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National ballot: 2014 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	2014	2019	Change
Valid votes	18 402 497	17 437 379	−965 118
Votes cast	18 654 771	17 672 851	−981 920
Spoilt votes	252 274	235 472	−16 802
Registered voters	25 388 082	26 756 058	+1 367 976
Turnout	73,5%	66,1%	−7,4 pp

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, 2014 and 2019National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 2014	Share 2014	Votes 2019	Share 2019	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	11 436 921	62,1%	10 026 475	57,5%	−4,6 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 091 584	22,2%	3 622 531	20,8%	−1,5 pp
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 169 259	6,4%	1 882 480	10,8%	+4,4 pp
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	441 854	2,4%	588 839	3,4%	+1,0 pp
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	165 715	0,9%	414 864	2,4%	+1,5 pp
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	104 039	0,6%	146 262	0,8%	+0,3 pp
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	184 636	1,0%	78 030	0,4%	−0,6 pp
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT	–	–	76 830	0,4%	–
GOOD	–	–	70 408	0,4%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	288 742	1,6%	61 220	0,4%	−1,2 pp
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	97 642	0,5%	48 107	0,3%	−0,3 pp
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	123 235	0,7%	47 461	0,3%	−0,4 pp
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	37 784	0,2%	32 677	0,2%	0,0 pp
AL JAMA-AH	25 976	0,1%	31 468	0,2%	0,0 pp
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	30 676	0,2%	19 593	0,1%	−0,1 pp
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	52 350	0,3%	13 856	0,1%	−0,2 pp
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	20 421	0,1%	12 823	0,1%	0,0 pp
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	14 472	0,1%	12 386	0,1%	0,0 pp
MINORITY FRONT	22 589	0,1%	11 961	0,1%	−0,1 pp
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	5 138	0,0%	7 144	0,0%	0,0 pp
LAND PARTY	–	–	7 074	0,0%	–
AFRICAN COVENANT	–	–	7 019	0,0%	–
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	13 263	0,1%	6 660	0,0%	0,0 pp
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%	–
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	21 744	0,1%	–	–	–
BUSHBUCKRIDGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	15 271	0,1%	–	–	–
WORKERS AND SOCIALIST PARTY	8 331	0,0%	–	–	–
UBUNTU PARTY	8 234	0,0%	–	–	–
KINGDOM GOVERNANCE MOVEMENT	6 408	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 2019 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.