General elections were held in South Africa on 2 June 1999. The result was a landslide victory for the governing African National Congress (ANC), which gained fourteen seats. Incumbent president Nelson Mandela declined to seek re-election as president on grounds of his age. This election was notable for the sharp decline of the New National Party , previously the National Party (NP), which without former State President F. W. de Klerk lost more than half of their former support base. The liberal Democratic Party became the largest opposition party, after being the fifth largest party in the previous elections in 1994. The number of parties represented in the National Assembly increased to thirteen, with the United Democratic Movement , jointly headed by former National Party member Roelf Meyer , and former ANC member Bantu Holomisa , being the most successful of the newcomers with fourteen seats.
1999 South African general election Registered 18,172,751 Turnout 89.30% (
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Thabo Mbeki
Tony Leon
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
Party
ANC
DP
IFP
Last election
62.65%, 252 seats
1.73%, 7 seats
10.54%, 43 seats
Seats won
266
38
34
Seat change
Popular vote
10,601,330
1,527,337
1,371,477
Percentage
66.35%
9.56%
8.58%
Swing
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Marthinus van Schalkwyk
Bantu Holomisa
Kenneth Meshoe
Party
NNP
UDM
ACDP
Last election
20.39%, 82 seats[ a]
Did not exist
0.45%, 2 seats
Seats won
28
14
6
Seat change
New party
Popular vote
1,098,215
546,790
228,975
Percentage
6.87%
3.42%
1.43%
Swing
New party
National Assembly results
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Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 10,601,330 66.35 266 +14 Democratic Party 1,527,337 9.56 38 +31 Inkatha Freedom Party 1,371,477 8.58 34 −9 New National Party 1,098,215 6.87 28 −54 United Democratic Movement 546,790 3.42 14 New African Christian Democratic Party 228,975 1.43 6 +4 Freedom Front 127,217 0.80 3 −6 United Christian Democratic Party 125,280 0.78 3 New Pan Africanist Congress 113,125 0.71 3 −2 Federal Alliance 86,704 0.54 2 New Minority Front 48,277 0.30 1 +1 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 46,292 0.29 1 New Azanian People's Organisation 27,257 0.17 1 New Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party 10,611 0.07 0 New Government by the People Green Party 9,193 0.06 0 New Socialist Party of Azania 9,062 0.06 0 New Total 15,977,142 100.00 400 0 Valid votes 15,977,142 98.45 Invalid/blank votes 251,320 1.55 Total votes 16,228,462 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 18,172,751 89.30 Source: Election Resources
Provincial legislature results
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Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 1,606,856 73.80 47 −1 United Democratic Movement 296,015 13.60 9 New Democratic Party 136,859 6.29 4 +3 New National Party 70,141 3.22 2 −4 Pan Africanist Congress 24,837 1.14 1 0 African Christian Democratic Party 20,857 0.96 0 0 Freedom Front 7,287 0.33 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 7,166 0.33 0 0 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 3,673 0.17 0 New Federal Alliance 3,575 0.16 0 New Total 2,177,266 100.00 63 +7 Valid votes 2,177,266 98.62 Invalid/blank votes 30,469 1.38 Total votes 2,207,735 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,454,543 89.94 Source: Election Resources
Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 881,381 80.79 25 +1 Democratic Party 58,163 5.33 2 +2 New National Party 56,740 5.20 2 −2 Freedom Front 22,996 2.11 1 −1 United Democratic Movement 18,194 1.67 0 New Pan Africanist Congress 12,548 1.15 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 9,827 0.90 0 0 Federal Alliance 8,798 0.81 0 New United Christian Democratic Party 8,543 0.78 0 New Inkatha Freedom Party 5,119 0.47 0 0 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 4,390 0.40 0 New Unemployment Labour Alliance 2,974 0.27 0 New Socialist Party of Azania 1,235 0.11 0 New Total 1,090,908 100.00 30 0 Valid votes 1,090,908 98.47 Invalid/blank votes 16,943 1.53 Total votes 1,107,851 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,225,730 90.38 Source: Election Resources
Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 2,488,780 67.87 50 0 Democratic Party 658,236 17.95 13 +8 New National Party 142,579 3.89 3 −18 Inkatha Freedom Party 128,807 3.51 3 0 United Democratic Movement 71,630 1.95 1 New Freedom Front 45,750 1.25 1 −4 African Christian Democratic Party 42,621 1.16 1 0 Federal Alliance 32,494 0.89 1 New Pan Africanist Congress 26,781 0.73 0 −1 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 11,450 0.31 0 New United Christian Democratic Party 8,642 0.24 0 New Azanian People's Organisation 5,896 0.16 0 New Socialist Party of Azania 1,990 0.05 0 New Labor Party 1,096 0.03 0 New Total 3,666,752 100.00 73 –13 Valid votes 3,666,752 98.90 Invalid/blank votes 40,843 1.10 Total votes 3,707,595 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 4,154,087 89.25 Source: Election Resources
