South Africa: National results 2004

Updated May 2007

Election held on 14 April 2004

Voting statistics

Registered voters	20 674 926
Ballots cast	15 863 558
Percentage poll	76.73
Valid ballots	15 612 671
Spoilt ballots	250 887
% Spoilt	1.58

Table source

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2004 "National Election - Result" IN National & Provincial Elections 2004, [www] http://www.elections.org.za/Elections2004_Static.asp?radResult=45 [opens new window] (accessed 26 Feb 2010).

Votes and seats

Party	Votes	% Votes	Seats
African National Congress	10 880 915	69.69	279
Democratic Party	1 931 201	12.37	50
Inkatha Freedom Party	1 088 664	6.97	28
United Democratic Movement	355 717	2.28	9
Independent Democrats	269 765	1.73	7
New National Party	257 824	1.65	7
African Christian Democratic Party	250 272	1.6	7
Freedom Front +	139 465	0.89	4
United Christian Democratic Party	117 792	0.75	3
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	113 512	0.73	3
Minority Front	55 267	0.35	2
Azanian People's Organization	39 116	0.25	1
Christian Democratic Party	17 619	0.11	0
National Action	15 804	0.1	0
Peace & Justice Congress	15 187	0.1	0
Socialist Party of Azania	14 853	0.1	0
New Labour Party	13 318	0.09	0
United Front	11 889	0.08	0
The Employment Movement for SA	10 446	0.07	0
The Organisation Party	7 531	0.05	0
Keep it Straight and Simple	6 514	0.04	0
Total	15 612 671	100.00	400

Table source

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION 2004 "National Assembly" IN Report on the National and Provincial Elections, 60, [www] http://www.elections.org.za/papers/143/iec.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 26 Feb 2010).