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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2004 South African general election
| country = South Africa
| flag_year = 1994
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 1999 South African general election
| previous_year = 1999
| outgoing_members = List of National Assembly members of the 23rd Parliament of South Africa
| election_date = 14 April 2004
| next_election = 2009 South African general election
| next_year = 2009
| elected_members = List of National Assembly members of the 24th Parliament of South Africa
| seats_for_election = All 400 seats in the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 201
| registered = 20,674,926
| turnout = 76.70% ({{decrease}} 12.60pp)
| image_size = 130x130px

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Thabo Mbeki - World Economic Forum on Africa 2008 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 110|cWidth = 103|cHeight = 130}}
| leader1 = [[Thabo Mbeki]]
| party1 = African National Congress
| last_election1 = 66.35%, 266 seats
| seats1 = '''279'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 13
| popular_vote1 = '''10,880,915'''
| percentage1 = '''69.69%'''
| swing1 = {{increase}} 3.34pp

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image = TonyLeon.jpg|bSize = 106|cWidth = 103|cHeight = 130|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader2 = [[Tony Leon]]
| party2 = Democratic Alliance (South Africa)
| last_election2 = 9.56%, 38 seats{{efn|As [[Democratic Party (South Africa)|Democratic Party]].}}
| seats2 = 50
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 12
| popular_vote2 = 1,931,201
| percentage2 = 12.37%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 2.81pp

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Mangosuthu Buthelezi, May 2019 (cropped).png|bSize = 105|cWidth = 103|cHeight = 130|oTop = 0|oLeft = 2}}
| leader3 = [[Mangosuthu Buthelezi]]
| party3 = Inkatha Freedom Party
| last_election3 = 8.58%, 34 seats
| seats3 = 28
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 6
| popular_vote3 = 1,088,664
| percentage3 = 6.97%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 1.61pp

| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Bantu Holomisa.png|bSize = 200|cWidth = 103|cHeight = 130|oTop = 5|oLeft = 60}} 
| leader4 = [[Bantu Holomisa]]
| party4 = United Democratic Movement
| last_election4 = 3.42%, 14 seats
| seats4 = 9
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 5
| popular_vote4 = 355,717
| percentage4 = 2.28%
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 1.14pp

| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Patricia de Lille, March 2011.jpg|bSize = 122|cWidth = 103|cHeight = 130|oTop = 0|oLeft = 5}}
| leader5 = [[Patricia de Lille]]
| party5 = Independent Democrats
| last_election5 = ''Did not exist''
| seats5 = 7
| seat_change5 = ''New party''
| popular_vote5 = 269,765
| percentage5 = 1.73%
| swing5 = ''New party''

| image6 = {{CSS image crop|Image = Marthinus van Schalkwyk crop.jpg|bSize = 103|cWidth = 103|cHeight = 130|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader6 = [[Marthinus van Schalkwyk]]
| party6 = New National Party (South Africa)
| last_election6 = 6.87%, 28 seats
| seats6 = 7
| seat_change6 = {{decrease}} 21
| popular_vote6 = 257,824
| percentage6 = 1.65%
| swing6 = {{decrease}} 5.22pp

| map_image = 2004 South African general election.svg
| map_size = 390px

| title = President
| before_election = [[Thabo Mbeki]]
| before_party = African National Congress
| after_election = [[Thabo Mbeki]]
| after_party = African National Congress
}}{{Politics of South Africa}}

General elections were held in [[South Africa]] on Wednesday, 14 April 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Resources on the Internet: Republic of South Africa 2004 General Election |url=http://electionresources.org/za/2004/ |website=Election Resources on the Internet |access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref> The [[African National Congress]] (ANC) of President [[Thabo Mbeki]], which came to power after the end of the [[apartheid]] system in 1994, was re-elected with an increased majority.

These were the third elections held since the end of the apartheid era. The [[South African National Assembly]] consists of 400 members, elected by [[proportional representation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=How Parliament is Constructed |url=https://www.parliament.gov.za/how-parliament-is-structured |website=Parliament of the Republic of South Africa |access-date=16 August 2019 |archive-date=24 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324082954/https://www.parliament.gov.za/how-parliament-is-structured |url-status=dead }}</ref> 200 members are elected from national party lists, the other 200 are elected from party lists in each of the nine provinces. The [[President of South Africa]] is chosen by the National Assembly after each election.

