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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instanceOf general election
allowedOverseasVoting yes
chamberElected National Assembly
constitutionalFramework Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
context 10th anniversary of the end of apartheid
country South Africa
date 2004-04-14
electoralBody National Assembly of South Africa
provincial legislatures of South Africa
electoralCommission Electoral Commission of South Africa
headOfGovernmentAfterElection Thabo Mbeki
leaderOfWinningParty Thabo Mbeki
leadingParty African National Congress
mainOppositionParty Democratic Alliance
mainWinner African National Congress
nextElection 2009 South African general election
otherParliamentaryParty African Christian Democratic Party
Freedom Front Plus
Independent Democrats
Inkatha Freedom Party
New National Party
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
United Christian Democratic Party
United Democratic Movement
parliamentaryTermStarted 2004-04-23
previousElection 1999 South African general election
provinceElectionsHeldIn Eastern Cape
Free State
Gauteng
KwaZulu-Natal
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
North West
Northern Cape
Western Cape
registeredVoters approximately 20.6 million
resultedInPresident Thabo Mbeki
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 South African general election, 2004
linked to: 2004 South African general election
Inkatha Freedom Party participatedIn 2004 South African general election
subject linked to: IFP
2009 South African general election previousElection 2004 South African general election