📅 27 April 1994
The first democratic national election took place from 26 to 29 April, with 27 April the main public voting day and the date later marked as Freedom Day. For the first time, the Black majority and...
📅 6 May 1994
The official results showed the ANC won 62.65 percent of valid votes and 252 of 400 National Assembly seats. It had a clear majority but fell short of the two-thirds threshold needed to adopt a...
📅 2 June 1999
Voters chose a new National Assembly in South Africa’s second national election open across racial classifications. The ANC won 66.35 percent of valid votes and 266 of 400 seats, one seat short of a...
📅 5 December 2000
Voters elected councils in the post-apartheid municipal system, replacing racially and territorially fragmented local authorities. The ANC received the largest nationwide share. Municipal...
📅 14 April 2004
The third national election under universal suffrage took place on 14 April. The ANC won 69.69 percent of National Assembly votes and 279 seats. The election gave the governing party a stronger...
📅 17 April 2004
The Electoral Commission declared the 2004 polls free and fair and confirmed the ANC’s 279 seats in the National Assembly. The official declaration followed voting on 14 April. The 69.69 percent...
📅 22 April 2009
South Africans voted in national and provincial elections. The ANC received 65.90 percent of valid votes and 264 of 400 National Assembly seats, below the two-thirds threshold and lower than its...
📅 25 April 2009
The Independent Electoral Commission confirmed the ANC’s victory in the 2009 general election. The party won 264 seats and 65.90 percent of the vote, while COPE entered Parliament with 30 seats. The...
📅 18 May 2011
Voters elected municipal councils in South Africa’s fourth local government elections. The ANC contested for control of councils across the country, where municipal decisions directly affected...
📅 21 May 2011
The Electoral Commission announced the final local-election results: the ANC won 62.0 percent of the vote, 5,633 council seats and 198 councils. Turnout was 57.6 percent. The results confirmed the...
📅 7 February 2014
The Electoral Commission confirmed that national and provincial elections would take place on 7 May 2014, following the President’s announcement. The date began the final stage of campaign preparation...
📅 7 May 2014
National and provincial voting took place on 7 May, the twentieth anniversary year of South Africa’s first all-race elections. The ANC campaigned to retain national government on its record and 2014...
📅 10 May 2014
The Electoral Commission announced final results and declared the ANC the winner with 62.15 percent of the national vote and 249 National Assembly seats. The result returned the ANC to government...
📅 23 May 2016
The Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs proclaimed 3 August 2016 as the date for municipal elections. The announcement formally began the final election timetable, including...
📅 3 August 2016
Municipal elections were held across South Africa. The ANC faced strong competition in urban areas and a broader challenge to its claim to represent the interests of working-class and poor...
📅 6 August 2016
The Electoral Commission announced final results for the 2016 municipal elections. Excluding district council seats, the ANC won 5,080 of 9,301 council seats and held a majority in 161 of the 213...
📅 26 February 2019
President Ramaphosa signed the proclamation setting 8 May 2019 for the National Assembly election; provincial legislatures were also scheduled to be elected that day. As ANC president and head of...
📅 13 March 2019
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule submitted the party’s candidate lists to the Independent Electoral Commission after an internal nomination and review process. The ANC said branches and regions had...
📅 8 May 2019
The sixth national and provincial elections since the end of apartheid took place. The ANC campaigned under Ramaphosa’s leadership, while voters assessed its 25-year record in government and competing...
📅 11 May 2019
The Electoral Commission declared the ANC the winner with 57.5% of the national vote and 230 of 400 National Assembly seats, its lowest national share since 1994. The party retained a majority and won...
📅 3 November 2021
As preliminary municipal results emerged, the ANC said that low turnout and losses sent an unambiguous message that voters were disappointed with the party’s slow progress on local government, basic...
📅 23 February 2024
The Presidency formally proclaimed 29 May 2024 as the date for national and provincial elections after consultation with the Independent Electoral Commission. The election would be the first...
📅 29 May 2024
South Africans voted in the seventh democratic national and provincial elections. The ANC campaigned on its governing record and manifesto, while opposition parties challenged its performance and...
📅 2 June 2024
The IEC announced the final 2024 election results: the ANC won 40.18% of the vote and 159 seats in the 400-seat National Assembly. It remained the largest party but fell below a majority for the first...
📅 30 April 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that municipal elections would take place on 4 November 2026. The ANC began preparing to defend or recover local power after losing support in municipal contests...
📅 1 September 2026
The IEC informed the ANC that candidate nominations not marked “submit as final” would not be treated as valid submissions. The issue affected 181 ANC candidates across six municipalities, despite...
📅 16 September 2026
The Electoral Court dismissed the ANC’s application to restore 181 candidates excluded from local election ballots in six municipalities. The court held that uploading candidate information without...
📅 15 October 2026
The Constitutional Court granted the ANC leave to appeal and ordered the IEC to take steps to include 181 ANC candidates in six municipalities on the 4 November ballots. It reversed the Electoral...
