1999 South African General Election
Mandela hands over2 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
| Share of the Assembly | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.