Party Votes % Seats +/– Inkatha Freedom Party 1,241,522 41.90 34 −7 African National Congress 1,167,094 39.38 32 +6 Democratic Party 241,779 8.16 7 +5 New National Party 97,077 3.28 3 −6 Minority Front 86,770 2.93 2 +1 African Christian Democratic Party 53,745 1.81 1 0 United Democratic Movement 34,586 1.17 1 New Federal Alliance 9,762 0.33 0 New Pan Africanist Congress 7,654 0.26 0 −1 Freedom Front 6,804 0.23 0 0 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 5,801 0.20 0 New Azanian People's Organisation 5,052 0.17 0 New Socialist Party of Azania 3,451 0.12 0 New Mass United Movement 2,261 0.08 0 New Total 2,963,358 100.00 80 –1 Valid votes 2,963,358 98.47 Invalid/blank votes 46,141 1.53 Total votes 3,009,499 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,443,978 87.38 Source: Election Resources
Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 954,788 84.83 26 +1 Democratic Party 50,421 4.48 1 +1 New National Party 27,909 2.48 1 −2 Freedom Front 19,170 1.70 1 −1 United Democratic Movement 16,013 1.42 1 New Inkatha Freedom Party 15,901 1.41 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 12,586 1.12 0 0 Federal Alliance 9,019 0.80 0 New Pan Africanist Congress 7,296 0.65 0 0 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 4,520 0.40 0 New Sindawonye Progressive Party 4,318 0.38 0 New United Christian Democratic Party 2,553 0.23 0 New Azanian People's Organisation 1,090 0.10 0 New Total 1,125,584 100.00 30 0 Valid votes 1,125,584 98.13 Invalid/blank votes 21,502 1.87 Total votes 1,147,086 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,277,783 89.77 Source: Election Resources
Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 1,030,901 78.97 27 +1 United Christian Democratic Party 124,874 9.57 3 New Democratic Party 42,593 3.26 1 +1 New National Party 29,931 2.29 1 −2 Freedom Front 17,964 1.38 1 0 United Democratic Movement 16,785 1.29 0 New African Christian Democratic Party 12,227 0.94 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress 9,613 0.74 0 0 Federal Alliance 7,157 0.55 0 New Inkatha Freedom Party 6,759 0.52 0 0 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 6,637 0.51 0 New Total 1,305,441 100.00 33 +3 Valid votes 1,305,441 98.36 Invalid/blank votes 21,722 1.64 Total votes 1,327,163 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,527,672 86.87 Source: Election Resources
Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 210,837 64.32 20 +5 New National Party 79,214 24.17 8 −4 Democratic Party 15,632 4.77 1 0 Freedom Front 5,446 1.66 1 −1 African Christian Democratic Party 5,004 1.53 0 0 United Democratic Movement 2,936 0.90 0 New Pan Africanist Congress 2,158 0.66 0 0 Federal Alliance 1,735 0.53 0 New Inkatha Freedom Party 1,728 0.53 0 0 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 1,722 0.53 0 New Azanian People's Organisation 1,360 0.41 0 New Total 327,772 100.00 30 0 Valid votes 327,772 98.53 Invalid/blank votes 4,897 1.47 Total votes 332,669 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 377,173 88.20 Source: Election Resources
Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 1,464,432 88.29 44 +6 United Democratic Movement 41,700 2.51 1 New New National Party 28,159 1.70 1 0 Democratic Party 23,486 1.42 1 +1 Pan Africanist Congress 23,325 1.41 1 +1 African Christian Democratic Party 18,281 1.10 1 +1 Ximoko Party 13,817 0.83 0 0 Freedom Front 10,727 0.65 0 −1 Azanian People's Organisation 8,931 0.54 0 New Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front 8,229 0.50 0 New Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 6,598 0.40 0 New Inkatha Freedom Party 5,644 0.34 0 0 Federal Alliance 5,365 0.32 0 New Total 1,658,694 100.00 49 +9 Valid votes 1,658,694 98.51 Invalid/blank votes 25,137 1.49 Total votes 1,683,831 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,847,766 91.13 Source: Election Resources
Party Votes % Seats +/– African National Congress 668,106 42.07 18 +4 New National Party 609,612 38.39 17 −6 Democratic Party 189,183 11.91 5 +2 African Christian Democratic Party 44,323 2.79 1 0 United Democratic Movement 38,071 2.40 1 New Africa Moral Party 9,513 0.60 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress 7,708 0.49 0 0 Freedom Front 6,394 0.40 0 −1 Federal Alliance 4,153 0.26 0 New Inkatha Freedom Party 2,895 0.18 0 0 Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging 2,854 0.18 0 New Government by the People Green Party 2,453 0.15 0 0 National Coalition Party 1,126 0.07 0 New People's Liberation Party 915 0.06 0 New Workers International Vanguard League 672 0.04 0 0 Total 1,587,978 100.00 42 0 Valid votes 1,587,978 99.16 Invalid/blank votes 13,499 0.84 Total votes 1,601,477 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,864,019 85.92 Source: Election Resources
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) consists of 90 members, ten elected by each provincial legislature. The Members of NCOP have to be elected in proportion to the party membership of the provincial legislature.
Thabo Mbeki was elected president (unopposed) by the new Assembly on 14 June 1999, succeeding Nelson Mandela.[ 2]
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