The ANC, which had been in power since 1994, obtained 69.7% of votes cast on the national ballot, theoretically allowing them to change the [[Constitution of South Africa|constitution]].

Some 20.6-million people were registered for the 2004 general elections, which was about 2 million more than in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/about/democracy/elections-110209.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202071608/http://www.southafrica.info/about/democracy/elections-110209.htm |archive-date=2 February 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> About 76% of registered voters took part in the election, with the ANC receiving 69.7% of the votes cast. However, only 56% of eligible voters (South African citizens of voting age) took part in the 2004 election, which means that the ANC received votes from only about 38% of all eligible voters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2004/580/580p18.htm |title=South Africa: A disillusioned democracy |access-date=2006-09-21 |last=McKinley |first=Dale T. |date=29 April 2004 |work=Green Left Weekly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060918112849/http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2004/580/580p18.htm |archive-date=18 September 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/apr2004/safr-a17.shtml| title=ANC wins South African elections in low voter turnout| date=17 April 2004| publisher=wsws.org}}</ref>

The year 2004 saw an increase in voter abstention and there was at least one high-profile election and registration boycotts campaign, the [[No Land! No House! No Vote! Campaign]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://libcom.org/library/the-no-land-no-house-no-vote-campaign-still-2009|title=The 'No Land, No House, No Vote' campaign still on for 2009|date=5 May 2005|publisher=[[Abahlali baseMjondolo]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://antieviction.org.za/2005/12/12/indymedia-presents-no-land-no-house-no-vote/| title=IndyMedia Presents: No Land! No House! No Vote!| publisher=Anti-Eviction Campaign| date=12 December 2005| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425165902/http://antieviction.org.za/2005/12/12/indymedia-presents-no-land-no-house-no-vote/| archive-date=25 April 2009}}</ref> A major electoral issue during the election was the dominance of the ANC; detractors of the ANC, most notably the  [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]], argued that the party's political dominance posed a threat to the country's democratic institutions and that voters should therefore vote for opposition parties.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Southall |first=Roger |date=2005 |title=The 'dominant party debate' in South Africa |url=https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/10666/ssoar-afrspectrum-2005-1-southall-the_dominant_party_debate_in.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y&lnkname=ssoar-afrspectrum-2005-1-southall-the_dominant_party_debate_in.pdf |journal=Afrika Spectrum |volume=39 |pages=61–82}}</ref>

The main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, also obtained an increased percentage on the national ballot, most likely from former supporters of the [[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]] (NNP), possibly losing some support to [[Patricia de Lille]]'s new [[Independent Democrats (South Africa)|Independent Democrats]]. The NNP, a descendant of the ruling party of the apartheid era, collapsed and lost most of their support, dropping from 6.9% in 1999 to 1.7% (it was 20.4% in 1994), many of their supporters being unhappy with their alliance with the ANC. The NNP alliance with the ANC allowed the ANC gain control of the Western Cape and City of Cape Town; following the election the NNP elected to dissolve and merge with the ANC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alence |first=Rod |title=South Africa After Apartheid: The First Decade |url=https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/south-africa-after-apartheid-the-first-decade/ |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Journal of Democracy |page=82 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Independent Democrats surprised many observers by obtaining more votes than the New National Party, becoming the fifth largest party. The [[Inkatha Freedom Party]] lost some support, including the majority in their stronghold province of Kwazulu-Natal, while the [[United Democratic Movement (South Africa)|United Democratic Movement]] also lost support, barely hanging on as opposition in their stronghold, the [[Eastern Cape]]. As of [[2024 South African general election|2024]] this is the last election in which the [[African National Congress|ANC]] made gains in both seats and popular vote.

