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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 2014

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	1999	2014	Change
Valid votes	15 977 142	18 402 497	+2 425 355
Votes cast	16 228 462	18 654 771	+2 426 309
Spoilt votes	251 320	252 274	+954
Registered voters	18 162 063	25 388 082	+7 226 019
Turnout	89,4%	73,5%	−15,9 pp

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, 1999 and 2014National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 1999	Share 1999	Votes 2014	Share 2014	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 601 330	66,4%	11 436 921	62,1%	−4,2 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	4 091 584	22,2%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 169 259	6,4%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 371 477	8,6%	441 854	2,4%	−6,2 pp
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	288 742	1,6%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	546 790	3,4%	184 636	1,0%	−2,4 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	–	–	165 715	0,9%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	123 235	0,7%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	228 975	1,4%	104 039	0,6%	−0,9 pp
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	97 642	0,5%	–
AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	52 350	0,3%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	113 125	0,7%	37 784	0,2%	−0,5 pp
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	30 676	0,2%	–
AL JAMA-AH	–	–	25 976	0,1%	–
MINORITY FRONT	48 277	0,3%	22 589	0,1%	−0,2 pp
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	125 280	0,8%	21 744	0,1%	−0,7 pp
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	27 257	0,2%	20 421	0,1%	−0,1 pp
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%	–
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 2014 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.