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Monarchy of South Africa
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1910 general election
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1910 South African general election|
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1915 general election
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1915 South African general election|
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Registered | 365,307 |
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Turnout | 261,433 (71.57%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Louis Botha
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Thomas Smartt
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Party
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South African
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Unionist
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Last election
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28.45%, 66 seats
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37.65%, 36 seats
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Seats won
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54
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39
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Seat change
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12
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3
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Popular vote
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94,285
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49,917
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Percentage
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36.67%
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19.41%
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Swing
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8.22pp
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18.24pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Barry Hertzog
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Frederic Creswell
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Party
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National
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Labour
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Last election
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Did not exist
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10.93%, 3 seats
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Seats won
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27
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4
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Seat change
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New party
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1
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Popular vote
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75,623
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24,755
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Percentage
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29.41%
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9.63%
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Swing
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New party
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1.30pp
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1920 general election
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1920 South African general election|
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Registered | 421,790 |
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Turnout | 282,361 (66.94%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Jan Smuts
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Barry Hertzog
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Party
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South African
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National
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Last election
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36.67%, 54 seats
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29.41%, 27 seats
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Seats won
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43
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42
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Seat change
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12
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15
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Popular vote
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101,227
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90,512
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Percentage
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36.48%
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32.62%
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Swing
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0.19pp
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3.21pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Thomas Smartt
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Frederic Creswell
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Party
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Unionist
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Labour
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Last election
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19.42%, 39 seats
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9.63%, 4 seats
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Seats won
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25
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21
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Seat change
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14
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17
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Popular vote
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38,946
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40,639
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Percentage
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14.03%
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14.65%
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Swing
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5.39pp
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5.01pp
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1921 general election
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1921 South African general election|
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Registered | 499,531 |
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Turnout | 277,742 (55.60%) |
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1924 general election
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1924 South African general election|
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Registered | 413,136 |
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Turnout | 319,047 (77.23%) |
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1929 general election
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1929 South African general election|
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Registered | 461,820 |
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Turnout | 347,924 (75.34%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Barry Hertzog
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Jan Smuts
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Walter Madeley
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Party
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National
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South African
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Labour
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Last election
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35.25%, 63 seats
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47.04%, 53 seats
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14.35%, 18 seats
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Seats won
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78
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61
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8
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Seat change
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15
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8
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10
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Popular vote
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141,579
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159,896
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33,919
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Percentage
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41.17%
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46.50%
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9.86%
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Swing
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5.92pp
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0.54pp
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4.49pp
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1933 general election
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1933 South African general election|
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Registered | 957,636 |
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Turnout | 323,417 (33.77%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Barry Hertzog
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Jan Smuts
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Party
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National
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South African
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Last election
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41.17%, 78 seats
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46.50%, 61 seats
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Seats won
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75
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61
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Seat change
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3
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0
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Popular vote
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101,159
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71,486
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Percentage
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31.61%
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22.34%
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Swing
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9.55pp
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24.16pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Tielman Roos
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Walter Madeley
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Party
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Roos
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Labour
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Last election
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Did not exist
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9.86%, 8 seats
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Seats won
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2
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2
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Seat change
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New party
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6
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Popular vote
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27,441
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20,276
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Percentage
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8.58%
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6.34%
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Swing
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New party
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3.52pp
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1938 general election
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1938 South African general election|
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Registered | 1,052,652 |
