Nine provinces, two ballots
The national ballot shows where each party’s parliamentary vote came from. A second ballot, cast at the same time, chose the provincial legislatures. The two should not be mixed up.
The interim constitution created nine provinces out of the Cape, Natal, the Transvaal, the Orange Free State, and the homelands. Some of the names used on the 1994 returns were later changed. This page uses the 1994 name first.
| On the 1994 returns | Name now |
|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | Eastern Cape |
| Eastern Transvaal | Mpumalanga, from 1995 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | KwaZulu-Natal. Some returns wrote “Kwazulu Natal”, and the constitution’s seat schedule still said Natal. |
| Northern Cape | Northern Cape |
| Northern Transvaal | Northern Province from 1995, then Limpopo from 2003 |
| North West | North West |
| Orange Free State | Free State, from 28 June 1995 |
| PWV (Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Vereeniging) | Gauteng, from 28 June 1995 |
| Western Cape | Western Cape |
These are votes for the National Assembly, counted in the province where they were cast. A voter was not tied to a home district, so this is a map of where ballots were put in the box, not a perfect census of residents. The three columns are the parties that won seats nationally in more than one region. Everyone else is in the remainder.
| Province in 1994 | Valid votes | ANC | NP | IFP | Leading party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 2,857,710 | 84.39% | 10.60% | 0.24% | ANC |
| Eastern Transvaal | 1,309,993 | 81.87% | 10.27% | 1.59% | ANC |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 3,750,606 | 31.61% | 15.76% | 48.59% | IFP |
| Northern Cape | 404,579 | 49.81% | 41.94% | 0.47% | ANC |
| Northern Transvaal | 1,919,790 | 92.73% | 3.64% | 0.15% | ANC |
| North West | 1,588,255 | 83.46% | 10.10% | 0.45% | ANC |
| Orange Free State | 1,368,251 | 77.42% | 14.53% | 0.62% | ANC |
| PWV | 4,208,301 | 59.10% | 27.58% | 4.13% | ANC |
| Western Cape | 2,126,013 | 33.60% | 56.24% | 0.65% | NP |
The underlying votes, not only the percentages, are in the source note. They reconcile to the national party totals for the ANC (12,237,655), the National Party (3,983,690) and the IFP (2,058,294).
Legislature seats came from the provincial ballot, not from the table above. Across the nine provinces, 425 seats were filled: ANC 266, National Party 82, IFP 44, Freedom Front 14, Democratic Party 12, PAC 3, ACDP 3, and the Minority Front 1.
| Province | Seats | ANC | NP | IFP | FF | DP | Others | Premier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 56 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | PAC 1 | Raymond Mhlaba, ANC |
| Eastern Transvaal | 30 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | Mathews Phosa, ANC |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 81 | 26 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 2 | PAC 1, ACDP 1, MF 1 | Frank Mdlalose, IFP |
| Northern Cape | 30 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | Manne Dipico, ANC |
| Northern Transvaal | 40 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | Ngoako Ramatlhodi, ANC |
| North West | 30 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | Popo Molefe, ANC |
| Orange Free State | 30 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | Mosiuoa Lekota, ANC |
| PWV | 86 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 5 | PAC 1, ACDP 1 | Tokyo Sexwale, ANC |
| Western Cape | 42 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ACDP 1 | Hernus Kriel, NP |
| All provinces | 425 | 266 | 82 | 44 | 14 | 12 | PAC 3, ACDP 3, MF 1 |
The ANC had an outright majority in the Eastern Cape, Eastern Transvaal, Northern Transvaal, North West, the Orange Free State and the PWV. In the Northern Cape it had 15 of 30 seats: the largest party, and able to elect a premier, but not a majority on its own. The National Party had a majority in the Western Cape, 23 of 42. The IFP had a majority of one in KwaZulu-Natal, 41 of 81. On the national ballot in that province the IFP led with 48.59 percent, short of half. The provincial ballot was a little stronger for Inkatha, enough for 41 seats.
The hardest province to bring into the election, and the only one Inkatha won. Frank Mdlalose, a doctor and IFP negotiator, became premier. The ANC, with 26 of 81 seats, entered the provincial executive under the unity rules.
Shares of the national ballot cast in the province.
The National Party’s clearest win, 56.24 percent of the national ballot cast in the province and 23 of 42 legislature seats. Hernus Kriel became premier. The ANC was second, on 33.60 percent.
The closest of the ANC provinces on the national ballot: 49.81 percent to the National Party’s 41.94. In the legislature the ANC had half the seats, 15 of 30, and Manne Dipico became premier.
The ANC’s strongest provincial share on the national ballot, 92.73 percent, and 38 of 40 legislature seats. Ngoako Ramatlhodi became premier. The province was later renamed Limpopo.
