1999 South African General Election

Mandela hands over

2 June 1999 · The democratic era · 400 seats, 201 for a majority

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.

Government leader before

Nelson Mandela

ANC

Government leader after

Thabo Mbeki

ANC

Largest force

African National Congress

266 of 400 seats

Turnout

89.3%

The result

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African National Congress

Thabo Mbeki · 66.3% of votes · +14 seats

266

seats

Democratic Party

Tony Leon · 9.6% of votes · +31 seats

seats

Inkatha Freedom Party

Mangosuthu Buthelezi · 8.6% of votes · -9 seats

seats

New National Party

Marthinus van Schalkwyk · 6.9% of votes · -54 seats

seats

United Democratic Movement

Bantu Holomisa · 3.4% of votes

seats

African Christian Democratic Party

Kenneth Meshoe · 1.4% of votes · +4 seats

seats

Freedom Front

0.8% of votes · -6 seats

seats

United Christian Democratic Party

0.8% of votes

seats


African National Congress	Thabo Mbeki	266	+14	10 601 330	66.3%	+3.7
Democratic Party	Tony Leon	38	+31	1 527 337	9.6%	+7.8
Inkatha Freedom Party	Mangosuthu Buthelezi	34	-9	1 371 477	8.6%	-2.0
New National Party	Marthinus van Schalkwyk	28	-54	1 098 215	6.9%	-13.5
United Democratic Movement	Bantu Holomisa	14	—	546 790	3.4%	—
African Christian Democratic Party	Kenneth Meshoe	6	+4	228 975	1.4%	+1.0
Freedom Front	—	3	-6	127 217	0.8%	—
United Christian Democratic Party	—	3	—	125 280	0.8%	—

8 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.