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INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY

A party as the official results list it (IFP). Listed in 12 general elections, from 1994 to 2024.

General elections
12
First listed
1994
Latest
2024
Abbreviation
IFP

Also listed by abbreviation

The official 1994 results list parties on the national ballot by abbreviation only. A line with the same abbreviation is a separate record: IFP (listed by abbreviation only). Its votes are not added to this party’s results.

Logo and colours

  • Party logos: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)

Colours: no verified record. The IEC’s results dashboards draw parties in display colours of their own choosing; they are not the party’s statement and are not used.

Leadership

No verified record currently available. Party office is recorded only where the party or an official register states it, with the date it states.

Electoral history

Votes and share in every election this record appears in

National & Provincial elections · national ballotShare of valid votes nationally. A dash: not listed on that ballot. Scale 0–10%.
  1. –1994: not listed1994
  2. 8,6%1999
  3. 7,0%2004
  4. 4,5%2009
  5. 2,4%2014
  6. 3,4%2019
  7. 3,8%2024
Local Government elections · municipal PR ballotShare of all valid PR votes nationally, including municipalities where it was not listed. Scale 0–10%.
  1. 9,1%2000
  2. 7,6%2006
  3. 3,6%2011
  4. 4,3%2016
  5. 5,8%2021
Results in every election recordedShare of valid votes on all ballots of that type in the election, including where the party was not listed. Changes compare elections of the same type on the same ballot.
ElectionBallotVotesShareChangeOn the ballot
2024 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialProvincial ballot679 6054,3%+0,5 ppsince 20199 of 9 provinces
2024 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialRegional ballot688 8794,3%–9 of 9 regions
2024 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialNational ballot618 2093,8%+0,5 ppsince 2019national ballot
2021 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentDistrict council PR ballot591 2658,3%–20 of 44 districts
2021 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentWard ballot638 8565,4%+1,2 ppsince 20161 381 of 4 468 wards
2021 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentMunicipal PR ballot685 4145,8%+1,6 ppsince 201686 of 213 municipalities
2019 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialProvincial ballot633 8543,8%+1,2 ppsince 20148 of 9 provinces
2019 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialNational ballot588 8393,4%+1,0 ppsince 2014national ballot
2016 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentWard ballot632 1344,2%+0,6 ppsince 20111 199 of 4 392 wards
2016 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentMunicipal PR ballot636 6744,3%+0,7 ppsince 201171 of 213 municipalities
2014 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialProvincial ballot460 7612,6%−2,4 ppsince 20099 of 9 provinces
2014 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialNational ballot441 8542,4%−2,1 ppsince 2009national ballot
2011 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentWard ballot478 4003,6%−3,9 ppsince 20061 271 of 4 277 wards
2011 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentMunicipal PR ballot475 6213,6%−4,0 ppsince 200667 of 234 municipalities
2009 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialProvincial ballot857 3955,0%−2,3 ppsince 20049 of 9 provinces
2009 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialNational ballot804 2604,5%−2,4 ppsince 2004national ballot
2006 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentWard ballot740 1357,5%−1,6 ppsince 20001 438 of 3 895 wards
2006 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentMunicipal PR ballot744 4867,6%−1,6 ppsince 200087 of 237 municipalities
2004 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialProvincial ballot1 119 5307,3%−1,6 ppsince 19998 of 9 provinces
2004 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialNational ballot1 088 6647,0%−1,6 ppsince 1999national ballot
2000 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentWard ballot781 9419,1%–1 502 of 3 754 wards
2000 Local Government ElectionsLocal GovernmentMunicipal PR ballot794 4959,1%–88 of 237 municipalities
1999 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialProvincial ballot1 415 5418,9%−1,6 ppsince 19949 of 9 provinces
1999 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialNational ballot1 371 4778,6%–national ballot
1994 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & ProvincialProvincial ballot2 047 08310,5%–9 of 9 provinces

Promises and actions

What the party promised and what it did, each with evidence and a review date — a separate, editorial layer beside the official record

Open the tracker

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Ward by-elections

9 November 2016 – 18 March 2026 · IEC results

Wards contested
143
Seats awarded
42
Seats awarded, of wards contested42 of 143The IEC's seat award at each by-election — not a statement that the candidate holds the seat today.
Every by-election day

Latest seat awards

Newest first · as the IEC's results award them

  1. THULANI PATRICK BUTHELEZI · Ward 12, Abaqulusi Local Municipality18 March 2026
  2. SIBUSISO FORTUNE NDWANDWE · Ward 17, Nongoma Local Municipality25 February 2026
  3. BAKHANYILE NOBUHLE SHOZI · Ward 13, Umzumbe Local Municipality11 February 2026
  4. WISEMAN FIHLOKWAKHE NJOKO · Ward 17, Mfolozi Local Municipality17 December 2025
  5. KHULEKANI VINCENT MYENI · Ward 23, Abaqulusi Local Municipality16 July 2025
  6. KWENZILE BONGUMUSA MTEMBU · Ward 15, Umhlabuyalingana Local Municipality12 February 2025
  7. SENZO ERIC MKHIZE · Ward 16, Mtubatuba Local Municipality4 December 2024
  8. JOHAN BHEKINKOSI ZWANE · Ward 28, Newcastle Local Municipality17 July 2024

People

Members official rosters list for this party now, and its 2024 candidate lists — two different things