== Events ==
A corruption scandal dubbed "''Oilgate''" by the South African media surfaced when it was reported that R11 million was transferred from the state owned [[PetroSA]] to help fund the African National Congress' election campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PetroSA still hurting after Oilgate taint |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/petrosa-still-hurting-after-oilgate-taint-251689 |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=www.iol.co.za |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=South Africa to investigate 'Oilgate' scandal |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/africa/south-africa-to-investigate-oilgate-scandal-1.289856 |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=gulfnews.com |date=4 June 2005 |language=en}}</ref> Following the election the [[Mail & Guardian|Mail and Guardian]] newspaper was controversially gagged from publishing a report on the Oilgate scandal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-05-27 |title=Court gag on South Africa 'oilgate' report |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/28/southafrica.oil |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> 

==National Assembly results==
{{Election results
|image=[[File:National Assembly (South Africa) seats 2004.svg]]
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=10880915|seats1=279|sc1=+13
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes2=1931201|seats2=50|sc2=+12
|party3=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes3=1088664|seats3=28|sc3=−6
|party4=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes4=355717|seats4=9|sc4=−5
|party5=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes5=269765|seats5=7|sc5=New
|party6=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes6=257824|seats6=7|sc6=−21
|party7=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes7=250272|seats7=7|sc7=+1
|party8=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes8=139465|seats8=4|sc8=+1
|party9=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes9=117792|seats9=3|sc9=0
|party10=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes10=113512|seats10=3|sc10=0
|party11=[[Minority Front]]|votes11=55267|seats11=2|sc11=+1
|party12=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes12=39116|seats12=1|sc12=0
|party13=[[Christian Democratic Party (South Africa)|Christian Democratic Party]]|votes13=17619|seats13=0|sc13=New
|party14=[[National Action (South Africa)|National Action]]|votes14=15804|seats14=0|sc14=New
|party15=[[Peace and Justice Congress]]|votes15=15187|seats15=0|sc15=New
|party16=[[Socialist Party of Azania]]|votes16=14853|seats16=0|sc16=0
|party17=[[New Labour Party (South Africa)|New Labour Party]]|votes17=13318|seats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=[[United Front (South Africa)|United Front]]|votes18=11889|seats18=0|sc18=New
|party19=Employment Movement for South Africa|votes19=10446|seats19=0|sc19=New
|party20=The Organisation Party|votes20=7531|seats20=0|sc20=New
|party21=[[Keep It Straight and Simple Party]]|votes21=6514|seats21=0|sc21=0
|total_sc=0
|invalid=250887
|electorate=20674926
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004 Election Resources]
}}

===Contested seat===
When the official results were released, the ACDP successfully challenged the outcome. As a result, one of the two seats AZAPO won initially was handed over to the ACDP.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=qw1086105781844B216|title=ACDP awarded an extra seat in parliament|publisher=IOL|date=1 June 2004}}</ref>

==Provincial legislature results==
Elections for the nine provincial parliaments were held at the same time as for the National Assembly.
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
!colspan=2|Party
![[Eastern Cape|EC]]
![[Free State (province)|FS]]
![[Gauteng|G]]
![[KwaZulu-Natal|KZN]]
![[Limpopo|L]]
![[Mpumalanga|M]]
![[North West (South African province)|NW]]
![[Northern Cape|NC]]
![[Western Cape|WC]]
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|African National Congress}}| ||align=left|[[African National Congress]]||'''51'''||'''25'''||'''51'''||''38''||'''45'''||'''27'''||'''27'''||'''21'''||''19''
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}| ||align=left|[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]||5||3||15||7||2||2||2||3||12
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Inkatha Freedom Party}}| ||align=left|[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]||||||2||30||||||||||
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|United Democratic Movement}}| ||align=left|[[United Democratic Movement]]||6||||1||1||1||||||||1
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|African Christian Democratic Party}}| ||align=left|[[African Christian Democratic Party]]||||1||1||2||1||||||1||2
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|New National Party (South Africa)}}| ||align=left|[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]||||||||||||||||2||5
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Independent Democrats}}| ||align=left|[[Independent Democrats]]||||||1||||||||||2||3
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Freedom Front Plus}}| ||align=left|[[Freedom Front Plus]]||||1||1||||||1||1||1||
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|United Christian Democratic Party}}| ||align=left|[[United Christian Democratic Party]]||||||||||||||3||||
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Pan Africanist Congress of Azania}}| ||align=left|[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]||1||||1||||||||||||
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Minority Front}}| ||align=left|[[Minority Front]]||||||||2|||||||||||
|-style=font-weight:bold
|align=left colspan=2|Total||63||30||73||80||49||30||33||30||42
|}

