The Flag of the Republic of South Africa Election Resources on the Internet:
Republic of South Africa 1999 General Election
by Manuel Álvarez-Rivera

The results of South Africa's second one-person, one-vote general election, held on June 2, 1999, are available in this space, organized by provinces and by major metropolitan councils. A comparison of the results of the 1999 general election versus the 1994 general election is also available here.

These statistics have been compiled from verified results published on June 9, 1999 by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) on its Web site, where detailed local results are available.

A description of South Africa's electoral system is available here.

This site also features interactive election maps as well as a lookup facility for fast access to nationwide- and provincial-level 1994, 1999 and 2004 general election results.



  Provinces
    Eastern Cape
Free State
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
Northern Province
North West Province
Western Cape
  Election Information and Statistics

The following political parties contested the 1999 election:

Acronym Name
ACDP African Christian Democratic Party
AEB Afrikaner EenheidsBeweging
AITUP Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
AMP Africa Moral Party
ANC African National Congress
AZAPO Azanian People's Organisation
DP Democratic Party
DPF Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front
FA Federal Alliance
GPGP The Government by the People Green Party
IFP Inkatha Freedom Party
LP Labor Party
MF Minority Front
MUM Mass United Movement
NACOPA National Coalition Party/Nasionale Koalisie Party
NNP New National Party
PAC Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
PLP People's Liberation Party
SOPA The Socialist Party of Azania
SPP Sindawonye Progressive Party
UCDP United Christian Democratic Party
UDM United Democratic Movement
ULA Unemployment Labour Alliance
VF/FF Vryheidsfront / Freedom Front
WIVL Workers International Vanguard League
XP Ximoko Party

The nationwide election totals were as follows:

Party National
Assembly
Provincial
Legislatures
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
ACDP
AEB
AITUP
AMP
ANC
AZAPO
DP
DPF
FA
GPGP
IFP
LP
MF
MUM
NACOPA
NNP
PAC
PLP
SOPA
SPP
UCDP
UDM
ULA
VF/FF
WIVL
XP
228,975
46,292
10,611
 
10,601,330
27,257
1,527,337
 
86,704
9,193
1,371,477
 
48,277
 
 
1,098,215
113,125
 
9,062
 
125,280
546,790
 
127,217
 
 
1.43
0.29
0.07
 
66.35
0.17
9.56
 
0.54
0.06
8.58
 
0.30
 
 
6.87
0.71
 
0.06
 
0.78
3.42
 
0.80
 
 
6
1
 
 
266
1
38
 
2
 
34
 
1
 
 
28
3
 
 
 
3
14
 
3
 
 
219,471
47,645
 
9,513
10,473,175
22,329
1,416,352
8,229
82,058
2,453
1,415,541
1,096
86,770
2,261
1,126
1,141,362
121,920
915
6,676
4,318
144,612
535,930
2,974
142,538
672
13,817
1.38
0.30
 
0.06
65.85
0.14
8.91
0.05
0.52
0.02
8.90
0.01
0.55
0.01
0.01
7.18
0.77
0.01
0.04
0.03
0.91
3.37
0.02
0.90
 
0.09
4
 
 
 
289
 
35
 
1
 
37
 
2
 
 
38
2
 
 
 
3
14
 
5
 
 
Total 15,977,142 100.00 400 15,903,753 100.00 430


Copyright © 1999-2004 Manuel Álvarez-Rivera. All Rights Reserved.
Last update: April 25, 2004.