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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: 2011 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	2011	2016	Change
Valid votes	13 357 511	14 906 588	+1 549 077
Votes cast	13 592 856	15 189 423	+1 596 567
Spoilt votes	235 345	282 835	+47 490
Registered voters	23 654 347	26 333 353	+2 679 006
Turnout	57,5%	57,7%	+0,2 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, 2011 and 2016Municipal PR ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 2011	Share 2011	Votes 2016	Share 2016	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8 405 429	62,9%	8 121 466	54,5%	−8,4 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	4 028 087	27,0%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 228 949	8,2%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	475 621	3,6%	636 674	4,3%	+0,7 pp
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	23 414	0,2%	145 818	1,0%	+0,8 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	53 931	0,4%	113 124	0,8%	+0,4 pp
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	84 623	0,6%	91 275	0,6%	0,0 pp
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	296 624	2,2%	67 777	0,5%	−1,8 pp
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	78 737	0,6%	62 454	0,4%	−0,2 pp
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	54 332	0,4%	40 750	0,3%	−0,1 pp
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	54 846	0,4%	29 799	0,2%	−0,2 pp
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	–	–	28 849	0,2%	–
BUSHBUCKRIDGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	11 153	0,1%	24 889	0,2%	+0,1 pp
AL JAMA-AH	6 890	0,1%	17 220	0,1%	+0,1 pp
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	7 299	0,1%	15 239	0,1%	0,0 pp
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	–	–	11 011	0,1%	–
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	26 300	0,2%	10 122	0,1%	−0,1 pp
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	25 971	0,2%	9 695	0,1%	−0,1 pp
STERKSPRUIT CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	8 518	0,1%	–
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	3 852	0,0%	7 167	0,0%	0,0 pp
UNITED FRONT OF THE EASTERN CAPE	–	–	6 943	0,0%	–
UNITED FRONT OF CIVICS	–	–	6 331	0,0%	–
MINORITY FRONT	53 042	0,4%	5 874	0,0%	−0,4 pp
TRULY ALLIANCE	6 026	0,0%	5 688	0,0%	0,0 pp
DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	13 765	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	1 715	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	2 740	0,0%	3 386	0,0%	0,0 pp
AFRICAN MANTUNGWA COMMUNITY	–	–	3 372	0,0%	–
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	5 446	0,0%	3 348	0,0%	0,0 pp
ARE AGENG AFRIKA	–	–	3 048	0,0%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	318 352	2,4%	3 021	0,0%	−2,4 pp
MINORITIES OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	3 018	0,0%	–
CIVIC VOICE	–	–	2 869	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	1 526	0,0%	2 850	0,0%	0,0 pp
CIVIC WARRIORS OF MARULENG	–	–	2 810	0,0%	–
KHOISAN REVOLUTION	–	–	2 806	0,0%	–
XIMOKO PARTY	6 140	0,0%	2 749	0,0%	0,0 pp
ALL UNEMPLOYMENT LABOUR ALLIANCE	–	–	2 638	0,0%	–
SAVE TSANTSABANE COALITION	–	–	2 566	0,0%	–
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	1 573	0,0%	2 542	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	6 038	0,0%	2 296	0,0%	0,0 pp
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	5 712	0,0%	2 254	0,0%	0,0 pp
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	–	–	2 246	0,0%	–
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	3 010	0,0%	2 204	0,0%	0,0 pp
RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	2 177	0,0%	–
CAPE PARTY/ KAAPSE PARTY	1 670	0,0%	2 100	0,0%	0,0 pp
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS	–	–	2 036	0,0%	–
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	–	–	1 977	0,0%	–
ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	–	–	1 966	0,0%	–
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	2 561	0,0%	1 937	0,0%	0,0 pp
DIE FORUM	–	–	1 910	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTANANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI	989	0,0%	1 883	0,0%	0,0 pp
THABAZIMBI RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	1 878	0,0%	–
KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	2 635	0,0%	1 823	0,0%	0,0 pp
UBUNTU PARTY	–	–	1 635	0,0%	–
AFRICA MUSLIM PARTY	3 157	0,0%	1 571	0,0%	0,0 pp
INDEPENDENT PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	1 498	0,0%	–
UNITED PEOPLES PARTY	–	–	1 469	0,0%	–
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	2 326	0,0%	1 334	0,0%	0,0 pp
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	2 352	0,0%	1 328	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	208	0,0%	1 061	0,0%	0,0 pp
LOCAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	1 056	0,0%	–
MALETSWAI CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	1 030	0,0%	–
OPERATION KHANYISA MOVEMENT	2 757	0,0%	995	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	3 652	0,0%	946	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	13 429	0,1%	874	0,0%	−0,1 pp
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	2 266	0,0%	714	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	3 077	0,0%	654	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	338	0,0%	504	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	2 125	0,0%	475	0,0%	0,0 pp
