At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the National Assembly: 400
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Description
of government structure:
- South Africa's bicameral parliament
is composed of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.
- The National Assembly consists of no
more than 400 members.
- The National Council of Provinces
consists of 90 members.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is indirectly elected
by members of the National Assembly for a five-year term.
- Members of the National Assembly are
directly elected from nine multi-member constituencies by a system of proportional
representation for five-year terms. 200 seats are chosen from national party lists and 200
seats are chosen from regional party lists.
- Members of the National Council of
Provinces (NCOP) are chosen by political parties from the nine provincial legislatures to
serve five-year terms. Each of the provinces is allotted 10 seats to the NCOP.
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Results of the
electoral races:
- Party: African National Congress (ANC)
Leader: Thabo M. MBEKI
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 266
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 252
- Party: Democratic Party (DP)
Leader: Tony LEON
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 38
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 7
- Party: Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)
Leader: Mangosuthu BUTHELEZI
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 34
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 43
- Party: National Party (NNP)
Leader: Marthinus VAN SCHALKWYK
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 28
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 82 (as the National Party)
- Party: Democratic Movement (UDM)
Leader: Bantu HOLOMISA, Roelf MEYER
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 14
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 0 (The UDM was formed since the last
election)
- Party: African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP)
Leader: Kenneth R. J. MESHOE
Seats won in this election to the National Assembly: 6
Seats won in last election to the National Assembly: 2
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When was the last election? Number
of seats in last election?
- Elections to the National Assembly last
held: April 26-29, 1994
- Seats decided in the 1994 election: 400
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 42,834,520 (July
1998 estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 18,300,000 (approx.)
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Of Interest:
- The June 1999 National Assembly poll was South
Africa's second multi-party democratic national election.
- The election was the first under South
Africa's 1996 constitution.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