===Eastern Cape===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=1768987|seats1=51|sc1=+4
|party2=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes2=205993|seats2=6|sc2=−3
|party3=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes3=163785|seats3=5|sc3=+1
|party4=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes4=22324|seats4=1|sc4=0
|party5=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes5=17372|seats5=0|sc5=0
|party6=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes6=17314|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes7=14084|seats7=0|sc7=−2
|party8=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes8=5692|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes9=4373|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party10=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes10=3884|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=[[Socialist Party of Azania]]|votes11=3356|seats11=0|sc11=New
|party12=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes12=2707|seats12=0|sc12=New
|party13=[[National Action (South Africa)|National Action]]|votes13=1672|seats13=0|sc13=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=28360
|electorate=2849486
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=EC Election Resources]
}}

===Free State===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=827338|seats1=25|sc1=0
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes2=85714|seats2=3|sc2=+1
|party3=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes3=24946|seats3=1|sc3=0
|party4=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes4=13119|seats4=1|sc4=+1
|party5=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes5=11969|seats5=0|sc5=0
|party6=[[Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa|Dikwankwetla Party]]|votes6=9806|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes7=8947|seats7=0|sc7=0
|party8=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes8=8295|seats8=0|sc8=−2
|party9=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes9=7825|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party10=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes10=5289|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes11=3571|seats11=0|sc11=New
|party12=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes12=3563|seats12=0|sc12=0
|party13=[[National Action (South Africa)|National Action]]|votes13=1224|seats13=0|sc13=New
|invalid=15795
|electorate=1321195
|total_sc=0
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=FS Election Resources]
}}

===Gauteng===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=2331121|seats1=51|sc1=+1
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes2=708081|seats2=15|sc2=+2
|party3=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes3=85500|seats3=2|sc3=−1
|party4=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes4=55991|seats4=1|sc4=0
|party5=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes5=51921|seats5=1|sc5=New
|party6=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes6=45648|seats6=1|sc6=0
|party7=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes7=33644|seats7=1|sc7=0
|party8=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes8=29076|seats8=1|sc8=+1
|party9=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes9=25992|seats9=0|sc9=−3
|party10=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes10=8857|seats10=0|sc10=0
|party11=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes11=8670|seats11=0|sc11=0
|party12=[[Christian Democratic Party (South Africa)|Christian Democratic Party]]|votes12=7773|seats12=0|sc12=New
|party13=[[National Action (South Africa)|National Action]]|votes13=4712|seats13=0|sc13=New
|party14=[[Peace and Justice Congress]]|votes14=3208|seats14=0|sc14=New
|party15=[[Socialist Party of Azania]]|votes15=3191|seats15=0|sc15=0
|party16=Economic Freedom Movement|votes16=1862|seats16=0|sc16=New
|party17=[[Pro-death Penalty Party (South Africa)|Pro-Death Penalty Party]]|votes17=1825|seats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=Black People's Convention|votes18=1236|seats18=0|sc18=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=43917
|electorate=4650594
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=GT Election Resources]
}}

===KwaZulu-Natal===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=1287823|seats1=38|sc1=+6
|party2=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes2=1009267|seats2=30|sc2=−4
|party3=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes3=228857|seats3=7|sc3=+1
|party4=[[Minority Front]]|votes4=71540|seats4=2|sc4=0
|party5=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes5=48892|seats5=2|sc5=+1
|party6=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes6=20546|seats6=1|sc6=0
|party7=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes7=14218|seats7=0|sc7=−3
|party8=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes8=13556|seats8=0|sc8=New
|party9=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes9=7764|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party10=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes10=7061|seats10=0|sc10=0
|party11=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes11=5118|seats11=0|sc11=0
|party12=[[Socialist Party of Azania]]|votes12=5023|seats12=0|sc12=0
|party13=[[Christian Democratic Party (South Africa)|Christian Democratic Party]]|votes13=4980|seats13=0|sc13=New
|party14=Izwi Lethu Party|votes14=4858|seats14=0|sc14=New
|party15=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes15=3921|seats15=0|sc15=New
|party16=Peace and Development Party|votes16=3154|seats16=0|sc16=New
|party17=Royal Loyal Progress|votes17=3141|seats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=Independent African Movement|votes18=1546|seats18=0|sc18=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=41300
|electorate=3819864
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=NL Election Resources]
}}

