1994 South African General Election

26–29 April 1994 · The democratic era · 400 seats, 201 for a majority

General elections were held in South Africa between 26 and 29 April 1994. The elections were the first in South Africa in which citizens of all races could vote, bringing an end to the herrenvolk democracy that had existed since the 1950s and marking the country's first election under universal suffrage.