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Turnout | 835,378 (79.36%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Barry Hertzog
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Daniël Malan
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Party
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United
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National
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Last election
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53.95%, 136 seats
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Did not exist
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Seats won
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111
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27
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Seat change
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25
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New party
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Popular vote
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446,032
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259,543
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Percentage
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53.81%
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31.31%
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Swing
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0.14pp
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New party
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Charles Stallard
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Walter Madeley
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Party
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Dominion
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Labour
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Last election
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Did not exist
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6.34%, 2 seats
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Seats won
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8
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3
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Seat change
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New party
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1
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Popular vote
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52,356
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48,641
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Percentage
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6.32%
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5.87%
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Swing
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New party
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0.47pp
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1943 general election
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1943 South African general election|
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Registered | 1,114,110 |
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Turnout | 885,623 (79.49%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Jan Smuts
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Daniël Malan
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Party
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United
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National
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Last election
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53.81%, 111 seats
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31.31%, 27 seats
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Seats won
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89
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43
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Seat change
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22
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16
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Popular vote
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435,297
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321,601
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Percentage
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49.68%
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36.70%
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Swing
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4.13pp
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5.39pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Walter Madeley
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Charles Stallard
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Party
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Labour
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Dominion
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Last election
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5.87%, 3 seats
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6.32%, 8 seats
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Seats won
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9
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7
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Seat change
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6
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1
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Popular vote
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38,206
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29,023
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Percentage
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4.36%
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3.31%
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Swing
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1.51pp
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3.01pp
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1948 general election
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1948 South African general election|
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Registered | 1,337,534 |
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Turnout | 1,073,364 (80.25%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Daniël Malan
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Jan Smuts
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Party
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National
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United
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Last election
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36.70%, 43 seats
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49.68%, 89 seats
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Seats won
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70
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65
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Seat change
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27
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24
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Popular vote
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401,834
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524,230
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Percentage
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37.70%
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49.18%
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Swing
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1.00pp
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0.50pp
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Third party
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Fourth party
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Leader
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Nicolaas Havenga
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John Christie
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Party
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Afrikaner
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Labour
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Last election
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1.78%, 0 seats
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4.36%, 9 seats
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Seats won
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9
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6
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Seat change
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9
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3
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Popular vote
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41,885
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27,360
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Percentage
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3.93%
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2.57%
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Swing
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2.15pp
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1.79pp
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1953 general election
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1953 South African general election|
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Registered | 1,385,591 |
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Turnout | 1,218,631 (87.95%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Daniël Malan
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Jacobus Strauss
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John Christie
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Party
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National
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United
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Labour
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Last election
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41.63%, 79 seats
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49.18%, 65 seats
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2.57%, 6 seats
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Seats won
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94
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57
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5
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Seat change
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15
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8
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1
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Popular vote
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598,718
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576,474
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34,730
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Percentage
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49.48%
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47.65%
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2.87%
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Swing
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7.85pp
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1.53pp
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0.30pp
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1958 general election
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1958 South African general election|
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Registered | 1,563,426 |
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Turnout | 1,163,576 (74.42%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Leader
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Johannes Strijdom
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De Villiers Graaff
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Party
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National
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United
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Last election
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49.48%, 94 seats
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47.65%, 57 seats
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Seats won
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103
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53
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Seat change
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9
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4
