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National ballot: 2014 and 2024 Official totals; “not stated” where the source does not give a figure
Totals Valid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout Figure 2014 2024 Change Valid votes 18 402 497 16 078 093 −2 324 404 Votes cast 18 654 771 16 291 516 −2 363 255 Spoilt votes 252 274 213 423 −38 851 Registered voters 25 388 082 27 782 081 +2 393 999 Turnout 73,5% 58,6% −14,8 pp
Parties Ordered by votes in 2024. 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, 2014 and 2024 National ballot Party or contestant Votes 2014 Share 2014 Votes 2024 Share 2024 Change in share AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS 11 436 921 62,1% 6 459 692 40,2% −22,0 pp DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE 4 091 584 22,2% 3 506 864 21,8% −0,4 pp UMKHONTO WESIZWE – – 2 344 311 14,6% – ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS 1 169 259 6,4% 1 529 963 9,5% +3,2 pp INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY 441 854 2,4% 618 209 3,8% +1,4 pp PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE 13 263 0,1% 330 425 2,1% +2,0 pp VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS 165 715 0,9% 219 053 1,4% +0,5 pp ACTIONSA – – 192 372 1,2% – AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY 104 039 0,6% 96 578 0,6% 0,0 pp UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT 184 636 1,0% 78 446 0,5% −0,5 pp RISE MZANSI – – 67 979 0,4% – BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA WITH MMUSI MAIMANE – – 65 923 0,4% – AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT – – 63 554 0,4% – AL JAMA-AH 25 976 0,1% 39 068 0,2% +0,1 pp NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS – – 37 423 0,2% – PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA 37 784 0,2% 36 712 0,2% 0,0 pp UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION – – 35 679 0,2% – GOOD – – 29 500 0,2% – #HOPE4SA – – 27 217 0,2% – ALLIED MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE – – 22 059 0,1% – UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT – – 20 004 0,1% – AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS 97 642 0,5% 19 900 0,1% −0,4 pp NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY 288 742 1,6% 19 397 0,1% −1,4 pp AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION 20 421 0,1% 19 048 0,1% 0,0 pp AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION – – 18 354 0,1% – AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS – – 16 307 0,1% – CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE 123 235 0,7% 14 177 0,1% −0,6 pp AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION 30 676 0,2% 13 195 0,1% −0,1 pp AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE – – 11 108 0,1% – FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY – – 11 077 0,1% – DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS – – 10 905 0,1% – ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE – – 9 333 0,1% – ACTION ALLIANCE DEVELOPMENT PARTY – – 7 802 0,0% – CONSERVATIVES IN ACTION – – 7 424 0,0% – SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION – – 6 686 0,0% – NORTHERN CAPE COMMUNITIES MOVEMENT – – 6 629 0,0% – PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE – – 5 539 0,0% – ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS – – 5 531 0,0% – ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA – – 5 408 0,0% – ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT – – 5 240 0,0% – AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT – – 5 107 0,0% – SIZWE UMMAH NATION – – 5 016 0,0% – SOUTH AFRICAN RAINBOW ALLIANCE – – 4 796 0,0% – AFRICAN PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT – – 4 601 0,0% – ABLE LEADERSHIP – – 3 867 0,0% – REFERENDUM PARTY – – 3 834 0,0% – ALL CITIZENS PARTY – – 3 693 0,0% – AFRICA AFRICANS RECLAIM – – 3 370 0,0% – CITIZANS – – 2 992 0,0% – XILUVA – – 2 593 0,0% – AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS – – 2 141 0,0% – FREE DEMOCRATS – – 1 992 0,0% – AGANG SOUTH AFRICA 52 350 0,3% – – – MINORITY FRONT 22 589 0,1% – – – UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY 21 744 0,1% – – – BUSHBUCKRIDGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION 15 271 0,1% – – – INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA 14 472 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 4 294 0,0% – – – 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% – – –
Sources: 2014 National and Provincial Elections and 2024 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.