1994 South African general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1994_South_African_general_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:ANCSeats 252
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Independent_Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:endDate 1994-04-29
gptkbp:firstElectionAfterApartheid true
gptkbp:firstUniversalSuffrageElection true
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Government_of_National_Unity
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
provincial legislatures
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1994 South African general election
gptkbp:IFPSeats 43
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1999_South_African_general_election
gptkbp:notableEvent peaceful transition to democracy
gptkbp:notableFor end of apartheid
Nelson Mandela elected president
first election with universal adult suffrage
gptkbp:NPSeats 82
gptkbp:numberOfPartiesParticipated 19
gptkbp:numberOfSeatsNationalAssembly 400
gptkbp:opposedBy National Party
gptkbp:precededBy apartheid era
gptkbp:president gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1989_South_African_general_election
gptkbp:result African National Congress victory
gptkbp:startDate 1994-04-26
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Inkatha_Freedom_Party
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:voterTurnout 86.87%
gptkbp:votingSystem 19,726,579
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_National_Congress
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5