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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Legislative elections were held in South Africa on Wednesday, 14 April 2004. The African National Congress (ANC) of President Thabo Mbeki, which came to power after the end of the apartheid system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority.
These were the third elections held since the end of the apartheid era. The South African National Assembly consists of 400 members, elected by proportional representation. Two hundred members are elected from national party lists, the other 200 are elected from party lists in each of the nine provinces. The President of South Africa is chosen by the National Assembly after each election.
The ANC, which has been in power since 1994, obtained 69.7% of votes cast on the national ballot, theoretically allowing them to change the constitution.
Some 20.6-million people were registered for the 2004 general elections, which was about 2 million more than in 1999.[1] About 76% of registered voters took part in the election, with the ANC receiving 69.7% of the votes cast. However, only 56% of eligible voters (South African citizens of voting age) took part in the 2004 election, which means that the ANC received votes from only about 38% of all eligible voters.[2][3] The year 2004 saw an increase in voter abstention and there was at least one high-profile election and registration boycotts campaign, the No Land! No House! No Vote! Campaign.[4][5]
The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, also obtained an increased percentage on the national ballot, most likely from former supporters of the New National Party, possibly losing some support to Patricia de Lille's new Independent Democrats. The New National Party, a descendant of the ruling party of the apartheid era, collapsed and lost most of their support, dropping from 6.9% in 1999 to 1.7% (it was 20.4% in 1994), many of their supporters being unhappy with their alliance with the ANC. The Independent Democrats surprised many observers by obtaining more votes than the New National Party, becoming the fifth largest party. The Inkatha Freedom Party lost some support, including the majority in their stronghold province of Kwazulu-Natal, while the United Democratic Movement also lost support, barely hanging on as opposition in their stronghold, the Eastern Cape.
Contents
National Assembly results
Contested seat
The first official results were successfully challenged by the ACDP, resulting in them gaining one of the two seats previously awarded to AZAPO. Thus AZAPO only got one seat.[7]
Provincial legislature results
Elections for the nine provincial parliaments were held at the same time as for the National Assembly.
Party | EC | FS | G | KZN | L | M | NW | NC | WC | |
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African National Congress | 51 | 25 | 51 | 38 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 19 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 2 | 30 | ||||||||
United Democratic Movement | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
African Christian Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
New National Party | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
Independent Democrats | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
Freedom Front Plus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
United Christian Democratic Party | 3 | |||||||||
Pan Africanist Congress | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
Minority Front | 2 | |||||||||
Total | 63 | 30 | 73 | 80 | 49 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 42 |
Eastern Cape
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− from last election[note 1] |
+/− from before this election[note 2] |
|
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African National Congress | 1,768,987 | 79.27 | +5.47 | 51 | +4 | +2 | |
United Democratic Movement | 205,993 | 9.23 | −4.36 | 6 | −3 | −1 | |
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 163,785 | 7.34 | +1.05 | 5 | +1 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress | 22,324 | 1.00 | −0.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 17,372 | 0.78 | −0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 17,314 | 0.78 | +0.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
New National Party | 14,084 | 0.63 | −2.59 | 0 | −2 | −1 | |
Freedom Front Plus[note 5] | 5,692 | 0.26 | −0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 4,373 | 0.20 | −0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation[note 6] | 3,884 | 0.17 | +0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Socialist Party of Azania[note 6] | 3,356 | 0.15 | +0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party[note 6] | 2,707 | 0.12 | +0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
National Action[note 4] | 1,672 | 0.07 | +0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2,231,543 | 100.00 | 63 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 28,360 |
Free State
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/−[note 7] | ||
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African National Congress | 827,338 | 81.78 | +0.99 | 25 | 0 | ||
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 85,714 | 8.47 | +3.14 | 3 | +1 | ||
Freedom Front Plus[note 5] | 24,946 | 2.47 | −0.04 | 1 | 0 | ||
African Christian Democratic Party | 13,119 | 1.30 | +0.40 | 1 | +1 | ||
Pan Africanist Congress | 11,969 | 1.18 | +0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||
Dikwankwetla Party[note 6] | 9,806 | 0.99 | +0.97 | 0 | 0 | ||
United Democratic Movement | 8,947 | 0.88 | −0.78 | 0 | 0 | ||
New National Party | 8,295 | 0.82 | −4.38 | 0 | −2 | ||
United Christian Democratic Party | 7,825 | 0.77 | −0.01 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 5,289 | 0.52 | +0.52 | 0 | 0 | ||
Azanian People's Organisation[note 6] | 3,571 | 0.35 | +0.35 | 0 | 0 | ||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 3,563 | 0.35 | −0.12 | 0 | 0 | ||
