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These were the third elections held since the end of the apartheid era. The South African National Assembly consists of 400 members, elected by proportional representation. Two hundred members are elected from national party lists, the other 200 are elected from party lists in each of the nine provinces. The President of South Africa is chosen by the National Assembly after each election. The National Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, located in Cape Town, Western Cape Province. ... Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ... The President of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africas Constitution. ...

The ANC, which has been in power since 1994, obtained 69.7% of votes cast on the national ballot, theoretically allowing them to change the constitution — though they have pledged not to. Only about 56% of eligible voters took part in the election, with the ANC receiving support from about 38% of all eligible voters. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, also obtained an increased percentage on the national ballot, most likely from former supporters of the New National Party, possibly losing some support to Patricia de Lille's new Independent Democrats. The New National Party, a descendant of the ruling party of the apartheid era, lost most of their support, dropping from 6.9% in 1999 to 1.7% (it was 20.4% in 1994), many of their supporters being unhappy with their alliance with the ANC. The Independent Democrats surprised many observers by obtaining more votes than the New National Party, becoming the fifth largest party. The Inkatha Freedom Party lost some support, including the majority in their stronghold province of Kwazulu-Natal, while the United Democratic Movement also lost support, barely hanging on as opposition in their stronghold, the Eastern Cape. There are a number of political parties called the Democratic Alliance or Alliance for Democracy. ... The New National Party is a name used by various political parties throughout the world, including Grenada - New National Party South Africa - New National Party See also: National Party, list of political parties. ... Patricia de Lille is the leader of the Independent Democrats, a South African political party which she formed in 2003 when she broke away from the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). ... The Independent Democrats are a South African political party, formed by former Pan Africanist Congress member Patricia de Lille in 2003. ... The Inkatha Freedom Party(IFP) is a political party in South Africa. ... The United Democratic Movement is a South African political party, formed by a prominent former National Party leader, Roelf Meyer (who has since resigned from the UDM), and a former African National Congress and homeland leader, Bantu Holomisa in 1997. ... The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. ...

Final results

The number of seats awarded was changed after the official results were declared, see contested seat.

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Contested seat

The official results were successfully challenged by the ACDP, resulting in them gaining one of the two seats previously awarded to AZAPO. [1]

Corruption allegations

South African national police commissioner Jackie Selebi told the South African Parliamentary ad hoc committee on safety and security that the police had arrested a group of people alleged to have links with Al-Qaida 5 days before the elections suspected to be trying to disrupt the election. Work by the South African police service led to the arrests of people in Jordan, Syria, and the United Kingdom. Quantities of South African passports were found in London indicating corruption in the Department of Home Affairs [2]. Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... St. ... The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ...

See also

• South African general election, 1999
• South African general election, 1994

South Africas second non-racial general election, held on 1999-06-02, was won by the African National Congress (ANC), who increased their number of seats by 14. ... 1994 General Election results, National Assembly African National Congress (ANC) 12,237,655 62. ...

External links

• Official IEC election results
• South African general election, 2004 on electionresources.org
• Election results from the South African Broadcasting Corporation