2009 South African general election
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The 2009 South African general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote that determined the composition of the National Assembly and led to Jacob Zuma becoming president.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | general election ⓘ |
| alsoHeld | provincial elections ⓘ |
| chiefElectoralAuthority | Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| date | 2009-04-22 ⓘ |
| determinedOffice | President of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralSystemDetail | closed-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| electoralThreshold | no formal national threshold ⓘ |
| electorateSize | over 23 million registered voters ⓘ |
| governmentFormedBy | African National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedParty | Congress of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfBallot | multiple official languages of South Africa ⓘ |
| leadingParty | African National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected |
National Assembly of South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
provincial legislatures of South Africa ⓘ |
| location | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
HIV/AIDS policy
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ crime ⓘ service delivery ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2014 South African general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableNewParty | Congress of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAssumedByWinner | Jacob Zuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAssumedByWinnerDate | 2009-05-09 ⓘ |
| oppositionLeaderParty | Democratic Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in South Africa ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2004 South African general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primePresidentialCandidateOfANC | Jacob Zuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | election of Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| seatsInNationalAssembly | 400 ⓘ |
| secondPlaceParty | Democratic Alliance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthElectedBody | 5 years ⓘ |
| thirdPlaceParty | Congress of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAfter | recall of President Thabo Mbeki ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | presidency of Kgalema Motlanthe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeatsContested | 400 ⓘ |
| typeOfVoters | South African citizens aged 18 and over ⓘ |
| usesConstituencies | national list and provincial lists ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 77.3% ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| winner | African National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2009 ⓘ |
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