2004 South African general election

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The 2004 South African general election was a national parliamentary vote in which South Africans elected members of the National Assembly and provincial legislatures, resulting in the African National Congress retaining power under President Thabo Mbeki.

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South African general election, 2004 1

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instanceOf general election
allowedOverseasVoting yes
chamberElected National Assembly NERFINISHED
constitutionalFramework Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED
context 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid
country South Africa
date 2004-04-14
electoralBody National Assembly of South Africa NERFINISHED
provincial legislatures of South Africa
electoralCommission Electoral Commission of South Africa NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentAfterElection Thabo Mbeki NERFINISHED
leaderOfWinningParty Thabo Mbeki NERFINISHED
leadingParty African National Congress NERFINISHED
mainOppositionParty Democratic Alliance NERFINISHED
mainWinner African National Congress NERFINISHED
nextElection 2009 South African general election
otherParliamentaryParty African Christian Democratic Party NERFINISHED
Freedom Front Plus NERFINISHED
Independent Democrats NERFINISHED
Inkatha Freedom Party NERFINISHED
New National Party NERFINISHED
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania NERFINISHED
United Christian Democratic Party NERFINISHED
United Democratic Movement NERFINISHED
parliamentaryTermStarted 2004-04-23
previousElection 1999 South African general election NERFINISHED
provinceElectionsHeldIn Eastern Cape NERFINISHED
Free State NERFINISHED
Gauteng NERFINISHED
KwaZulu-Natal NERFINISHED
Limpopo NERFINISHED
Mpumalanga NERFINISHED
North West NERFINISHED
Northern Cape NERFINISHED
Western Cape NERFINISHED
registeredVoters approximately 20.6 million
resultedInPresident Thabo Mbeki NERFINISHED
secondPartySeats 50
secondPartyVoteShare approximately 12.4%
termLengthElected 5 years
thirdPartySeats 28
thirdPartyVoteShare approximately 7.0%
tookPlaceAfter first decade of post-apartheid democracy
totalSeatsInNationalAssembly 400
typeOfSystem proportional representation
voterTurnoutPercentage approximately 76.7%
votesCast approximately 15.6 million
winningPartySeats 279
winningPartyVoteShare approximately 69.7%
year 2004

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Inkatha Freedom Party participatedIn 2004 South African general election
South African general election, 1999 followedBy 2004 South African general election
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