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Sub-Saharan Africa 路 Capital: Pretoria

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Upcoming elections

2029 election cycle

These votes are held on different days as part of one election.

How South Africa is governed

System of government
Constitutional democracy with a parliamentary executive and three spheres of government

justice.gov.za Official source

These institutions are independent, and subject only to the Constitution and the law.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

gov.za Official source

Regional Ballot is a new ballot to vote for political parties or independent candidates contesting in that region.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state
President

justice.gov.za Official source

These institutions are independent, and subject only to the Constitution and the law.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

gov.za Official source

Regional Ballot is a new ballot to vote for political parties or independent candidates contesting in that region.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government
President

justice.gov.za Official source

These institutions are independent, and subject only to the Constitution and the law.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

gov.za Official source

Regional Ballot is a new ballot to vote for political parties or independent candidates contesting in that region.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age
18

justice.gov.za Official source

These institutions are independent, and subject only to the Constitution and the law.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

gov.za Official source

Regional Ballot is a new ballot to vote for political parties or independent candidates contesting in that region.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting
No

justice.gov.za Official source

These institutions are independent, and subject only to the Constitution and the law.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

gov.za Official source

Regional Ballot is a new ballot to vote for political parties or independent candidates contesting in that region.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority
Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)

justice.gov.za Official source

These institutions are independent, and subject only to the Constitution and the law.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

gov.za Official source

Regional Ballot is a new ballot to vote for political parties or independent candidates contesting in that region.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

justice.gov.za Official source

These institutions are independent, and subject only to the Constitution and the law.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

gov.za Official source

Regional Ballot is a new ballot to vote for political parties or independent candidates contesting in that region.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  • National Assembly 400 seats 路 5-year term 路 two-tier compensatory proportional representation: national party-list and regional/province-to-national seats; independent candidates may contest regional seat
  • National Council of Provinces 90 seats 路 5-year term 路 indirectly constituted through delegations selected by the nine provincial legislatures; each province has 10 delegates

The President is both head of state and head of the national executive, but is elected indirectly by the National Assembly from among its members. The National Assembly is directly elected every five years; the National Council of Provinces represents the provinces and is constituted through provincial legislatures. The IEC is an independent Chapter 9 institution responsible for managing national, provincial and municipal legislative elections.

justice.gov.za Official source

These institutions are independent, and subject only to the Constitution and the law.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

gov.za Official source

Regional Ballot is a new ballot to vote for political parties or independent candidates contesting in that region.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Elected offices

  • President of South Africa head of state 路 1 seats 路 5-year term 路 Indirect election by the National Assembly from among its members

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 South African presidential election

Final resultsIndirect election: chosen by National Assembly, not by a public vote.

Votes: all 2 lines, as in the table
Results of 2024 South African presidential election
Party or candidateVotesSource
Cyril Ramaphosa (African National Congress) Elected283

parliament.gov.za Official source

Ramaphosa was elected with 283 votes against Mr Julius Malema with 44 votes.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.za Official source

Mr M C Ramaphosa: 283. Mr J S Malema: 44. Mr M C Ramaphosa accordingly, elected as President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Julius Malema (Economic Freedom Fighters)44

parliament.gov.za Official source

Ramaphosa was elected with 283 votes against Mr Julius Malema with 44 votes.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

parliament.gov.za Official source

Mr M C Ramaphosa: 283. Mr J S Malema: 44. Mr M C Ramaphosa accordingly, elected as President

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

2024 South African general election 路 29 May 2024

Final resultsTurnout 58.6%

Results of 2024 South African general election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
African National Congress Elected6,459,28440.2%159

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Democratic Alliance Elected3,506,85521.8%87

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

uMkhonto weSizwe Elected2,344,29114.6%58

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Economic Freedom Fighters Elected1,529,9149.5%39

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Inkatha Freedom Party Elected618,2083.9%17

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Patriotic Alliance Elected330,4162.1%9

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Vryheidsfront Plus Elected219,0521.4%6

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

ActionSA Elected192,3291.2%6

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

African Christian Democratic Party Elected96,5710.6%3

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

United Democratic Movement Elected78,4440.5%3

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Rise Mzansi Elected67,9700.4%2

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Build One South Africa with Mmusi Maimane Elected65,9190.4%2

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

African Transformation Movement Elected63,5540.4%2

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Al Jama-ah Elected39,0680.2%2

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

National Coloured Congress Elected37,4230.2%2

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Pan Africanist Congress of Azania Elected36,7100.2%1

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

United Africans Transformation Elected35,6780.2%1

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Good Elected29,5000.2%1

elections.org.za Official source

The main screen reads NATIONAL ASSEMBLY and shows voter turnout 58.61%, valid votes cast 16,025,198, and spoilt votes 212,518 (1.31%).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

election.org News report

All 400 National Assembly seats.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Open 2024 South African general election

2019 South African general election 路 8 May 2019

Final resultsTurnout 66.1%

Results of 2019 South African general election
Party or candidateVotesShareSeatsSource
African National Congress Elected10,026,47557.5%230

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Democratic Alliance Elected3,622,53120.8%84

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Economic Freedom Fighters Elected1,882,48010.8%44

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Inkatha Freedom Party Elected588,8393.4%14

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Freedom Front Plus Elected414,8642.4%10

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

African Christian Democratic Party Elected146,2620.8%4

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

United Democratic Movement Elected78,0300.5%2

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

African Transformation Movement Elected76,8300.4%2

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Good Elected70,4080.4%2

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

National Freedom Party Elected61,2200.4%2

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

African Independent Congress Elected48,1070.3%2

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Congress of the People Elected47,4610.3%2

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Pan Africanist Congress of Azania Elected32,6770.2%1

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Al Jama-ah Elected31,4680.2%1

gov.za Official source

In the National Assembly: The Pan Africanist Congress with one (1) seat ... The African National Congress with two hundred and thirty seats (230).

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia

Registered | 26,756,649 Turnout | 66.05%

Recorded 8 Oct 2026 路 Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

Open 2019 South African general election

South Africa in numbers

From the World Bank, each with the year it is from.

Sources

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