PEOPLE'S CIVIC ORGANISATION	2 287	0,0%	469	0,0%	0,0 pp
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	7 724	0,1%	449	0,0%	−0,1 pp
THE GREENS	–	–	433	0,0%	–
ADVIESKANTOOR	–	–	431	0,0%	–
IKUSASA LESIZWE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	3 243	0,0%	422	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	559	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	819	0,0%	310	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	282	0,0%	264	0,0%	0,0 pp
THE PROMISE OF FREEDOM	–	–	263	0,0%	–
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	1 642	0,0%	254	0,0%	0,0 pp
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%	–
THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	1 246	0,0%	211	0,0%	0,0 pp
KINGDOM GOVERNANCE MOVEMENT	–	–	211	0,0%	–
TZANEEN FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	206	0,0%	–
AFRICAN PEACE PARTY	–	–	204	0,0%	–
MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	570	0,0%	203	0,0%	0,0 pp
GAMAGARA COMMUNITY FORUM	–	–	198	0,0%	–
NEW GENERATION PARTY	912	0,0%	197	0,0%	0,0 pp
COMMUNITY 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	492	0,0%	151	0,0%	0,0 pp
INDEPENDENT PARTY	–	–	149	0,0%	–
SINGUKUKHANYA KWEZWE CHRISTIAN PARTY	–	–	147	0,0%	–
LEBALENG COMMUNIST PARTY	343	0,0%	146	0,0%	0,0 pp
HIS LORDSHIP TO SAVE AND LEAD PARTY	–	–	145	0,0%	–
SERVICE TO OUR PEOPLE'S PARTY	330	0,0%	144	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	568	0,0%	92	0,0%	0,0 pp
SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIAN MOVEMENT	–	–	82	0,0%	–
UNITED CONSTRUCTIVE PARTY	–	–	81	0,0%	–
MOVEMENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY	822	0,0%	79	0,0%	0,0 pp
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	3 216 006	24,1%	–	–	–
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY	3 476	0,0%	–	–	–
NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	3 386	0,0%	–	–	–
DISPLACEES RATE-PAYERS ASSOCIATION	3 222	0,0%	–	–	–
STELLENBOSCH CIVIC ASSOCIATION	2 994	0,0%	–	–	–
FEDERAL CONGRESS	2 384	0,0%	–	–	–
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	2 102	0,0%	–	–	–
DEMOCRATS FOR CHANGE	1 637	0,0%	–	–	–
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM	1 587	0,0%	–	–	–
COMMUNITY COALITION	1 271	0,0%	–	–	–
UNITED ACTION FRONT	1 256	0,0%	–	–	–
DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY	1 116	0,0%	–	–	–
THE REAL CONGRESS	983	0,0%	–	–	–
OWETHU RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	957	0,0%	–	–	–
NXUBA COMMUNITY ORGANISATION	744	0,0%	–	–	–
AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	730	0,0%	–	–	–
CATHCART RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	656	0,0%	–	–	–
SIMUNYE IN CHRIST ORGANISATION	650	0,0%	–	–	–
UNIVERSAL PARTY	650	0,0%	–	–	–
FIRST NATION LIBERATION ALLIANCE	639	0,0%	–	–	–
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY	629	0,0%	–	–	–
CHRISTIAN FRONT	625	0,0%	–	–	–
STELLENBOSCH PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE	616	0,0%	–	–	–
SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	592	0,0%	–	–	–
UNIVERSAL CIVICS OF SOUTH AFRICA	572	0,0%	–	–	–
GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA	549	0,0%	–	–	–
AFRICAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	497	0,0%	–	–	–
MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	483	0,0%	–	–	–
FUTURE DEMOCRATIC PARTY	447	0,0%	–	–	–
SOLIDARITY PARTY	400	0,0%	–	–	–
VOICE OF INDEPENDENTS PARTY	385	0,0%	–	–	–
STUDENTE STEM PARTY	383	0,0%	–	–	–
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY	379	0,0%	–	–	–
INDEPENDENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	366	0,0%	–	–	–
THEMBISA CONCERNED RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION	355	0,0%	–	–	–
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE	300	0,0%	–	–	–
KHOISAN PARTY	298	0,0%	–	–	–
KOUGA 2000	245	0,0%	–	–	–
COMMUNITY WORKERS FORUM	244	0,0%	–	–	–
LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY	236	0,0%	–	–	–
ADELAIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	222	0,0%	–	–	–
LIBERAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	208	0,0%	–	–	–
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTY	198	0,0%	–	–	–
BETER BLOEMHOF PARTY	188	0,0%	–	–	–
CIVIC DEMOCRATS	179	0,0%	–	–	–
KAYAMANDI COMMUNITY ALLIANCE	178	0,0%	–	–	–
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION	175	0,0%	–	–	–
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY	167	0,0%	–	–	–
ABOLITION OF INCOME TAX AND USURY PARTY	165	0,0%	–	–	–
CAPE AGULHAS RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	156	0,0%	–	–	–
OU PACALTSDORP INWONERS VERENIGING	155	0,0%	–	–	–
BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PARTY	154	0,0%	–	–	–
DAGGA PARTY	124	0,0%	–	–	–
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ALLIANCE	124	0,0%	–	–	–
UNITED MAJORITY FRONT	124	0,0%	–	–	–
SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM	113	0,0%	–	–	–
BELASTINGBETALERSVERENING VAN PARYS	87	0,0%	–	–	–
SOUTH AFRICAN DETERMINED VOLUNTEERS	66	0,0%	–	–	–
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY	60	0,0%	–	–	–
BEDFORD RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION	48	0,0%	–	–	–
PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	48	0,0%	–	–	–
INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	37	0,0%	–	–	–

Sources: 2011 Local Government Elections and 2016 Local Government Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.