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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.

Earlier election

Later election

National ballot: 1994 and 2019

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	1994	2019	Change
Valid votes	19 533 498	17 437 379	−2 096 119
Votes cast	Not stated	17 672 851	–
Spoilt votes	Not stated	235 472	–
Registered voters	Not stated	26 756 058	–
Turnout	Not stated	66,1%	–

Parties

Ordered by votes in 2019. 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, 1994 and 2019National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 1994	Share 1994	Votes 2019	Share 2019	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	–	–	10 026 475	57,5%	–
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	3 622 531	20,8%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 882 480	10,8%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	588 839	3,4%	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	–	–	414 864	2,4%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	146 262	0,8%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	–	–	78 030	0,4%	–
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	–	–	76 830	0,4%	–
GOOD	–	–	70 408	0,4%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	61 220	0,4%	–
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	48 107	0,3%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	47 461	0,3%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	–	–	32 677	0,2%	–
AL JAMA-AH	–	–	31 468	0,2%	–
AFRICAN SECURITY CONGRESS	–	–	26 262	0,2%	–
SOCIALIST REVOLUTIONARY WORKERS PARTY	–	–	24 439	0,1%	–
BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST	–	–	19 796	0,1%	–
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	19 593	0,1%	–
AFRIKAN ALLIANCE OF SOCIAL DEMOCRATS	–	–	18 834	0,1%	–
CAPITALIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	15 915	0,1%	–
ALLIANCE FOR TRANSFORMATION FOR ALL	–	–	14 266	0,1%	–
AGANG SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	13 856	0,1%	–
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	–	–	12 823	0,1%	–
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	12 386	0,1%	–
MINORITY FRONT	–	–	11 961	0,1%	–
DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL CONGRESS	–	–	10 660	0,1%	–
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	9 179	0,1%	–
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY	–	–	7 564	0,0%	–
FRONT NASIONAAL/FRONT NATIONAL	–	–	7 144	0,0%	–
LAND PARTY	–	–	7 074	0,0%	–
AFRICAN COVENANT	–	–	7 019	0,0%	–
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	–	–	6 660	0,0%	–
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE	–	–	6 499	0,0%	–
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM	–	–	6 321	0,0%	–
WOMEN FORWARD	–	–	6 108	0,0%	–
CHRISTIAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT	–	–	4 980	0,0%	–
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT	–	–	4 841	0,0%	–
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS	–	–	4 247	0,0%	–
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT	–	–	4 019	0,0%	–
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY	–	–	3 860	0,0%	–
AFRICAN CONGRESS OF DEMOCRATS	–	–	3 768	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS OF TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES	–	–	3 714	0,0%	–
COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	3 406	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT	–	–	2 844	0,0%	–
POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY	–	–	2 685	0,0%	–
FREE DEMOCRATS	–	–	2 580	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTANANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI	–	–	2 445	0,0%	–
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS	–	–	1 979	0,0%	–
ANC	12 237 655	62,6%	–	–	–
NP	3 983 690	20,4%	–	–	–
IFP	2 058 294	10,5%	–	–	–
VV-FF	424 555	2,2%	–	–	–
DP	338 426	1,7%	–	–	–
PAC	243 478	1,2%	–	–	–
ACDP	88 104	0,5%	–	–	–
AMP	34 466	0,2%	–	–	–
AMCP	27 690	0,1%	–	–	–
DPSA	19 451	0,1%	–	–	–
FP	17 663	0,1%	–	–	–
MF	13 433	0,1%	–	–	–
SOCCER	10 575	0,1%	–	–	–
ADM	9 886	0,1%	–	–	–
WRPP	6 434	0,0%	–	–	–
XPP	6 320	0,0%	–	–	–
KISS	5 916	0,0%	–	–	–
WLP	4 169	0,0%	–	–	–
LUSAP	3 293	0,0%	–	–	–

Sources: 1994 National and Provincial Elections and 2019 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.