General election in South Africa 2009
(Share of votes in%)
%
70
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
65.90
16.66
7.42
4.55
0.92
0.85
0.83
2.87
Gains and losses
compared to 2004
% p
8th
6th
4th
2
0
-2
-4
-3.79
+4.29
+7.42
-2.42
-0.81
-1.43
-0.06
-2.70
Remarks:
c The Congress of the People was founded in 2008 by former supporters of the ANC.
The South African parliamentary election took place on April 22, 2009 . 26 parties ran for elections, 13 succeeded in entering parliament. The turnout was 77.3%.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) under Jacob Zuma was able to defend its absolute majority, but lost the two-thirds majority it had won in the 2004 election.
The mandates for the National Assembly were awarded according to proportional representation.
In addition, the nine provincial legislatures were newly elected.
Bottom line
| Political party | Abbreviation | Top candidate | Result | change | Seats | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | ANC | Jacob Zuma | 65.90% | - 3.79% | 264 | - 15 |
| Democratic Alliance | THERE | Helen Zille | 16.66% | + 4.29% | 67 | + 17 |
| Congress of the People | COPE | Mosiuoa Lekota | 7.42% | + 7.42% | 30th | + 30 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | Mangosuthu Buthelezi | 4.55% | - 2.42% | 18th | - 10 |
| Independent Democrats | ID | Patricia de Lille | 0.92% | - 0.81% | 4th | - 3 |
| United Democratic Movement | UDM | Bantu Holomisa | 0.85% | - 1.43% | 4th | - 5 |
| Vryheidsfront Plus | VF + | Pieter Mulder | 0.83% | - 0.06% | 4th | ± 0 |
| African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | Kenneth Meshoe | 0.81% | - 0.79% | 3 | - 4 |
| United Christian Democratic Party | UCDP | Lucas Mangope | 0.37% | - 0.38% | 2 | - 1 |
| Pan Africanist Congress | PAC | Motsoko Pheko | 0.27% | - 0.46% | 1 | - 2 |
| Minority front | MF | Amichand Rajbansi | 0.25% | - 0.10% | 1 | - 1 |
| Azanian People's Organization | AZAPO | Mosibudi Mangena | 0.22% | - 0.03% | 1 | ± 0 |
| African People's Convention | APC | Themba Godi | 0.20% | + 0.20% | 1 | + 1 |
In addition to the ones mentioned here, 13 other parties ran for election that could not win a seat because they each received less than 0.2% of the vote.
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