1994 National and Provincial Elections
Held on 27 April 1994. Party totals by province, as published (no voting-district or municipal detail exists). No boundary geometry is held for this election's areas, so its results are shown as tables.
Provincial ballot: results
Elects each province's legislature.
| Party or contestant (as listed) | Votes | Share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 12 137 307 | 62,3% | 266 |
| National Party | 3 492 467 | 17,9% | 82 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 2 047 083 | 10,5% | 44 |
| Vryheidsfront/Freedom Front | 639 643 | 3,3% | 14 |
| Democratic Party | 538 655 | 2,8% | 12 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 271 793 | 1,4% | 3 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 117 825 | 0,6% | 3 |
| Africa Muslim Party | 51 773 | 0,3% | – |
| Minority Front | 48 951 | 0,3% | 1 |
| African Democratic Movement | 34 233 | 0,2% | – |
| Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 21 877 | 0,1% | – |
| Islamic Party | 16 762 | 0,1% | – |
| Others (12 together) | 67 361 | 0,3% | 0 |
Show all 24 parties and contestants
| Party or contestant (as listed) | Votes | Share | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 12 137 307 | 62,3% | 266 |
| National Party | 3 492 467 | 17,9% | 82 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 2 047 083 | 10,5% | 44 |
| Vryheidsfront/Freedom Front | 639 643 | 3,3% | 14 |
| Democratic Party | 538 655 | 2,8% | 12 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 271 793 | 1,4% | 3 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 117 825 | 0,6% | 3 |
| Africa Muslim Party | 51 773 | 0,3% | – |
| Minority Front | 48 951 | 0,3% | 1 |
| African Democratic Movement | 34 233 | 0,2% | – |
| Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 21 877 | 0,1% | – |
| Islamic Party | 16 762 | 0,1% | – |
| Federal Party | 16 279 | 0,1% | – |
| United People's Front | 10 123 | 0,1% | – |
| Ximoko Progressive Party | 8 238 | 0,0% | – |
| Women's Rights Peace Party | 7 279 | 0,0% | – |
| West-Kaap Federaliste Party | 6 337 | 0,0% | – |
| Luso South African Party | 5 423 | 0,0% | – |
| Workers' lnrernational to Rebuild the Fourth International (SA) | 4 626 | 0,0% | – |
| South African Woman's Party | 2 641 | 0,0% | – |
| The Green Party | 2 611 | 0,0% | – |
| Merit Party | 2 028 | 0,0% | – |
| Regte Party/Right Party | 921 | 0,0% | – |
| Worker's International to Rebuild the Fourth International (SA) | 855 | 0,0% | – |
Key figures
- Valid votes
- 19 485 730
- Turnout
- Not stated
- Votes cast
- Not stated
- Spoilt votes
- Not stated
- Registered voters
- Not stated
- Ballots
- 9
Compare with another national & Provincial election
No map for this election
Boundary geometry for the areas of 1994 is not held. Areas change between elections, so these results are never drawn on today's boundaries; they are listed by area below.
By province
Provinces as named on polling day
African National CongressNational PartyInkatha Freedom PartyVryheidsfront/Freedom FrontDemocratic PartyPan Africanist Congress of AzaniaAfrican Christian Democratic PartyAfrica Muslim Party
| Province | Valid votes | Turnout | Minority Front | Most votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 2 908 906 | – | – | African National Congress 84,4% |
| Eastern Transvaal | 1 326 068 | – | – | African National Congress 80,7% |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 3 664 324 | – | 1,3% | Inkatha Freedom Party 50,3% |
| North West | 1 572 142 | – | – | African National Congress 83,3% |
| Northern Cape | 403 772 | – | – | African National Congress 49,7% |
| Northern Transvaal | 1 920 260 | – | – | African National Congress 91,6% |
| Orange Free State | 1 354 266 | – | – | African National Congress 76,6% |
| PWV (Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging) | 4 198 250 | – | – | African National Congress 57,6% |
| Western Cape | 2 137 742 | – | – | National Party 53,2% |
Coverage and comparability
What this election's record holds, the delimitation its areas sit on, and which elections it may be compared with
By ballot
- National ballot
- Provincial ballot
Boundaries and comparisons
Areas of the pre-2000 structures (no delimitation on record); no boundary geometry is held, so areas are listed by name and code and never drawn on another delimitation's map.
Nationally and by province this election compares with every other national & Provincial election. By municipality: no other election is on the same delimitation, so municipal results are listed per election and never side by side. Wards are compared only within one delimitation.
About this record
Coverage, limitations, source issues and how the figures were checked
What the record holds
- Available: national-ballot votes for each party by province and in total, National Assembly seats, and each provincial legislature's votes and seats by party. Not available: registered voters, votes cast, spoilt votes, turnout, and any result below province level. None of these is estimated.
- Provincial boundaries have changed since 1994; results are not drawn on today's provincial map.
Historical context
- The 1994 elections were run by the Independent Electoral Commission established for that election, not by today's Electoral Commission. The current IEC states that this document is the only election data it has for 1994.
- The document notes that after the 1994 elections four provinces were renamed: Eastern Transvaal became Mpumalanga, Northern Transvaal became Northern Province (later Limpopo), Orange Free State became Free State and PWV (Pretoria–Witwatersrand–Vereeniging) became Gauteng. The 1994 names are shown with these results.
Source issues
- The national results table lists parties by abbreviation only (e.g. PAC, VV-FF, ANC). They are kept as printed and are not matched to the full names on the provincial pages, which the document does not pair with the abbreviations.
How it was read and checked
- Election date: Polling day as the IEC results portal names the event ("27 APR 1994 NATIONAL ELECTION").
- Read from the document's tables: the national table's nine provinces add up to its printed totals for every party (19 parties, 19 533 498 valid votes), and the seats add up to the printed 400 nationally and to each legislature's printed total.
Sources
The official files behind these results
| Document | Role | Retrieved | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 National and Provincial Elections (IEC publication of the results of the 1994 elections, 4 pages, PDF) | Historical publication | 8 October 2026 | c0727d28361c1b90… |