South Africa: 2009 National Assembly election results
Updated April 2009
Election held on 22 April 2009.
Voting statistics
| Registered voters | 23 181 997 |
| Ballots cast | 17 919 966 |
| Percentage poll | 77.30 |
| Valid ballots | 17 680 729 |
| Spoilt ballots | 239 237 |
| % Spoilt | 1.34 |
Parties with seats in Parliament
| Party | Votes | % Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress (ANC) | 11 650 748 | 65.90 | 264 |
| Democratic Alliance (DA) | 2 945 829 | 16.66 | 67 |
| Congress of the People (COPE) | 1 311 027 | 7.42 | 30 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) | 804 260 | 4.55 | 18 |
| Independent Democrats (ID) | 162 915 | 0.92 | 4 |
| United Democratic Movement (UDM) | 149 680 | 0.85 | 4 |
| Vryheidsfront Plus | 146 796 | 0.83 | 4 |
| African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) | 142 658 | 0.81 | 3 |
| United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP) | 66 086 | 0.37 | 2 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) | 48 530 | 0.27 | 1 |
| Minority Front (MF) | 43 474 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Azanian People's Organization (AZAPO) | 38 245 | 0.22 | 1 |
| African People's Convention | 35 867 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Others (see below) | 134 614 | 0.76 | 0 |
| Total | 17 680 729 | 100.1 | 400 |
Parties without seats in Parliament
| Party | Votes | % Votes | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movement Democratic Party (MDP) | 29 747 | 0.17 | 0 |
| Al Jama-ah | 25 947 | 0.15 | 0 |
| Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) | 11 638 | 0.07 | 0 |
| National Democratic Convention (NADECO) | 10 830 | 0.06 | 0 |
| New Vision Party (NVP) | 9 296 | 0.05 | 0 |
| United Independent Front (UIF) | 8 872 | 0.05 | 0 |
| Great Kongress of SA | 8 271 | 0.05 | 0 |
| SA Democratic Congress (SADECO) | 6 035 | 0.03 | 0 |
| Keep It Straight and Simple Party (KISS) | 5 440 | 0.03 | 0 |
| Pan Africanist Movement (PAM) | 5 426 | 0.03 | 0 |
| Alliance of Free Democrats | 5 178 | 0.03 | 0 |
| Women Forward | 5 087 | 0.03 | 0 |
| A Party | 2 847 | 0.02 | 0 |
| Total | 134 614 | 0.77 | 0 |
Sources
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2009 "22 Apr 2009 National Election: Results Report", 25 April, [www] http://www.elections.org.za/NPEPWStaticReports/reports/ReportParameters.aspx?catid=7 [opens new window] (accessed 28 April 2009).
INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2009 "22 Apr 2009 National Election: Seat Calculation Report", 25 April, [www] http://www.elections.org.za/NPEPWStaticReports/reports/ReportParameters.aspx?catid=9 [opens new window] (accessed 28 April 2009).