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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 2024

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

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	2004	2024	Change
Valid votes	15 612 671	16 078 093	+465 422
Votes cast	15 863 558	16 291 516	+427 958
Spoilt votes	250 887	213 423	−37 464
Registered voters	20 674 923	27 782 081	+7 107 158
Turnout	76,7%	58,6%	−18,1 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, 2004 and 2024National ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 2004	Share 2004	Votes 2024	Share 2024	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10 880 915	69,7%	6 459 692	40,2%	−29,5 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	–	–	3 506 864	21,8%	–
UMKHONTO WESIZWE	–	–	2 344 311	14,6%	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	–	–	1 529 963	9,5%	–
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	1 088 664	7,0%	618 209	3,8%	−3,1 pp
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	–	–	330 425	2,1%	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	139 465	0,9%	219 053	1,4%	+0,5 pp
ACTIONSA	–	–	192 372	1,2%	–
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	250 272	1,6%	96 578	0,6%	−1,0 pp
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	355 717	2,3%	78 446	0,5%	−1,8 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	–	–	39 068	0,2%	–
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS	–	–	37 423	0,2%	–
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	113 512	0,7%	36 712	0,2%	−0,5 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	–	–	19 900	0,1%	–
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	19 397	0,1%	–
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	39 116	0,3%	19 048	0,1%	−0,1 pp
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION	–	–	18 354	0,1%	–
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS	–	–	16 307	0,1%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	14 177	0,1%	–
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	13 195	0,1%	–
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%	–
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE	1 931 201	12,4%	–	–	–
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	269 765	1,7%	–	–	–
NUWE NASIONALE PARTY/NEW NATIONAL PARTY	257 824	1,7%	–	–	–
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	117 792	0,8%	–	–	–
MINORITY FRONT	55 267	0,4%	–	–	–
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%	–	–	–
KEEP IT STRAIGHT AND SIMPLE	6 514	0,0%	–	–	–

Sources: 2004 National and Provincial Elections and 2024 National and Provincial Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.