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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 2019

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	1999	2019	Change
Valid votes	15 977 142	17 437 379	+1 460 237
Votes cast	16 228 462	17 672 851	+1 444 389
Spoilt votes	251 320	235 472	−15 848
Registered voters	18 162 063	26 756 058	+8 593 995
Turnout	89,4%	66,1%	−23,3 pp

Parties

Ordered by votes in 2019. 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 2019National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 1999	Share 1999	Votes 2019	Share 2019	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 601 330	66,4%	10 026 475	57,5%	−8,9 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	3 622 531	20,8%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 882 480	10,8%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 371 477	8,6%	588 839	3,4%	−5,2 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	–	–	414 864	2,4%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	228 975	1,4%	146 262	0,8%	−0,6 pp
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	546 790	3,4%	78 030	0,4%	−3,0 pp
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	–	–	76 830	0,4%	–
GOOD	–	–	70 408	0,4%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	61 220	0,4%	–
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	48 107	0,3%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	47 461	0,3%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	113 125	0,7%	32 677	0,2%	−0,5 pp
AL JAMA-AH	–	–	31 468	0,2%	–
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS	–	–	26 262	0,2%	–
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	–	–	24 439	0,1%	–
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	–	–	19 796	0,1%	–
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	19 593	0,1%	–
AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	–	–	18 834	0,1%	–
CAPITALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	15 915	0,1%	–
ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	–	–	14 266	0,1%	–
AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	13 856	0,1%	–
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	27 257	0,2%	12 823	0,1%	−0,1 pp
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	12 386	0,1%	–
MINORITY FRONT	48 277	0,3%	11 961	0,1%	−0,2 pp
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	–	–	10 660	0,1%	–
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	9 179	0,1%	–
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	–	–	7 564	0,0%	–
FRONT NASIONAAL/FRONT NATIONAL	–	–	7 144	0,0%	–
LAND PARTY	–	–	7 074	0,0%	–
AFRICAN COVENANT	–	–	7 019	0,0%	–
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	–	–	6 660	0,0%	–
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE	–	–	6 499	0,0%	–
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	–	–	6 321	0,0%	–
WOMEN FORWARD	–	–	6 108	0,0%	–
CHRISTIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT	–	–	4 980	0,0%	–
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT	–	–	4 841	0,0%	–
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	–	–	4 247	0,0%	–
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	–	–	4 019	0,0%	–
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	–	–	3 860	0,0%	–
AFRICAN CONGRESS OF DEMOCRATS	–	–	3 768	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES	–	–	3 714	0,0%	–
COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	3 406	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	–	–	2 844	0,0%	–
POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	–	–	2 685	0,0%	–
FREE DEMOCRATS	–	–	2 580	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTANANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI	–	–	2 445	0,0%	–
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	–	–	1 979	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 527 337	9,6%	–	–	–
NEW NATIONAL PARTY	1 098 215	6,9%	–	–	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT \ FREEDOM FRONT	127 217	0,8%	–	–	–
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	125 280	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 2019 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.