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National ballot: 2009 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	2009	2014	Change
Valid votes	17 680 729	18 402 497	+721 768
Votes cast	17 919 966	18 654 771	+734 805
Spoilt votes	239 237	252 274	+13 037
Registered voters	23 181 997	25 388 082	+2 206 085
Turnout	77,3%	73,5%	−3,8 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, 2009 and 2014National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 2009	Share 2009	Votes 2014	Share 2014	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11 650 748	65,9%	11 436 921	62,1%	−3,7 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	4 091 584	22,2%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 169 259	6,4%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	804 260	4,5%	441 854	2,4%	−2,1 pp
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	288 742	1,6%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	149 680	0,8%	184 636	1,0%	+0,2 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	146 796	0,8%	165 715	0,9%	+0,1 pp
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	1 311 027	7,4%	123 235	0,7%	−6,7 pp
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	142 658	0,8%	104 039	0,6%	−0,2 pp
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	97 642	0,5%	–
AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	52 350	0,3%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	48 530	0,3%	37 784	0,2%	−0,1 pp
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	35 867	0,2%	30 676	0,2%	0,0 pp
AL JAMA-AH	25 947	0,1%	25 976	0,1%	0,0 pp
MINORITY FRONT	43 474	0,2%	22 589	0,1%	−0,1 pp
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	66 086	0,4%	21 744	0,1%	−0,3 pp
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	38 245	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	5 440	0,0%	4 294	0,0%	0,0 pp
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	5 426	0,0%	3 815	0,0%	0,0 pp
FIRST NATION LIBERATION ALLIANCE	–	–	3 297	0,0%	–
UNITED CONGRESS	–	–	3 136	0,0%	–
PEOPLES ALLIANCE	–	–	1 671	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE	2 945 829	16,7%	–	–	–
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	162 915	0,9%	–	–	–
MOVEMENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY	29 747	0,2%	–	–	–
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%	–	–	–
ALLIANCE OF FREE DEMOCRATS	5 178	0,0%	–	–	–
WOMEN FORWARD	5 087	0,0%	–	–	–
A PARTY	2 847	0,0%	–	–	–

Sources: 2009 National and Provincial Elections and 2014 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.