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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.

Earlier election

Later election

National ballot: 1994 and 2014

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	1994	2014	Change
Valid votes	19 533 498	18 402 497	−1 131 001
Votes cast	Not stated	18 654 771	–
Spoilt votes	Not stated	252 274	–
Registered voters	Not stated	25 388 082	–
Turnout	Not stated	73,5%	–

Parties

Ordered by votes in 2014. 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, 1994 and 2014National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 1994	Share 1994	Votes 2014	Share 2014	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	–	–	11 436 921	62,1%	–
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	4 091 584	22,2%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 169 259	6,4%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	441 854	2,4%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	288 742	1,6%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	–	–	184 636	1,0%	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	–	–	165 715	0,9%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	123 235	0,7%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	104 039	0,6%	–
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	97 642	0,5%	–
AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	52 350	0,3%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	–	–	37 784	0,2%	–
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	30 676	0,2%	–
AL JAMA-AH	–	–	25 976	0,1%	–
MINORITY FRONT	–	–	22 589	0,1%	–
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	21 744	0,1%	–
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	–	–	20 421	0,1%	–
BUSHBUCKRIDGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	15 271	0,1%	–
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	14 472	0,1%	–
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	–	–	13 263	0,1%	–
WORKERS AND SOCIALIST PARTY	–	–	8 331	0,0%	–
UBUNTU PARTY	–	–	8 234	0,0%	–
KINGDOM GOVERNANCE MOVEMENT	–	–	6 408	0,0%	–
FRONT NASIONAAL/FRONT NATIONAL	–	–	5 138	0,0%	–
KEEP IT STRAIGHT AND SIMPLE	–	–	4 294	0,0%	–
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	–	–	3 815	0,0%	–
FIRST NATION LIBERATION ALLIANCE	–	–	3 297	0,0%	–
UNITED CONGRESS	–	–	3 136	0,0%	–
PEOPLES ALLIANCE	–	–	1 671	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%	–	–	–

Sources: 1994 National and Provincial Elections and 2014 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.