National Action[note 4] | 1,224 | 0.12 | +0.12 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,011,606 | 100.00 | 30 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 15,795 |
Gauteng
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− from last election[note 1] |
+/− from before this election[note 2] |
|
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African National Congress | 2,331,121 | 68.40 | +0.52 | 51 | +1 | +1 | |
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 708,081 | 20.78 | +2.82 | 15 | +2 | +3 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 85,500 | 2.51 | −1.00 | 2 | −1 | −1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 55,991 | 1.64 | +0.48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 51,921 | 1.52 | +1.52 | 1 | +1 | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus[note 8] | 45,648 | 1.34 | −0.22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 33,644 | 0.99 | −0.97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress | 29,076 | 0.85 | +0.12 | 1 | +1 | +1 | |
New National Party | 25,992 | 0.76 | −3.13 | 0 | −3 | −3 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 8,857 | 0.26 | +0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 8,670 | 0.25 | +0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Christian Democratic Party[note 6] | 7,773 | 0.23 | +0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
National Action[note 4] | 4,712 | 0.14 | +0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Justice Congress[note 4] | 3,208 | 0.09 | +0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Socialist Party of Azania | 3,191 | 0.09 | +0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Economic Freedom Movement[note 6] | 1,862 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pro-Death Penalty Party[note 6] | 1,825 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Black People's Convention[note 6] | 1,236 | 0.04 | +0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 3,408,308 | 100.00 | 73 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 43,917 |
KwaZulu-Natal
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− from last election[note 1] |
+/− from before this election[note 2] |
|
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African National Congress | 1,287,823 | 46.98 | +7.59 | 38 | +6 | +3 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 1,009,267 | 36.82 | −5.08 | 30 | −4 | −2 | |
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 228,857 | 8.35 | +0.19 | 7 | +1 | 0 | |
Minority Front | 71,540 | 2.61 | −0.32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 48,892 | 1.78 | −0.03 | 2 | +1 | +1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 20,546 | 0.75 | −0.42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
New National Party | 14,218 | 0.52 | −2.76 | 0 | −3 | −2 | |
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 13,556 | 0.49 | +0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus[note 5] | 7,764 | 0.28 | −0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 7,061 | 0.26 | +0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress | 5,118 | 0.19 | −0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Socialist Party of Azania | 5,023 | 0.18 | +0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Christian Democratic Party[note 6] | 4,980 | 0.18 | +0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Izwi Lethu Party[note 6] | 4,858 | 0.18 | +0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party[note 6] | 3,921 | 0.14 | +0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Development Party[note 4] | 3,154 | 0.12 | +0.12 | 0 | 0 | −1 | |
Royal Loyal Progress[note 6] | 3,141 | 0.11 | +0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent African Movement[note 6] | 1,546 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 2,741,265 | 100.00 | 80 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 41,300 |
Limpopo
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/−[note 7] | ||
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African National Congress | 1,439,853 | 89.18 | +0.89 | 45 | +1 | ||
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 57,930 | 3.59 | +2.17 | 2 | +1 | ||
United Democratic Movement | 27,780 | 1.72 | −0.79 | 1 | 0 | ||
African Christian Democratic Party | 20,418 | 1.26 | +0.16 | 1 | 0 | ||
Pan Africanist Congress | 15,222 | 0.94 | −0.46 | 0 | −1 | ||
Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity[note 4] | 9,933 | 0.62 | +0.62 | 0 | 0 | ||
Freedom Front Plus[note 5] | 9,724 | 0.60 | −0.44 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ximoko Party | 9,587 | 0.59 | −0.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
Azanian People's Organisation | 8,204 | 0.51 | −0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||
New National Party | 7,443 | 0.46 | −1.24 | 0 | −1 | ||
United Christian Democratic Party[note 6] | 3,477 | 0.22 | +0.22 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 2,730 | 0.17 | +0.17 | 0 | 0 | ||
National Action[note 4] | 2,213 | 0.14 | +0.14 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,614,514 | 100.00 | 49 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 21,947 |
Mpumalanga
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/−[note 7] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African National Congress | 959,436 | 86.30 | +1.48 | 27 | +1 | ||
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 77,119 | 6.94 | +2.46 | 2 | +1 | ||
Freedom Front Plus[note 5] | 13,732 | 1.24 | −0.87 | 1 | 0 | ||
African Christian Democratic Party | 12,065 | 1.09 | −0.03 | 0 | 0 | ||
United Democratic Movement | 11,161 | 1.00 | −0.42 | 0 | −1 | ||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 10,643 | 0.96 | −0.46 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pan Africanist Congress | 7,668 | 0.69 | +0.04 | 0 | 0 | ||
Sindawonye Progressive Party | 5,925 | 0.53 | +0.15 | 0 | 0 | ||
