Announcement of final results: 2014 National and Provincial Elections

Exactly 20 years ago today, our first democratic President took the Oath of office and declared "Never, never and never again shall this beautiful land experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world."

As the whole world watched on May10 to be exact,  almost 7 300 days ago, our freedom became the celebration for the entire world, as our President reached out to friends and foes alike, even going as far as to offering praise to the military that once used brutal force to implement the racist policy of apartheid.

Ladies and gentlemen, we meet here today on the 20th anniversary of that historic day when President Mandela took the oath of office to confirm our country and nation’s commitment to advance our hard earned democratic values.

Two decades ago we affirmed  our dedication to respecting and upholding core democratic values including the right of citizens to choose their representatives through regular, free, and fair elections; to equal protection under the law; and to freedom of opinion and expression, peaceful assembly and association, and freedom of thought and conscience.

Today as we celebrate two decades democracy and as we conclude our fifth democratic national and provincial elections we can affirm to one another and to the world – democracy is alive and well and thriving in our land.

On Wednesday 18 million South Africans stood together as nation and as they did in 2009, 2004, 1999 and most famously in 1994. There is no more tangible symbol of nationhood and of inclusivity than participation in an election.

Even as we make our individual choices, it is a powerful reminder of what binds us together as a nation and as a people. We as the Electoral Commission of South Africa are proud to have served as the conduit through which the people have made their voices heard.

I hereby on behalf of the Electoral Commission declare the 2104 national and provincial elections free and fair.

Provincial Election Results

In the Eastern Cape there are six political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature

• The African Independent Congress (AIC) with 1 seat
• The Congress of the People (COPE) with 1 seat
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 2 seats
• The United Democratic Movement (UDM) with 4 seats
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 10 seats; and
• The majority party with 45 seats is the African National Congress (ANC)

In the Free State there are 4 political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature

• The Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus) with 1 seat
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 2 seats
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 5 seats; and
• The majority party with 22 seats is the African National Congress (ANC)

In Gauteng there are 5 political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature

• The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with 1 seat
• The Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus) with 1 seat
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 8 seats
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 23 seats; and
• The majority party with 40 seats is the African National Congress (ANC)

In KwaZulu-Natal there are 6 political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature:

• The Minority Front (MF) with 1 seat
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 2 seats
• The National Freedom Party (NFP) with 6 seats
• The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with 9 seats
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 10 seats; and
• The majority party with 52 seats is the African National Congress (ANC)

In Limpopo there are 4 political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature

• The Congress of the People (COPE) with 1 seat
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 3 seats
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 6 seats; and
• The majority party with 39 seats is the African National Congress (ANC)

In Mpumalanga there are 4 political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature

• The Bushbuckridge Residents Association (BRA) with 1 seat
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 2 seats
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 3 seats; and
• The majority party with 24 seats is the African National Congress (ANC)

In the North West there are 4 political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature

• The Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus) with 1 seat
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 4 seats
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 5 seats; and
• The majority party with 23 seats is the African National Congress (ANC)

In the Northern Cape there are 4 political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature

• The Congress of the People (COPE) with 1 seat
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 2 seats
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 7 seats; and
• The majority party with 20 seats is the African National Congress (ANC)

In the Western Cape there are 4 political parties which have won seats in the provincial legislature

• The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) with 1 seat
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 1 seat
• The African National Congress (ANC) with 14 seats; and
• The majority party with 26 seats is the Democratic Alliance (DA)

National Election Results

A record 29 political parties contested these elections and 13 have received sufficient votes to have representation in the National Assembly

These parties are:

• The African People’s Convention (APC) with 1 seat
• The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) with 1 seat
• AGANG South Africa with 2 seats
• The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) with 3 seats
• The African Independent Congress (AIC) with 3 seats
• The Congress of the People (COPE) with 3 seats
• The United Democratic Movement (UDM) with 4 seats
• The Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus) with 4 seats
• The National Freedom Party (NFP) with 6 seats
• The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) with 10 seats
• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 25 seats
• The Democratic Alliance (DA) with 89 seats
• And finally, the majority party in our fifth National Assembly with a total of 249 seats is the African National Congress (ANC).

Congratulations to all the contesting parties and to those candidates who have won seats in the national and provincial legislatures. We hope that you will serve South Africa with pride, honour, integrity and humility.

Thank you!