South African general election, 1999
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South Africa's second non-racial general election, held on 1999-06-02, was won by the African National Congress (ANC), who increased their number of seats by 14. Notable was the collapse of the New National Party, previously the National Party (NP), who without former president F.W. de Klerk lost more than half of their support. The liberal Democratic Party became the largest opposition party, after being the 5th largest party in the 1994 election. The number of parties represented in the National Assembly increased to 13, with the United Democratic Movement, jointly headed by former NP member Roelf Meyer, and former ANC member Bantu Holomisa, being the most successful of the newcomers with 14 seats.
1999 election results, National Assembly
| Party (abbr.) | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress (ANC) | 10,601,330 | 66.4 | 266 |
| Democratic Party (DP) | 1,527,337 | 9.6 | 38 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) | 1,371,477 | 8.6 | 34 |
| New National Party (NNP) | 1,098,215 | 6.9 | 28 |
| United Democratic Movement (UDM) | 546,790 | 3.4 | 14 |
| African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) | 228,975 | 1.4 | 6 |
| Vryheidsfront / Freedom Front (VF/FF) | 127,217 | 0.8 | 3 |
| United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP) | 125,280 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) | 113,125 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Federal Alliance (FA) | 86,704 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Minority Front (MF) | 48,277 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Afrikaner EenheidsBeweging (AEB) | 46,292 | 0.3 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) | 27,257 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party (AITUP) | 10,611 | 0.1 | 0 |
| The Government by the People Green Party (GPGP) | 9,193 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) | 9,062 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Total | 15977142 | 100 | 400 |
1999 election results, provincial legislatures, overall
| Party (abbr.) | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| African National Congress (ANC) | 10,473,175 | 65.9 | 289 |
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| New National Party (NNP) | 1,141,362 | 7.2 | 38 |
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| Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) | 1,415,541 | 8.9 | 37 |
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| Democratic Party (DP) | 1,416,352 | 8.9 | 35 |
|
| United Democratic Movement (UDM) | 535,930 | 3.4 | 14 |
|
| Vryheidsfront / Freedom Front (VF/FF) | 142,538 | 0.9 | 5 |
|
| African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) | 219,471 | 1.4 | 4 |
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| United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP) | 144,612 | 0.9 | 3 |
|
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) | 121,920 | 0.8 | 2 |
|
| Minority Front (MF) | 82,058 | 0.5 | 2 |
|
| Federal Alliance (FA) | 82,058 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Afrikaner EenheidsBeweging (AEB) | 47,645 | 0.3 | ||
|
| Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) | 22,329 | 0.1 | |
| Ximoko Party (XP) | 13,817 | 0.1 | |
| Africa Moral Party (AMP) | 9,513 | 0.1 | ||
| Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front (DPF) | 8,229 | 0.1 | |
|
| The Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) | 6,676 | 0.0 | |
| Sindawonye Progressive Party (SPP) | 4,318 | 0.0 | |
| Unemployment Labour Alliance (ULA) | 2,974 | 0.0 | |
|
| The Government by the People Green Party (GPGP) | 2,453 | 0.0 | |
| Mass United Movement (MUM) | 2,261 | 0.0 | ||
| National Coalition Party (NACOPA) | 1,126 | 0.0 | ||
| Labor Party (LP) | 1,096 | 0.0 | ||
| People's Liberation Party (PLP) | 915 | 0.0 | ||
| Workers International Vanguard League (WIVL) | 672 | 0.0 |
1999 election results, Kwazulu-Natal provincial legislature
| Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) | 1241522 | 41.90% |
| African National Congress (ANC) | 1167094 | 39.38% |
| Democratic Party (DP) | 241779 | 8.16% |
| New National Party (NNP) | 97077 | 3.28% |
| Minority Front (MF) | 86770 | 2.93% |
| African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) | 53745 | 1.81% |
| United Democratic Movement (UDM) | 34586 | 1.17% |
| Federal Alliance (FA) | 9762 | 0.33% |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) | 7654 | 0.26% |
| Vryheidsfront \ Freedom Front (VF\FF) | 6804 | 0.23% |
| Afrikaner EenheidsBeweging (AEB) | 5801 | 0.20% |
| Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) | 5052 | 0.17% |
| The Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) | 3451 | 0.12% |
| Mass United Movement (MUM) | 2261 | 0.08% |
| Total | 2963358 | 100% |
1999 election results, Western Cape provincial legislature
| African National Congress (ANC) | 668106 | 42.07% |
| New National Party (NNP) | 609612 | 38.39% |
| Democratic Party (DP) | 189183 | 11.91% |
| African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) | 44323 | 2.79% |
| United Democratic Movement (UDM) | 38071 | 2.40% |
| Africa Moral Party (AMP) | 9513 | 0.60% |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) | 7708 | 0.49% |
| Vryheidsfront \ Freedom Front (VF\FF) | 6394 | 0.40% |
| Federal Alliance (FA) | 4153 | 0.26% |
| Afrikaner EenheidsBeweging (AEB) | 2854 | 0.18% |
| Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) | 2895 | 0.18% |
| The Government by the People Green Party (GPGP) | 2453 | 0.15% |
| National Coalition Party/Nasionale Koalisie Party (NACOPA) | 1126 | 0.07% |
| People's Liberation Party (PLP) | 915 | 0.06% |
| Workers International Vanguard League (WIVL) | 672 | 0.04% |
| Total | 1587978 | 100% |
See also
| Preceded by: Election 1994 | South African general elections | Followed by: Election 2004 |
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