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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: 2004 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	2004	2014	Change
Valid votes	15 612 671	18 402 497	+2 789 826
Votes cast	15 863 558	18 654 771	+2 791 213
Spoilt votes	250 887	252 274	+1 387
Registered voters	20 674 923	25 388 082	+4 713 159
Turnout	76,7%	73,5%	−3,3 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, 2004 and 2014National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 2004	Share 2004	Votes 2014	Share 2014	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 880 915	69,7%	11 436 921	62,1%	−7,5 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	4 091 584	22,2%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 169 259	6,4%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 088 664	7,0%	441 854	2,4%	−4,6 pp
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	288 742	1,6%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	355 717	2,3%	184 636	1,0%	−1,3 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	139 465	0,9%	165 715	0,9%	0,0 pp
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	123 235	0,7%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	250 272	1,6%	104 039	0,6%	−1,0 pp
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	97 642	0,5%	–
AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	52 350	0,3%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	113 512	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	55 267	0,4%	22 589	0,1%	−0,2 pp
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	117 792	0,8%	21 744	0,1%	−0,6 pp
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	39 116	0,3%	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	6 514	0,0%	4 294	0,0%	0,0 pp
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 ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE	1 931 201	12,4%	–	–	–
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	269 765	1,7%	–	–	–
NUWE NASIONALE PARTY/NEW NATIONAL PARTY	257 824	1,7%	–	–	–
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	14 853	0,1%	–	–	–
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%	–	–	–

Sources: 2004 National and Provincial Elections and 2014 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.