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1999 South African general election

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Field	Value
election_name	1999 South African general election
country	South Africa
flag_year	1994
type	parliamentary
previous_election	1994 South African general election
previous_year	1994
outgoing_members	List of National Assembly members of the 22nd Parliament of South Africa
election_date	2 June 1999
next_election	2004 South African general election
next_year	2004
elected_members	List of National Assembly members of the 23rd Parliament of South Africa
seats_for_election	All 400 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	201
registered	18,172,751
turnout	89.30% ( 2.43pp)
image_size	130x130px
image1
leader1	Thabo Mbeki
party1	African National Congress
last_election1	62.65%, 252 seats
seats1	266
seat_change1	14
popular_vote1	10,601,330
percentage1	66.35%
swing1	3.70pp
image2
leader2	Tony Leon
party2	DP
last_election2	1.73%, 7 seats
seats2	38
seat_change2	31
popular_vote2	1,527,337
percentage2	9.56%
swing2	7.83pp
image3
leader3	Mangosuthu Buthelezi
party3	Inkatha Freedom Party
last_election3	10.54%, 43 seats
seats3	34
seat_change3	9
popular_vote3	1,371,477
percentage3	8.58%
swing3	1.96pp
image4
leader4	Marthinus van Schalkwyk
party4	New National Party (South Africa)
last_election4	20.39%, 82 seats
seats4	28
seat_change4	54
popular_vote4	1,098,215
percentage4	6.87%
swing4	13.52pp
image5
leader5	Bantu Holomisa
party5	United Democratic Movement
last_election5	Did not exist
seats5	14
seat_change5	New party
popular_vote5	546,790
percentage5	3.42%
swing5	New party
image6
leader6	Kenneth Meshoe
party6	African Christian Democratic Party
last_election6	0.45%, 2 seats
seats6	6
seat_change6	4
popular_vote6	228,975
percentage6	1.43%
swing6	0.98pp
map_image	1999 South African general election.svg
map_size	390px
title	President
before_election	Nelson Mandela
before_party	African National Congress
after_election	Thabo Mbeki
after_party	African National Congress

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. Incumbent president Nelson Mandela declined to seek re-election as president on grounds of his age. This election was notable for the sharp decline of the New National Party, previously the National Party (NP), which without former State President F. W. de Klerk lost more than half of their former support base. The liberal Democratic Party became the largest opposition party, after being the fifth largest party in the previous elections in 1994. The number of parties represented in the National Assembly increased to thirteen, with the United Democratic Movement, jointly headed by former National Party member Roelf Meyer, and former ANC member Bantu Holomisa, being the most successful of the newcomers with fourteen seats.

National Assembly results

Provincial legislature results

Party	EC	FS	G	KZN	M	NW	NC	NP	WC
African National Congress}}		African National Congress	47	25	50	32	26	27	20	44
New National Party (South Africa)}}		New National Party	2	2	3	3	1	1	8	1
Inkatha Freedom Party}}		Inkatha Freedom Party	0	0	3	34	0	0	0	0
Democratic Party (South Africa)}}		Democratic Party	4	2	13	7	1	1	1	1
United Democratic Movement}}		United Democratic Movement	9	0	1	1	1	0	0	1
Freedom Front Plus}}		Freedom Front	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0
African Christian Democratic Party}}		African Christian Democratic Party	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
United Christian Democratic Party}}		United Christian Democratic Party	–	0	0	–	0	3	–	–
Minority Front}}		Minority Front	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania}}		Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	Federal Alliance	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	63	30	73	80	30	33	30	49	42

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu-Natal

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Northern Province

Western Cape

NCOP seats

The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) consists of 90 members, ten elected by each provincial legislature. The Members of NCOP have to be elected in proportion to the party membership of the provincial legislature.

Party	Delegate type	EC	FS	G	KZN	M	NW	NC	NP	WC	Total	Total	10	10
African National Congress}} rowspan=2		African National Congress	Permanent	4	4	4	2	5	4	4	5	2	34	63
Special	3	4	3	2	4	4	3	4	2	29
New National Party (South Africa)}} rowspan=2		New National Party	Permanent		1	1	1			2		2	7	10
Special							1		2	3
Democratic Party (South Africa)}} rowspan=2		Democratic Party	Permanent	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	7	8
Special			1							1
Inkatha Freedom Party}} rowspan=2		Inkatha Freedom Party	Permanent				2						2	4
Special				2						2
United Democratic Movement}} rowspan=2		United Democratic Movement	Permanent	1							1		2	3
Special	1									1
African Christian Democratic Party}}		African Christian Democratic Party	Permanent									1	1
United Christian Democratic Party}}		United Christian Democratic Party	Permanent						1				1
Source: South Africa Survey 2002/03

Aftermath

Thabo Mbeki was elected president (unopposed) by the new Assembly on 14 June 1999, succeeding Nelson Mandela.

Notes

References

(2003). "South Africa Survey 2002/03". South African Institute of Race Relations.
[https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/368673.stm Mbeki elected South African president] BBC News, 14 June 1999

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