South Africa: Political parties

Party registration, election contestation and representation trends
Party election campaign process

Party legislation

Party registration
Political party funding
Code of conduct

Party lists

Party formed after 2009 election

Party	Leader	Founded
National Freedom Party (NFP)	Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi	25 Jan 2011

2009 elections

Parties participating in the 2009 elections
Other parties registered at national level 2009
Active unregistered parties
Parties defunct since 1994

2004 elections

Parties at national level: 2004 election
Parties at provincial level: 2004 election
Parties formed after 2004

Analysis

LODGE T & SCHEIDEGGER, U 2006 Political Parties and Democratic Governance in South Africa [PDF document], EISA Research Report No. 25.

LETSHOLO, S 2005 How the ANC Won the 2004 Elections [PDF document], EISA Occassional Paper No 31.

BROOKS, H 2004 The Dominant Party System: Challenges for South Africa's Second Decade of Democracy [PDF document], EISA Occassional Papers No 25.

BUTLER, A 2002 South Africa's Political Futures: The Positive and Negative Implications of One-party Dominance [PDF document], EISA Democracy seminar series papers No 2, 7 August 2002.