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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Inkatha Freedom Party participatedIn 2009 South African general election