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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 2004

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	1999	2004	Change
Valid votes	15 977 142	15 612 671	−364 471
Votes cast	16 228 462	15 863 558	−364 904
Spoilt votes	251 320	250 887	−433
Registered voters	18 162 063	20 674 923	+2 512 860
Turnout	89,4%	76,7%	−12,6 pp

Parties

Ordered by votes in 2004. 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 2004National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 1999	Share 1999	Votes 2004	Share 2004	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 601 330	66,4%	10 880 915	69,7%	+3,3 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE	–	–	1 931 201	12,4%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 371 477	8,6%	1 088 664	7,0%	−1,6 pp
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	546 790	3,4%	355 717	2,3%	−1,1 pp
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	–	–	269 765	1,7%	–
NUWE NASIONALE PARTY/NEW NATIONAL PARTY	–	–	257 824	1,7%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	228 975	1,4%	250 272	1,6%	+0,2 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	–	–	139 465	0,9%	–
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	125 280	0,8%	117 792	0,8%	0,0 pp
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	113 125	0,7%	113 512	0,7%	0,0 pp
MINORITY FRONT	48 277	0,3%	55 267	0,4%	+0,1 pp
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	27 257	0,2%	39 116	0,3%	+0,1 pp
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	17 619	0,1%	–
NASIONALE AKSIE	–	–	15 804	0,1%	–
PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGRESS	–	–	15 187	0,1%	–
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA	9 062	0,1%	14 853	0,1%	0,0 pp
NEW LABOUR PARTY	–	–	13 318	0,1%	–
UNITED FRONT	–	–	11 889	0,1%	–
THE EMPLOYMENT MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	10 446	0,1%	–
THE ORGANISATION PARTY	–	–	7 531	0,0%	–
KEEP IT STRAIGHT AND SIMPLE	–	–	6 514	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%	–	–	–

Sources: 1999 National and Provincial Elections and 2004 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.