	–	216	0,0%	–
KINGDOM GOVERNANCE MOVEMENT	–	–	211	0,0%	–
THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	–	–	211	0,0%	–
TZANEEN FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	206	0,0%	–
AFRICAN PEACE PARTY	–	–	204	0,0%	–
MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	203	0,0%	–
GAMAGARA COMMUNITY FORUM	–	–	198	0,0%	–
COMMUNITY PARTY	–	–	197	0,0%	–
NEW GENERATION PARTY	–	–	197	0,0%	–
D'ALMEDIA CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	177	0,0%	–
SERVICE DELIVERY ORGANISATION	–	–	177	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE FOR EQUALITY	–	–	171	0,0%	–
KOUKAMMA INDEPENDENT PARTY	–	–	167	0,0%	–
ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY	–	–	166	0,0%	–
STERKSPRUIT DEVELOPMENT FORUM	–	–	155	0,0%	–
SOCIALIST GREEN COALITION	–	–	151	0,0%	–
INDEPENDENT PARTY	–	–	149	0,0%	–
SINGUKUKHANYA KWEZWE CHRISTIAN PARTY	–	–	147	0,0%	–
LEBALENG COMMUNIST PARTY	–	–	146	0,0%	–
HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTY	–	–	145	0,0%	–
SERVICE TO OUR PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	144	0,0%	–
MUSINA MUTALE UNIFIED FRONT	–	–	134	0,0%	–
ASISIKIMENI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVICE MOVEMENT	–	–	133	0,0%	–
NASIONAAL DEMOKRATIESE PARTY/NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	133	0,0%	–
COMMUNITY CONGRESS	–	–	127	0,0%	–
GOURIKWA KHOISAN	–	–	122	0,0%	–
INDEPENDENT SPORT PARTY	–	–	122	0,0%	–
MARULENG COMMUNITY FORUM	–	–	120	0,0%	–
HANTAM ONTWIKKELINGS FORUM	–	–	104	0,0%	–
MOVEMEANT OF GOD	–	–	102	0,0%	–
AFRICAN POWER MOVEMENT	–	–	96	0,0%	–
UNEMPLOYMENT MOVEMENT SA	–	–	94	0,0%	–
PREM PEOPLES AGENDA	–	–	93	0,0%	–
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	–	–	92	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT	–	–	82	0,0%	–
UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	–	–	81	0,0%	–
MOVEMENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	79	0,0%	–
BADIRA MMOGO FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	68	0,0%	–
LIBERATORS PARTY	–	–	65	0,0%	–
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	–	–	62	0,0%	–
BITOU INDEPENDENT PARTY	–	–	62	0,0%	–
CHRISTIAN UNITED MOVEMENT S.A (THE RIGHT CHOICE)	–	–	57	0,0%	–
UNITED PEOPLE OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	32	0,0%	–
ECONOMIC GROWTH ORGANISATION	–	–	26	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE	1 938 991	22,3%	–	–	–
ALLIANCE 2000+	6 821	0,1%	–	–	–
VISION- VISIE 2000+	6 018	0,1%	–	–	–
SIMUNYE IN CHRIST ORGANISATION	5 486	0,1%	–	–	–
DABALORIVHUWA PATRIOTIC FRONT	5 447	0,1%	–	–	–
DAVEYTON COMMUNITY PEACE COMMITTEE	4 567	0,1%	–	–	–
EAST RAND FORUM/OOSRAND FORUM	4 565	0,1%	–	–	–
DISPLACEES RATE-PAYERS ASSOCIATION	4 479	0,1%	–	–	–
NOORDWES FORUM	4 164	0,0%	–	–	–
ALLIANCE FOR THE COMMUNITY	3 861	0,0%	–	–	–
THE GREEN PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	3 308	0,0%	–	–	–
POSTMASBURG-OLIFANTSHOEK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	3 018	0,0%	–	–	–
KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM	2 737	0,0%	–	–	–
ACTION INDEPENDENT PEOPLES PARTY	2 534	0,0%	–	–	–
HOËVELDRIF INWONERS VERENIGING	2 481	0,0%	–	–	–
MODERATE INDEPENDENT PARTY	2 329	0,0%	–	–	–
POTCHEFSTROOM INWONERSVERENIGING	2 259	0,0%	–	–	–
THEMBISA CONCERNED RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	2 214	0,0%	–	–	–
GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF	2 137	0,0%	–	–	–
ALLIANSIE NOORD	2 069	0,0%	–	–	–
DIE MAQUASSI HILLS/RANTE GEMEENSKAPSVERENIGING	1 954	0,0%	–	–	–
THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	1 904	0,0%	–	–	–
BARKLY WEST TASK TEAM	1 902	0,0%	–	–	–
ECOPEACE	1 599	0,0%	–	–	–
ALLIANCE OF ASSOCIATED RESIDENTS OF KZ221	1 553	0,0%	–	–	–
WITZENBERG ONAFHANKLIKE VERENIGING	1 552	0,0%	–	–	–
RATEPAYERS AND RESIDENTS PARTY SIMUNYE	1 444	0,0%	–	–	–
ASCORA	1 358	0,0%	–	–	–
NATIONAL UNITED PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	1 337	0,0%	–	–	–
CIVIC ALLIANSIE/ALLIANCE	1 330	0,0%	–	–	–
GREATER BRITS CIVIC ORGANISATION	1 241	0,0%	–	–	–
INWONERS-/CITIZENS' FORUM	1 175	0,0%	–	–	–
OUDTSHOORN AKSIE 2000	1 174	0,0%	–	–	–
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY AND AFFIRMATIVE MOVEMENT	1 151	0,0%	–	–	–
GEMINI MOVEMENT	1 086	0,0%	–	–	–
ZIBAMBELENI DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION	1 076	0,0%	–	–	–
JANSENVILLE KLIPPLAAT ALLIANSIE	1 046	0,0%	–	–	–
THABANORTH INWONERSVERENIGING	1 045	0,0%	–	–	–
CHRISTEN PROTESTANTE PARTY VAN SUIDER AFRIKA	1 035	0,0%	–	–	–
BOHLOKONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	1 027	0,0%	–	–	–
BELASTINGBETALERSVERENIGING	1 012	0,0%	–	–	–
MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	981	0,0%	–	–	–
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF	971	0,0%	–	–	–
HIGHVELD RESIDENTS CONCERNED PARTY	945	0,0%	–	–	–
PEOPLE'S FORUM	925	0,0%	–	–	–
HELDERBERG COMMUNITY CIVIC ORGANIZATION	869	0,0%	–	–	–
WORKERS PARTY	866	0,0%	–	–	–
AKSIE EENHEID BELASTINGBETALERS/ACTION UNITY RATEPAYERS	858	0,0%	–	–	–
MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM	806	0,0%	–	–	–
VERENIGDE GEMEENSKAP ORGANISASIE	648	0,0%	–	–	–
ALLIANCE OF INDEPENDENTS MIDVAAL	626	0,0%	–	–	–
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	522	0,0%	–	–	–
KAYAMANDI COMMUNITY ALLIANCE	515	0,0%	–	–	–
ABOLITION OF INCOME TAX AND USURY PARTY	489	0,0%	–	–	–
KOUGA 2000	459	0,0%	–	–	–
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ALLIANCE	435	0,0%	–	–	–
REGTE PARTY/RIGHT PARTY	413	0,0%	–	–	–
DUBE CIVIC ORGANISATION	408	0,0%	–	–	–
ABBOTSDALE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FORUM/ABBOTSDALE GEMEENSKAP	268	0,0%	–	–	–
SAKHILE-TOGETHER	227	0,0%	–	–	–
AFRICA WOMEN AND YOUTH PARTY	179	0,0%	–	–	–
VUKANI UTRECHT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	133	0,0%	–	–	–

Sources: 2000 Local Government Elections and 2016 Local Government Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.