===Limpopo===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=1439853|seats1=45|sc1=+1
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes2=57930|seats2=2|sc2=+1
|party3=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes3=27780|seats3=1|sc3=0
|party4=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes4=20418|seats4=1|sc4=0
|party5=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania]]|votes5=15222|seats5=0|sc5=−1
|party6=Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity|votes6=9933|seats6=0|sc6=New
|party7=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes7=9724|seats7=0|sc7=0
|party8=[[Ximoko Party]]|votes8=9587|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes9=8204|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party10=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes10=7443|seats10=0|sc10=−1
|party11=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes11=3477|seats11=0|sc11=New
|party12=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes12=2730|seats12=0|sc12=New
|party13=[[National Action (South Africa)|National Action]]|votes13=2213|seats13=0|sc13=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=21947
|electorate=2187912
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=NP Election Resources]
}}

===Mpumalanga===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=959436|seats1=27|sc1=+1
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes2=77119|seats2=2|sc2=+1
|party3=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes3=13732|seats3=1|sc3=0
|party4=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes4=12065|seats4=0|sc4=0
|party5=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes5=11161|seats5=0|sc5=−1
|party6=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes6=10643|seats6=0|sc6=0
|party7=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes7=7668|seats7=0|sc7=0
|party8=Sindawonye Progressive Party|votes8=5925|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes9=5122|seats9=0|sc9=−1
|party10=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes10=3406|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes11=2113|seats11=0|sc11=0
|party12=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes12=1878|seats12=0|sc12=0
|party13=[[Socialist Party of Azania]]|votes13=1424|seats13=0|sc13=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=17792
|electorate=1442472
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=MP Election Resources]
}}

===North West===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=1048089|seats1=27|sc1=0
|party2=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes2=110233|seats2=3|sc2=0
|party3=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes3=64925|seats3=2|sc3=+1
|party4=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes4=17123|seats4=1|sc4=0
|party5=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes5=15138|seats5=0|sc5=0
|party6=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes6=12513|seats6=0|sc6=0
|party7=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes7=10923|seats7=0|sc7=0
|party8=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes8=5709|seats8=0|sc8=New
|party9=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes9=5592|seats9=0|sc9=−1
|party10=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes10=3718|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes11=3211|seats11=0|sc11=0
|party12=[[National Action (South Africa)|National Action]]|votes12=1389|seats12=0|sc12=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=23224
|electorate=1749529
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=NW Election Resources]
}}

===Northern Cape===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=219365|seats1=21|sc1=+1
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes2=35297|seats2=3|sc2=+2
|party3=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes3=23970|seats3=2|sc3=−6
|party4=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes4=22485|seats4=2|sc4=New
|party5=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes5=5995|seats5=1|sc5=+1
|party6=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes6=4948|seats6=1|sc6=0
|party7=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes7=1645|seats7=0|sc7=0
|party8=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes8=1431|seats8=0|sc8=0
|party9=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes9=1381|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party10=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes10=1042|seats10=0|sc10=New
|party11=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes11=751|seats11=0|sc11=0
|party12=Cape People's Congress|votes12=392|seats12=0|sc12=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=5192
|electorate=433591
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=NC Election Resources]
}}

===Western Cape===
{{Election results
|party1=[[African National Congress]]|votes1=709052|seats1=19|sc1=+1
|party2=[[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]]|votes2=424832|seats2=12|sc2=+7
|party3=[[New National Party (South Africa)|New National Party]]|votes3=170469|seats3=5|sc3=−12
|party4=[[Independent Democrats]]|votes4=122867|seats4=3|sc4=New
|party5=[[African Christian Democratic Party]]|votes5=53934|seats5=2|sc5=+1
|party6=[[United Democratic Movement]]|votes6=27489|seats6=1|sc6=0
|party7=[[Africa Muslim Party]]|votes7=11019|seats7=0|sc7=New
|party8=[[New Labour Party (South Africa)|New Labour Party]]|votes8=10526|seats8=0|sc8=New
|party9=[[Freedom Front Plus]]|votes9=9705|seats9=0|sc9=0
|party10=[[Pan Africanist Congress of Azania|Pan Africanist Congress]]|votes10=6524|seats10=0|sc10=0
|party11=[[United Christian Democratic Party]]|votes11=3575|seats11=0|sc11=New
|party12=[[Green Party of South Africa]]|votes12=3317|seats12=0|sc12=New
|party13=[[Peace and Justice Congress]]|votes13=3278|seats13=0|sc13=New
|party14=[[National Action (South Africa)|National Action]]|votes14=2248|seats14=0|sc14=New
|party15=[[Inkatha Freedom Party]]|votes15=2222|seats15=0|sc15=0
|party16=Cape People's Congress|votes16=1960|seats16=0|sc16=New
|party17=[[Azanian People's Organisation]]|votes17=1455|seats17=0|sc17=New
|party18=Moderate Independent Party|votes18=953|seats18=0|sc18=New
|party19=Peace and Development Party|votes19=789|seats19=0|sc19=New
|party20=[[Universal Party (South Africa)|Universal Party]]|votes20=735|seats20=0|sc20=New
|total_sc=0
|invalid=15554
|electorate=2220283
|source=[http://electionresources.org/za/provinces.php?election=2004&province=WC Election Resources]
}}

