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eventREF E-0013159Revised

29 April 1994

First democratic election results for SA

First democratic election results for SA

Updated
30 Sep 2019
First democratic election results for SA

Nearly 20 million people participated in the 1994 election in which the African National Congress (ANC) gained an overwhelming victory during the first ever multi-racial general elections in South Africa, started on 27 April 1994. The ANC gained 62.60% while the National Party (NP) gained 20.40% of the votes.

How we know this

  1. 01Cape Town  site, New South Africa: 1994 elections, [online], Available at www.capetown.at [Accessed: 25 April 2014]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). First democratic election results for SA. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013159

South African History Online (2011) 'First democratic election results for SA', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013159 (Accessed: 9 October 2026).

South African History Online, First democratic election results for SA [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013159, (accessed 9 October 2026).

"First democratic election results for SA." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013159. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "First democratic election results for SA." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013159.

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