New National Party | 5,122 | 0.46 | −2.02 | 0 | −1 | ||
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 3,406 | 0.31 | +0.31 | 0 | 0 | ||
Azanian People's Organisation | 2,113 | 0.19 | +0.09 | 0 | 0 | ||
United Christian Democratic Party | 1,878 | 0.17 | −0.06 | 0 | 0 | ||
Socialist Party of Azania[note 6] | 1,424 | 0.13 | +0.13 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,111,692 | 100.00 | 30 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 17,792 |
North West
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/−[note 7] | ||
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African National Congress | 1,048,089 | 80.71 | +1.74 | 27 | 0 | ||
United Christian Democratic Party | 110,233 | 8.49 | −1.08 | 3 | 0 | ||
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 64,925 | 5.00 | +1.74 | 2 | +1 | ||
Freedom Front Plus[note 5] | 17,123 | 1.32 | −0.57 | 1 | 0 | ||
African Christian Democratic Party | 15,138 | 1.17 | +0.23 | 0 | 0 | ||
United Democratic Movement | 12,513 | 0.96 | −0.32 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pan Africanist Congress | 10,923 | 0.84 | +0.10 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 5,709 | 0.44 | +0.44 | 0 | 0 | ||
New National Party | 5,592 | 0.43 | −1.86 | 0 | −1 | ||
Azanian People's Organisation[note 6] | 3,718 | 0.29 | +0.29 | 0 | 0 | ||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 3,211 | 0.25 | −0.27 | 0 | 0 | ||
National Action[note 4] | 1,389 | 0.11 | +0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 1,298,563 | 100.00 | 33 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 23,224 |
Northern Cape
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/−[note 7] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
African National Congress | 219,365 | 68.83 | +4.51 | 21 | +1 | ||
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 35,297 | 11.08 | +6.31 | 3 | +2 | ||
New National Party | 23,970 | 7.52 | −16.65 | 2 | −6 | ||
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 22,485 | 7.06 | +7.06 | 2 | +2 | ||
African Christian Democratic Party | 5,995 | 1.88 | +0.35 | 1 | +1 | ||
Freedom Front Plus[note 5] | 4,948 | 1.55 | −0.63 | 1 | 0 | ||
Azanian People's Organisation | 1,645 | 0.52 | +0.10 | 0 | 0 | ||
United Democratic Movement | 1,431 | 0.45 | −0.45 | 0 | 0 | ||
Pan Africanist Congress | 1,381 | 0.43 | −0.23 | 0 | 0 | ||
United Christian Democratic Party[note 6] | 1,042 | 0.33 | +0.33 | 0 | 0 | ||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 751 | 0.24 | −0.29 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cape People's Congress[note 6] | 392 | 0.12 | +0.12 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 318,702 | 100.00 | 30 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 5,192 |
Western Cape
Party | Votes | % | +/− | Seats | +/− from last election[note 1] |
+/− from before this election[note 2] |
|
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African National Congress | 709,052 | 45.25 | +3.18 | 19 | +1 | −3 | |
Democratic Alliance[note 3] | 424,832 | 27.11 | +15.20 | 12 | +7 | +5 | |
New National Party | 170,469 | 10.88 | −27.51 | 5 | −12 | −5 | |
Independent Democrats[note 4] | 122,867 | 7.84 | +7.84 | 3 | +3 | +3 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 53,934 | 3.44 | +0.65 | 2 | +1 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 27,489 | 1.75 | −0.64 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
Africa Muslim Party | 11,019 | 0.70 | +0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
New Labour Party[note 4] | 10,526 | 0.67 | +0.67 | 0 | 0 | −1 | |
Freedom Front Plus[note 5] | 9,705 | 0.62 | +0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress | 6,524 | 0.42 | −0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party[note 6] | 3,575 | 0.23 | +0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Green Party of South Africa | 3,317 | 0.21 | +0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Justice Congress[note 4] | 3,278 | 0.21 | +0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
National Action[note 4] | 2,248 | 0.14 | +0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 2,222 | 0.14 | −0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cape People's Congress[note 6] | 1,960 | 0.13 | +0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Azanian People's Organisation[note 6] | 1,455 | 0.09 | +0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Moderate Independent Party[note 6] | 953 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Development Party[note 4] | 789 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Universal Party[note 6] | 735 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1,566,949 | 100.00 | 42 | ||||
Spoilt votes | 15,554 |
Notes to the tables
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Change in seats compared to the composition of the legislature after the election of 2 June 1999.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Change in seats compared to the composition of the legislature after the floor-crossing period that ended on 4 April 2003.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Successor to the Democratic Party.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 Party did not contest the previous election to this legislature, having been created during the floor-crossing period of 2003.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Successor to the Freedom Front and the Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 Party did not contest the previous election to this legislature.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 No members of this legislature crossed the floor during the 2003 floor-crossing period.
- ↑ Successor to the Freedom Front, the Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging, and the Conservative Party.
References
- ↑ http://www.southafrica.info/about/democracy/elections-110209.htm
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