===NCOP seats===
The [[National Council of Provinces]] (NCOP) consists of 90 members, ten elected by each provincial legislature. The Members of NCOP have to be elected in proportion to the party membership of the provincial legislature.
{{election table|title=Determination of delegates to the [[National Council of Provinces]] after the 14 April 2004 provincial elections<ref name="sas-04-ncop">{{cite book |title=South Africa Survey 2003/04 |author=John Kane-Berman|publisher=South African Institute of Race Relations |isbn=9780869824764| year=2004 |page=462|display-authors=etal}}</ref>}}
|-style="background:#e9e9e9;"
!colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Party
!style="text-align:left"|Delegate type
![[Eastern Cape|EC]]
![[Free State (province)|FS]]
![[Gauteng|G]]
![[KwaZulu-Natal|KZN]]
![[Limpopo|L]]
![[Mpumalanga|M]]
![[North West (South African province)|NW]]
![[Northern Cape|NC]]
![[Western Cape|WC]]
!colspan=2|''Total''
|-
| style="width: 4px;background-color:{{party color|African National Congress}}" rowspan=2|
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[African National Congress|{{party shortname|African National Congress}}]]
|style="text-align:left"|Permanent
|4
|4
|4
|3
|5
|5
|4
|4
|2
|''35''
|rowspan=2|''65''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Special
|4
|4
|3
|2
|4
|4
|4
|3
|2
|''30''
|-
| style="width: 4px;background-color:{{party color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}" rowspan=2|
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|{{party shortname|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}]]
|style="text-align:left"|Permanent
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|2
|''10''
|rowspan=2|''12''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Special
|
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|''2''
|-
| style="width: 4px;background-color:{{party color|Inkatha Freedom Party}}" rowspan=2|
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Inkatha Freedom Party|{{party shortname|Inkatha Freedom Party}}]]
|style="text-align:left"|Permanent
|
|
|1
|2
|
|
|
|
|
|''3''
|rowspan=2|''5''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Special
|
|
|
|2
|
|
|
|
|
|''2''
|-
| style="width: 4px;background-color:{{party color|Independent Democrats}}" rowspan=2|
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" rowspan=2 | [[Independent Democrats|{{party shortname|Independent Democrats}}]]
|style="text-align:left"|Permanent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|''1''
|rowspan=2|''2''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|Special
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|
|''1''
|-
|{{Party name with color|New National Party (South Africa)}}
|style="text-align:left"|Permanent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|1
|colspan=2|''2''
|-
|{{Party name with color|African Christian Democratic Party}}
|style="text-align:left"|Special
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|colspan=2|''1''
|-
|{{Party name with color|Freedom Front Plus}}
|style="text-align:left"|Permanent
|
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|colspan=2|''1''
|-
|{{Party name with color|United Christian Democratic Party}}
|style="text-align:left"|Permanent
|
|
|
|
|
|
|1
|
|
|colspan=2|''1''
|-
|{{Party name with color|United Democratic Movement}}
|style="text-align:left"|Permanent
|1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|colspan=2|''1''
|-style="background:#e9e9e9;"
!colspan="3" style="text-align:left"|Total
!10
!10
!10
!10
!10
!10
!10
!10
!10
!colspan=2|''90''
|}

==Notes to the tables==
{{notelist}}

{{Reflist|group=note}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060516003357/http://www.elections.org.za/Elections2004_static.asp Official IEC election results]
*[http://electionresources.org/za/2004/ South African general election, 2004 on electionresources.org]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040530130022/http://www.sabcnews.com/Features/ERS/NationalAssembly_national_percent Election results from the South African Broadcasting Corporation]

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