South Africa National Assembly election 1994
South Africa elections · 1994-04-26 – 1994-04-29 · held
South Africa’s first national election with universal adult suffrage returned 252 seats for the African National Congress, 82 for the National Party and 43 for the Inkatha Freedom Party.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Valid national National Assembly ballots; seats include national and regional allocations
Turnout: 86.9%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress ANC | 12237655 | 62.65% | 252 | — |
| National Party NP | 3983690 | 20.39% | 82 | — |
| Inkatha Freedom Party IFP | 2058294 | 10.54% | 43 | — |
| Freedom Front FF | 424555 | 2.17% | 9 | — |
| Democratic Party DP | 338426 | 1.73% | 7 | — |
| Pan Africanist Congress PAC | 243478 | 1.25% | 5 | — |
| African Christian Democratic Party ACDP | 88104 | 0.45% | 2 | — |
| Africa Muslim Party | 34466 | 0.18% | 0 | — |
| African Moderates Congress Party | 27690 | 0.14% | 0 | — |
| Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 19451 | 0.1% | 0 | — |
| Federal Party | 17663 | 0.09% | 0 | — |
| Minority Front | 13433 | 0.07% | 0 | — |
| Sport Organisation for Collective Contributions and Equal Rights | 10575 | 0.05% | 0 | — |
| African Democratic Movement | 9886 | 0.05% | 0 | — |
| Women's Rights Peace Party | 6434 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Ximoko Progressive Party | 6320 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Keep It Straight and Simple Party | 5916 | 0.03% | 0 | — |
| Workers' List Party | 4169 | 0.02% | 0 | — |
| Luso-South African Party | 3293 | 0.02% | 0 | — |
Voting, including special voting on 26 April and extensions in some areas on 29 April, took place from 26 to 29 April. Turnout is an estimate based on the estimated eligible electorate; there was no conventional nationwide voters’ roll. Previous seats are not comparable with the apartheid-era tricameral Parliament.