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Popular vote
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642,006
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492,080
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Percentage
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55.54%
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42.57%
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Swing
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6.06pp
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5.08pp
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Republic of South Africa
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1961 general election
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1961 South African general election|
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Registered | 1,811,160 |
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Turnout | 802,079 (44.55%) |
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1966 general election
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1966 South African general election|
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Registered | 1,901,479 |
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Turnout | 1,309,645 (68.48%) |
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1970 general election
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1970 South African general election|
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Registered | 2,161,234 |
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Turnout | 1,507,634 (74.35%) |
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1974 general election
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1974 South African general election|
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Registered | 2,232,623 |
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Turnout | 1,158,704 (51.87%) |
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1977 general election
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1977 South African general election|
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Registered | 2,193,635 |
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Turnout | 1,064,350 (48.52%) |
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1981 general election
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1981 South African general election|
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Registered | 2,290,626 |
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Turnout | 1,372,019 (59.90%) |
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1987 general election
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1987 South African general election|
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Registered | 3,031,414 |
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Turnout | 2,056,627 (67.84%) |
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1989 general election
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1989 South African general election|
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Registered | 3,120,104 |
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Turnout | 2,167,929 (69.48%) |
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Republic after Apartheid
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1994 general election
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1994 South African general election|
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Registered | 22,709,152 |
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Turnout | 19,726,610 (86.87%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Nelson Mandela
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Frederik de Klerk
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi
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Party
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ANC
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NP
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IFP
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Last election
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Banned party
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48.19%, 103 seats
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Did not exist
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Seats won
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252
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82
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43
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Seat change
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New party
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21
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New party
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Popular vote
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12,237,655
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3,983,690
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2,058,294
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Percentage
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62.65%
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20.39%
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10.54%
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Swing
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New party
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27.80pp
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New party
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Constand Viljoen
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Zach de Beer
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Clarence Makwetu
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Party
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VF
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DP
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PAC
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Last election
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Did not exist
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20.00%, 34 seats
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Banned party
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Seats won
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9
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7
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5
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Seat change
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New party
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27
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New party
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Popular vote
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424,555
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338,426
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243,478
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Percentage
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2.17%
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1.73%
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1.25%
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Swing
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New party
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18.27pp
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New party
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Results by provinces |
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1999 general election
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1999 South African general election|
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Registered | 18,172,751 |
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Turnout | 16,228,462 (89.30%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Thabo Mbeki
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Tony Leon
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi
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Party
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ANC
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DP
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IFP
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Last election
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62.65%, 252 seats
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1.73%, 7 seats
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10.54%, 43 seats
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Seats won
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266
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38
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34
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Seat change
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14
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31
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9
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Popular vote
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10,601,330
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1,527,337
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1,371,477
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Percentage
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66.35%
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9.56%
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8.58%
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Swing
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3.70pp
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7.83pp
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1.96pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Marthinus van Schalkwyk
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Bantu Holomisa
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Kenneth Meshoe
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Party
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NNP
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UDM
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ACDP
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Last election
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20.39%, 82 seats
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Did not exist
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0.45%, 2 seats
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Seats won
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28
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14
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6
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Seat change
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54
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New party
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4
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Popular vote
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1,098,215
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546,790
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228,975
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Percentage
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6.87%
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3.42%
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1.43%
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Swing
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13.52pp
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New party
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0.98pp
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Results by provinces |
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2004 general election
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2004 South African general election|
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Registered | 20,674,926 |
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Turnout | 15,863,558 (76.70%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Thabo Mbeki
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Tony Leon
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi
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Party
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ANC
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DA
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IFP
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Last election
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66.35%, 266 seats
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9.56%, 38 seats
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8.58%, 34 seats
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Seats won
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279
|
50