Listed as current members

Member of the National Assembly17 listed
Member of the National Assembly17 listed as current members, as at 8 October 2026
NameParty (as listed)List
Elphas Mfakazeleni ButheleziINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”Regional · KwaZulu-Natal
Ntuthukoyezwe Zuzifa ButheleziINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Russel Nsikayezwe CebekhuluINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Nhlanhla Mzungezwa HadebeINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Velenkosini Fiki HlabisaINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Mkhuleko HlengwaINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Thokozani Makhosonke LangaINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”Regional · KwaZulu-Natal
Bhekizizwe Nivard LuthuliINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”Regional · KwaZulu-Natal
Busaphi Eleonor MachiINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Zandile MajoziINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Nompumelelo Happiness MhlongoINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”Regional · KwaZulu-Natal
Mangaqa Albert MncwangoINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Siphosethu Lindinkosi NgcoboINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”Regional · KwaZulu-Natal
Alco Kufakwezwe NgobeseINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”Regional · Gauteng
Narend SinghINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Liezl Linda Van Der MerweINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”National
Sanele Sethembeni ZondoINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”Regional · KwaZulu-Natal
Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces — KwaZulu-Natal1 listed as a current member, as at 8 October 2026
NameParty (as listed)List
Les GovenderINKATHA FREEDOM PARTYListed as “IFP”–

As each body’s roster lists them, under this party’s name or label, on the date it was read. Rosters of some provincial legislatures are not yet in the record. All members listed for this party

Ward councillors

The IEC lists 295 current ward councillors for this party in 34 municipalities, as at 9 October 2026. PR councillors are not yet in the record. See them by name

2024 candidate lists

Candidate lists, 2024 National and Provincial ElectionsThe IEC's final lists as at 10 April 2024 — who stood, not who was elected
ListCandidates
National list30
Regional list · Eastern Cape3
Regional list · Free State6
Regional list · Gauteng7
Regional list · KwaZulu-Natal30
Regional list · Limpopo6
Regional list · Mpumalanga11
Regional list · North West10
Regional list · Northern Cape2
Regional list · Western Cape1
Provincial list · Eastern Cape3
Provincial list · Free State11
Provincial list · Gauteng13
Provincial list · KwaZulu-Natal80
Provincial list · Limpopo7
Provincial list · Mpumalanga12
Provincial list · North West8
Provincial list · Northern Cape3
Provincial list · Western Cape1

By province, 2024

On the boundaries the election was held on

2024 National and Provincial Elections · the party’s latest election with verified results

By province — 2024, national ballotVotes and share of valid votes per province, as named on polling day
ProvinceVotesShareValid votes
Eastern Cape1 3930,1%1 808 754
Free State1 5000,2%831 445
Gauteng33 8150,8%4 014 858
KwaZulu-Natal572 49116,3%3 517 028
Limpopo7560,1%1 430 184
Mpumalanga5 2850,5%1 154 199
North West1 1740,1%893 951
Northern Cape2440,1%397 856
Western Cape1 4700,1%1 990 734
Votes cast abroad (listed as "Out of Country")810,2%39 084

All parties in the 2024 National and Provincial Elections

Names as listed

Exactly as the official results and reports print them

Names and abbreviations as listedA different name in a later election would be a separate record unless a source links them
NameAsElections
Inkatha Freedom PartyName on the results1994
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYName on the results1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
IFPAbbreviation in the results reports1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024

Manifestos

The party's own election manifestos, searchable by page

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Declared donations

As the Electoral Commission's published declarations reports print them; above the disclosure threshold only

All declarations

INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY declared R 60 159 778,08 in 16 donations over 2021/22–2025/26. Donors declared 14 of these from their side; those are shown but not added.

Donations declared by INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYLatest first; rands as published
PeriodDonor, as publishedReceivedAmountType
2025/26 · Q3KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG NPC4 November 2025R 158 329,56In kind
2025/26 · Q2WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY29 July 2025R 186 726In kind
2025/26 · Q2KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG NPC26 August 2025R 169 830In kind
2024/25 · Q2KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG NPC30 August 2024R 213 790In kind
2024/25 · Q1AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LIMITED3 April 2024R 420 000Monetary
2024/25 · Q1HARMONY GOLD MINING LIMITED12 April 2024R 420 000Monetary
2024/25 · Q1JONATHAN ERNEST MAXIMILLIAN OPPENHEIMER25 April 2024R 15 000 000Monetary
2024/25 · Q1NICHOLAS FRANK OPPENHEIMER25 April 2024R 15 000 000Monetary
2024/25 · Q1MARTIN PAUL MOSHAL6 May 2024R 7 500 000Monetary
2023/24 · Q4NF OPPENHEIMER5 February 2024R 10 000 000Monetary
2023/24 · Q4JONATHAN ERNEST MAXIMILLIAN OPPENHEIMER6 February 2024R 10 000 000Monetary
2023/24 · Q3KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG NPC7 November 2023R 191 040,77In kind
2023/24 · Q2KONRAD ADENAUER STIFTUNG NPC12 July 2023R 112 473,75In kind
2021/22 · Q3AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LIMITED5 October 2021R 343 794Monetary
2021/22 · Q3COUNTERPOINT TRADING 1568 October 2021R 100 000Monetary
2021/22 · Q3HARMONY GOLD MINING19 October 2021R 343 794Monetary

Donors other parties also declared

By the same published name, a name match rather than proof of one person or company. Each opens the donor’s declarations to every party.

Sources

Every figure on this page is read from the approved official results of each election; nothing is entered by hand. Each election’s page lists the Electoral Commission’s files it was loaded from, with their fingerprints and how the totals were checked: 1994, 1999, 2000 local, 2004, 2006 local, 2009, 2011 local, 2014, 2016 local, 2019, 2021 local, 2024.

Record first created from IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, Eastern Cape (CSV) · retrieved 7 October 2026 · approved 19 October 2026

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