Below are the official results for South Africa’s parliamentary election released by the Independent Electoral Commission on Saturday.
The ANC was allocated 264 seats in parliament after winning 65.9 percent of the vote. Voters also cast their ballots for nine provincial legislatures in the election held on Wednesday. The ANC won control of eight of South Africa’s nine provinces. The DA won the Western Cape province.
PARTY VOTES PERCENTAGE OF VOTES
ANC 11,650,748 65.90
DA 2,945,829 16.66
COPE 1,311,027 7.42
IFP 804,260 4.55
ID 162,915 0.92
OTHER 805,950 4.56
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Total valid votes counted 17,680,729
Number of registered voters 23.18 million
Total population: 48 million, including 10 million under voting age
Voter turnout 77.3% of registered voters
Spoiled votes 239,237
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PARLIAMENTARY SEAT ALLOCATION
PARTY NUMBER OF SEATS
1 ANC 264
2 DA 67
3 COPE 30
4 IFP 18
5 ID 4
6 UDM 4
7 VF PLUS 4
8 ACDP 3
9 UCDP 2
10 PAC 1
11 APC 1
12 AZAPO 1
13 MF 1
