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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 2009

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	2004	2009	Change
Valid votes	15 612 671	17 680 729	+2 068 058
Votes cast	15 863 558	17 919 966	+2 056 408
Spoilt votes	250 887	239 237	−11 650
Registered voters	20 674 923	23 181 997	+2 507 074
Turnout	76,7%	77,3%	+0,6 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, 2004 and 2009National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 2004	Share 2004	Votes 2009	Share 2009	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 880 915	69,7%	11 650 748	65,9%	−3,8 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE	1 931 201	12,4%	2 945 829	16,7%	+4,3 pp
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	1 311 027	7,4%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 088 664	7,0%	804 260	4,5%	−2,4 pp
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	269 765	1,7%	162 915	0,9%	−0,8 pp
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	355 717	2,3%	149 680	0,8%	−1,4 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	139 465	0,9%	146 796	0,8%	−0,1 pp
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	250 272	1,6%	142 658	0,8%	−0,8 pp
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	117 792	0,8%	66 086	0,4%	−0,4 pp
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	113 512	0,7%	48 530	0,3%	−0,5 pp
MINORITY FRONT	55 267	0,4%	43 474	0,2%	−0,1 pp
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	39 116	0,3%	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	6 514	0,0%	5 440	0,0%	0,0 pp
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%	–
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 2009 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.