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22 April 2009 SA General Elections Results
FINAL RESULTS
| Parties | Leaders | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress (ANC) | Jacob Zuma | 11,650,748 | 65.90 | -3.79 | 264 | -15 |
| Democratic Alliance (DA) | Helen Zille | 2,945,829 | 16.66 | +4.29 | 67 | +17 |
| Congress of the People (COPE) | Mosiuoa Lekota | 1,311,027 | 7.42 | +7.42 | 30 | +30 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) | Mangosuthu Buthelezi | 804,260 | 4.55 | -2.42 | 18 | -10 |
| Independent Democrats (ID) | Patricia de Lille | 162,915 | 0.92 | -0.78 | 4 | -3 |
| United Democratic Movement (UDM) | Bantu Holomisa | 149,680 | 0.85 | -1.43 | 4 | -5 |
| Freedom Front Plus (FF+) | Pieter Mulder | 146,796 | 0.83 | -0.06 | 4 | - |
| African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) | Kenneth Meshoe | 142,658 | 0.81 | -0.79 | 2 | -5 |
| United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP) | Lucas Mangope | 66,086 | 0.37 | -0.38 | 2 | -1 |
| Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) | Motsoko Pheko | 48,530 | 0.27 | -0.46 | 1 | -2 |
| Minority Front (MF) | Amichand Rajbansi | 43,474 | 0.25 | -0.10 | 1 | -1 |
| Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO) | Mosibudi Mangena | 38,245 | 0.22 | -0.03 | 1 | - |
| African Peoples' Convention (APC) | Themba Godi | 35,867 | 0.20 | +0.20 | 0 | |
| Movement Democratic Party (MDP) | 29,747 | 0.17 | +0.17 | 0 | ||
| Al Jama-ah | 25,947 | 0.15 | +0.15 | 0 | ||
| Christian Democratic Alliance (CDA) | 11,638 | 0.07 | +0.07 | 0 | ||
| National Democratic Convention (NADECO) | 10,830 | 0.06 | +0.06 | 0 | ||
| New Vision Party (NVP) | 9.296 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | ||
| United Independent Front (UIF) | 8,872 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | ||
| Great Kongress of SA (GKSA) | 8,271 | 0.05 | +0.05 | 0 | ||
| South African Democratic Congress (SADECO) | 6,035 | 0.03 | +0.03 | 0 | ||
| Keep It Straight and Simple (KISS) | C.C. Emary | 5,440 | 0.03 | -0.01 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Movement (PAM) | 5,426 | 0.03 | +0.03 | 0 | ||
| Women Forward (WF) | 5,087 | 0.03 | +0.03 | 0 | ||
| Christian Democratic Party (CDP) | Theunis Botha | ? | ? | ? | ||
| United Front (UF) | T. D. Hlatshwayo | ? | ? | ? | ||
| A Party | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Alliance of Free Democrats (AFD) | ? | ? | ? | |||
| The Organisation Party (TOP) | Bradford Wood | — | — | -0.05 | ? | |
| Employment Movement of South Africa (EMSA) | M. Reitz | — | — | -0.07 | ? | |
| New Labour Party (NLP) | Colin Francois du Sart | — | — | -0.10 | ? | |
| Socialist Party of Azania (SOPA) | Tiyani Lybon Mabasa | — | — | -0.10 | ? | |
| Peace and Justice Congress (PJC) | Muhammed Rashad Khan | — | — | -0.10 | ? | |
| National Action (NA) | Jacobus Frederick Jonker | — | — | -0.10 | ? | |
| New National Party (NNP) (joined ANC in 2005) | Marthinus van Schalkwyk | — | — | −1.65 | — | −7 |
| Spoilt votes (as % of all cast votes counted) | ? | ? | ? | |||
| Total | 17,680,729 | 100.0 | 400 | 0 | ||