South Africa: 1994 National Assembly results

Updated May 2007

Voting statistics

Voters were not registered. All people resident in South Africa in possession of an appropriate identification document were permitted to vote.

Estimated no of voters	22 700 000
Votes cast	19 533 498
Estimated voter turnout:	86.9%
Spoilt Ballots	193 081
% spoilt	0.99%
Cost:	R912 131 326
Estimated cost/voter:	R46.00 each

Source:

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION 1994 Report of the Independent Electoral Commission: The South African Elections of April 1994.

National Assembly results

Party	% Votes	No votes	Seats
African National Congress	62.65	12 237 655	252
National Party	20.39	3 983 690	82
Inkatha Freedom Party	10.54	2 058 294	43
Freedom Front	2.17	424 555	9
Democratic Party	1.73	338 426	7
Pan Africanist Congress	1.25	243 478	5
African Christian Democratic Party	0.45	88 104	2
Africa Muslim Party	0.18	34 466	0
African Moderates Congress Party	0.14	27 690	0
Dikwankwetla Party of SA	0.10	19 451	0
Federal Party	0.09	17 663	0
Minority Front	0.07	13 433	0
Soccer	0.05	10 575	0
Africa Democratic Movement	0.05	9 886	0
Women's Rights Peace Party	0.03	6 434	0
Ximoko Progressive Party	0.03	6 320	0
Keep it Straight and Simple	0.03	5 916	0
Workers' List Party	0.02	4 169	0
Luso-SA Party	0.02	3 293	0
Total	99.99	19 533 498	400

Source:

INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION 1994 Report of the Independent Electoral Commission: The South African Elections of April 1994; for a detailed electronic version of the results see INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION UNDATED "National Election '94" IN Elections '94", [www] http://www.elections.org.za/Elections94.asp [opens new window] (accessed 26 Feb 2010).