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May 8, 2019 Held

South Africa

Republic of South Africa

Election for South African National Assembly

Results

Voter Participation

Voter
Turnout*
Cast Votes:17,671,616
Valid Votes:17,436,144
Invalid Votes:235,472

Vote Share by Party:

Party Seats Won Seats Change Votes

African National Congress 230 - ▼ 10,026,475

57.50%

Democratic Alliance 84 - ▼ 3,621,188

20.77%

Economic Freedom Fighters 44 - ▲ 1,881,521

10.79%

Inkatha Freedom Party 14 - ▲ 588,839

3.38%

Freedom Front Plus 10 - ▲ 414,864

2.38%

African Christian Democratic Party 4 - ▲ 146,262

0.84%

National Freedom Party 2 - ▼ 61,220

0.35%

Congress of the People 2 - ▼ 47,461

0.27%

United Democratic Movement 2 - ▼ 78,030

0.45%

African Independent Congress 2 - ▼ 48,107

0.28%

Good (Good) 2 - 70,408

0.40%

African Transformation Movement (African Transformation Movement) 2 - 76,830

0.44%

Al Jama-ah (Al Jama-ah) 1 - 31,468

0.18%

Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (Pan Africanist Congress of Azania) 1 - 32,677

0.19%

African People's Convention - - 19,593

0.11%

Agang South Africa (Agang South Africa) - - 13,856

0.08%
Election Results Modified: May 13, 2019

General Information

At Stake in this Election:

  • 400 seats in the National Assembly of South Africa

Government Structure:

  • Chief of State: President Cyril RAMAPHOSA
  • Head of Government: President Cyril RAMAPHOSA
  • Assembly: South Africa has a bicameral Parliament consisting of the National Council of Provinces with 90 seats and the National Assembly with 400 seats.

Electoral System:

  • In the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces, 400 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms. The 400 seats in the National Assembly are split evenly from a national and a regional list, each with 200 seats. Members on the regional list are elected from nine multi-member districts, each corresponding to a province, with seats allocated in proportion to population.

Main parties in this Election:*

* There are 48 parties in this election. A full list is available here and here.

** The ANC is a member of the Tripartite Alliance, with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP).

Population and Registered Voters:

  • Population: 58,065,097 (2019 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 26,779,025

Gender Data:

  • Female Population: 29,586,704 (2019 est.)
  • Is South Africa a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (29 January 1993)
  • Has South Africa ratified CEDAW: Yes (15 December 1995)
  • Gender Quota: No
  • Female candidates in this election: Yes (44% of all candidates in 2019 elections)
  • Number of Female Parliamentarians: 163 of 400 (40.8%) in the National Assembly and 19 of 90 (21.1%) in the National Council
  • Human Development Index Position: 113 (2018)
  • Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2019)

Disability Data:

  • Is South Africa a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)
  • Has South Africa ratified CRPD: Yes (30 November 2007)
  • Population with a disability: 8,051,334 (est.)
Election Modified: Aug 17, 2023

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