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28
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Seat change
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13
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12
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6
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Popular vote
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10,880,915
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1,931,201
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1,088,664
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Percentage
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69.69%
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12.37%
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6.97%
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Swing
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3.34pp
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2.81pp
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1.61pp
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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Leader
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Bantu Holomisa
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Patricia de Lille
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Marthinus van Schalkwyk
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Party
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UDM
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ID
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NNP
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Last election
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3.42%, 14 seats
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Did not exist
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6.87%, 28 seats
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Seats won
|
9
|
7
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7
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Seat change
|
5
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New party
|
21
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Popular vote
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355,717
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269,765
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257,824
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Percentage
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2.28%
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1.73%
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1.65%
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Swing
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1.14pp
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New party
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5.22pp
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Results by provinces |
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2009 general election
[edit]
2009 South African general election|
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Registered | 23,181,997 |
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Turnout | 17,919,966 (77.30%) |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Jacob Zuma
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Helen Zille
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Mosiuoa Lekota
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Party
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ANC
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DA
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COPE
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Last election
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69.69%, 279 seats
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12.37%, 50 seats
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Did not exist
|
Seats won
|
264
|
67
|
30
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Seat change
|
15
|
17
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New party
|
Popular vote
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11,650,748
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2,945,829
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1,311,027
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Percentage
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65.90%
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16.66%
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7.42%
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Swing
|
3.79pp
|
4.29pp
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New party
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
Fifth party
|
Sixth party
|
|
|
|
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Leader
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi
|
Patricia de Lille
|
Bantu Holomisa
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Party
|
IFP
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ID
|
UDM
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Last election
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6.97%, 28 seats
|
1.73%, 7 seats
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2.28%, 9 seats
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Seats won
|
18
|
4
|
4
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Seat change
|
10
|
3
|
5
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Popular vote
|
804,260
|
162,915
|
149,680
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Percentage
|
4.55%
|
0.92%
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0.85%
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Swing
|
2.42pp
|
0.81pp
|
1.43pp
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Results by provinces |
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2014 general election
[edit]
2014 South African general election|
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Registered | 25,388,082 |
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Turnout | 18,654,771 (73.48%) |
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First party
|
Second party
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Third party
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Leader
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Jacob Zuma
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Helen Zille
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Julius Malema
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Party
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ANC
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DA
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EFF
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Last election
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65.90%, 264 seats
|
16.66%, 67 seats
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Did not exist
|
Seats won
|
249
|
89
|
25
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Seat change
|
15
|
22
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New party
|
Popular vote
|
11,436,921
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4,091,584
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1,169,259
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Percentage
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62.15%
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22.23%
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6.35%
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Swing
|
3.75pp
|
5.57pp
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New party
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Fourth party
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Fifth party
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Sixth party
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|
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Leader
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi
|
Zanele Msibi
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Bantu Holomisa
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Party
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IFP
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NFP
|
UDM
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Last election
|
4.55%, 18 seats
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Did not exist
|
0.85%, 4 seats
|
Seats won
|
10
|
6
|
4
|
Seat change
|
8
|
New party
|
0
|
Popular vote
|
441,854
|
288,742
|
184,636
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Percentage
|
2.40%
|
1.57%
|
1.00%
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Swing
|
2.15pp
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New party
|
0.15pp
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Results by provinces |
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2019 general election
[edit]
2019 South African general election|
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Registered | 26,756,649 |
---|
Turnout | 17,672,851 (66.05%) |
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First party
|
Second party
|
Third party
|
|
|
|
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Leader
|
Cyril Ramaphosa
|
Mmusi Maimane
|
Julius Malema
|
Party
|
ANC
|
DA
|
EFF
|
Last election
|
62.15%, 249 seats
|
22.23%, 89 seats
|
6.35%, 25 seats
|
Seats won
|
230
|
84
|
44
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Seat change
|
19
|
5
|
19
|
Popular vote
|
10,026,475
|
3,622,531
|
1,882,480
|
Percentage
|
57.50%
|
20.77%
|
10.80%
|
Swing
|
4.65pp
|
1.46pp
|
4.45pp
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
Fifth party
|
Sixth party
|
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
|
Pieter Groenewald
|
Kenneth Meshoe
|
Party
|
IFP
|
VF+
|
ACDP
|
Last election
|
2.40%, 10 seats
|
0.90%, 4 seats
|
0.57%, 3 seats
|
Seats won
|
14
|
10
|
4
|
Seat change
|
4
|
6
|
1
|
Popular vote
|
588,839
|
414,864
|
146,262
|
Percentage
|
3.38%
|
2.38%
|
0.84%
|
Swing
|
0.98pp
|
1.48pp
|
0.27pp
|
|
Results by provinces |
|
2024 general election
[edit]
2024 South African general election|
|
|
|
Registered | 27,782,081 |
---|
Turnout | 16,290,156 (58.64%) |
---|
|
First party
|
Second party
|
Third party
|
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Cyril Ramaphosa
|
John Steenhuisen
|
Jacob Zuma
|
Party
|
ANC
|
DA
|
MK
|
Last election
|
57.50%, 230 seats
|
20.77%, 84 seats
|
Did not exist
|
Seats won
|
159
|
87
|
58
|
Seat change
|
71
|
3
|
New party
|
Popular vote
|
6,459,683
|
3,505,735
|
2,344,309
|
Percentage
|
40.18%
|
21.81%
|
14.58%
|
Swing
|
17.32pp
|
1.04pp
|
New party
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
Fifth party
|
Sixth party
|
|
|
|
|
Leader
|
Julius Malema
|
Velenkosini Hlabisa
|
Gayton McKenzie
|
Party
|
EFF
|
IFP
|
PA
|
Last election
|
10.80%, 44 seats
|
3.38%, 14 seats
|
0.04%, 0 seats
|
Seats won
|
39
|
17
|
9
|
Seat change
|
5
|
3
|
9
|
Popular vote
|
1,529,961
|
618,207
|
330,425
|
Percentage
|
9.52%
|
3.85%
|
2.06%
|
Swing
|
1.28pp
|
0.47pp
|
2.02pp
|
|
Results by provinces |
|
Republic after Apartheid
[edit]
1994 general election
[edit]
1994 South African general election|
|
|
400 seats in the National Assembly 201 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 19,726,610 (86.87%) |
---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province |
|
1999 general election
[edit]
1999 South African general election|
|
|
400 seats in the National Assembly 201 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 16,228,462 (89.30%) |
---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province |
|
2004 general election
[edit]
2004 South African general election|
|
|
400 seats in the National Assembly 201 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 15,863,558 (76.70%) |
---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province |
|
2009 general election
[edit]
2009 South African general election|
|
|
400 seats in the National Assembly 201 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 17,919,966 (77.30%) |
---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province |
|
2014 general election
[edit]
2014 South African general election|
|
|
400 seats in the National Assembly 201 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 18,654,771 (73.48%) |
---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province |
|
2019 general election
[edit]
2019 South African general election|
|
|
400 seats in the National Assembly 201 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 17,672,851 (66.05%) |
---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province |
|
2024 general election
[edit]
2024 South African general election|
|
|
400 seats in the National Assembly 201 seats needed for a majority |
Turnout | 16,290,156 (58.64%) |
---|
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by province |
|