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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.
National ballot: 1994 and 2009
| Figure | 1994 | 2009 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valid votes | 19 533 498 | 17 680 729 | −1 852 769 |
| Votes cast | Not stated | 17 919 966 | – |
| Spoilt votes | Not stated | 239 237 | – |
| Registered voters | Not stated | 23 181 997 | – |
| Turnout | Not stated | 77,3% | – |
Parties
Ordered by votes in 2009. 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 or contestant | Votes 1994 | Share 1994 | Votes 2009 | Share 2009 | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | – | – | 11 650 748 | 65,9% | – |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE | – | – | 2 945 829 | 16,7% | – |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | – | – | 1 311 027 | 7,4% | – |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | – | – | 804 260 | 4,5% | – |
| INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS | – | – | 162 915 | 0,9% | – |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | – | – | 149 680 | 0,8% | – |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | – | – | 146 796 | 0,8% | – |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | – | – | 142 658 | 0,8% | – |
| UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | – | – | 66 086 | 0,4% | – |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | – | – | 48 530 | 0,3% | – |
| MINORITY FRONT | – | – | 43 474 | 0,2% | – |
| AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION | – | – | 38 245 | 0,2% | – |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | – | – | 35 867 | 0,2% | – |
| MOVEMENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY | – | – | 29 747 | 0,2% | – |
| AL JAMA-AH | – | – | 25 947 | 0,1% | – |
| CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – | – | 11 638 | 0,1% | – |
| NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION | – | – | 10 830 | 0,1% | – |
| NEW VISION PARTY | – | – | 9 296 | 0,1% | – |
| UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT | – | – | 8 872 | 0,1% | – |
| GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA | – | – | 8 271 | 0,0% | – |
| SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS | – | – | 6 035 | 0,0% | – |
| KEEP IT STRAIGHT AND SIMPLE | – | – | 5 440 | 0,0% | – |
| PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT | – | – | 5 426 | 0,0% | – |
| ALLIANCE OF FREE DEMOCRATS | – | – | 5 178 | 0,0% | – |
| WOMEN FORWARD | – | – | 5 087 | 0,0% | – |
| A PARTY | – | – | 2 847 | 0,0% | – |
| ANC | 12 237 655 | 62,6% | – | – | – |
| NP | 3 983 690 | 20,4% | – | – | – |
| IFP | 2 058 294 | 10,5% | – | – | – |
| VV-FF | 424 555 | 2,2% | – | – | – |
| DP | 338 426 | 1,7% | – | – | – |
| PAC | 243 478 | 1,2% | – | – | – |
| ACDP | 88 104 | 0,5% | – | – | – |
| AMP | 34 466 | 0,2% | – | – | – |
| AMCP | 27 690 | 0,1% | – | – | – |
| DPSA | 19 451 | 0,1% | – | – | – |
| FP | 17 663 | 0,1% | – | – | – |
| MF | 13 433 | 0,1% | – | – | – |
| SOCCER | 10 575 | 0,1% | – | – | – |
| ADM | 9 886 | 0,1% | – | – | – |
| WRPP | 6 434 | 0,0% | – | – | – |
| XPP | 6 320 | 0,0% | – | – | – |
| KISS | 5 916 | 0,0% | – | – | – |
| WLP | 4 169 | 0,0% | – | – | – |
| LUSAP | 3 293 | 0,0% | – | – | – |