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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: 1999 and 2009

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	1999	2009	Change
Valid votes	15 977 142	17 680 729	+1 703 587
Votes cast	16 228 462	17 919 966	+1 691 504
Spoilt votes	251 320	239 237	−12 083
Registered voters	18 162 063	23 181 997	+5 019 934
Turnout	89,4%	77,3%	−12,1 pp

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 results, 1999 and 2009National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 1999	Share 1999	Votes 2009	Share 2009	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 601 330	66,4%	11 650 748	65,9%	−0,5 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE	–	–	2 945 829	16,7%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	1 311 027	7,4%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 371 477	8,6%	804 260	4,5%	−4,0 pp
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	–	–	162 915	0,9%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	546 790	3,4%	149 680	0,8%	−2,6 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	–	–	146 796	0,8%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	228 975	1,4%	142 658	0,8%	−0,6 pp
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	125 280	0,8%	66 086	0,4%	−0,4 pp
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	113 125	0,7%	48 530	0,3%	−0,4 pp
MINORITY FRONT	48 277	0,3%	43 474	0,2%	−0,1 pp
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	27 257	0,2%	38 245	0,2%	0,0 pp
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%	–
DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 527 337	9,6%	–	–	–
NEW NATIONAL PARTY	1 098 215	6,9%	–	–	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT \ FREEDOM FRONT	127 217	0,8%	–	–	–
FEDERAL ALLIANCE	86 704	0,5%	–	–	–
AFRIKANER EENHEIDSBEWEGING	46 292	0,3%	–	–	–
ABOLITION OF INCOME TAX AND USURY PARTY	10 611	0,1%	–	–	–
THE GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE GREEN PARTY	9 193	0,1%	–	–	–
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA	9 062	0,1%	–	–	–

Sources: 1999 National and Provincial Elections and 2009 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.