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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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National ballot: 1994 and 2024

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	1994	2024	Change
Valid votes	19 533 498	16 078 093	−3 455 405
Votes cast	Not stated	16 291 516	–
Spoilt votes	Not stated	213 423	–
Registered voters	Not stated	27 782 081	–
Turnout	Not stated	58,6%	–

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, 1994 and 2024National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 1994	Share 1994	Votes 2024	Share 2024	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	–	–	6 459 692	40,2%	–
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	3 506 864	21,8%	–
UMKHONTO WESIZWE	–	–	2 344 311	14,6%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 529 963	9,5%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	618 209	3,8%	–
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	–	–	330 425	2,1%	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	–	–	219 053	1,4%	–
ACTIONSA	–	–	192 372	1,2%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	96 578	0,6%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	–	–	78 446	0,5%	–
RISE MZANSI	–	–	67 979	0,4%	–
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA WITH MMUSI MAIMANE	–	–	65 923	0,4%	–
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	–	–	63 554	0,4%	–
AL JAMA-AH	–	–	39 068	0,2%	–
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS	–	–	37 423	0,2%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	–	–	36 712	0,2%	–
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION	–	–	35 679	0,2%	–
GOOD	–	–	29 500	0,2%	–
#HOPE4SA	–	–	27 217	0,2%	–
ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE	–	–	22 059	0,1%	–
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	–	–	20 004	0,1%	–
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	19 900	0,1%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	19 397	0,1%	–
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	–	–	19 048	0,1%	–
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	–	–	18 354	0,1%	–
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	–	–	16 307	0,1%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	14 177	0,1%	–
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	13 195	0,1%	–
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE	–	–	11 108	0,1%	–
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	–	–	11 077	0,1%	–
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	–	–	10 905	0,1%	–
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	–	–	5 107	0,0%	–
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	–	–	1 992	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 2024 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.