General elections were held in South Africa on 2 June 1999. The result was a landslide victory for the governing African National Congress (ANC), which gained fourteen seats. Incumbent president Nelson Mandela declined to seek re-election as president on grounds of his age. This election was notable for the sharp decline of the New National Party, previously the National Party (NP), which without former State President F. W. de Klerk lost more than half of their former support base. The liberal Democratic Party became the largest opposition party, after being the fifth largest party in the previous elections in 1994. The number of parties represented in the National Assembly increased to thirteen, with the United Democratic Movement, jointly headed by former National Party member Roelf Meyer, and former ANC member Bantu Holomisa, being the most successful of the newcomers with fourteen seats.

National Assembly results

Provincial legislature results PartyECFSGKZNMNWNCNPWC African National Congress472550322627204418 New National Party2233118117 Inkatha Freedom Party0033400000 Democratic Party4213711115 United Democratic Movement901110011 Freedom Front011011100 African Christian Democratic Party001100011 United Christian Democratic Party–00–03––– Minority Front–––2––––– Pan Africanist Congress of Azania100000010 Federal Alliance001000000Total633073803033304942

Eastern Cape

Free State

Gauteng

KwaZulu-Natal

Mpumalanga

North West

Northern Cape

Northern Province

Western Cape

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.

PartyDelegate typeECFSGKZNMNWNCNPWCTotalAfrican National CongressPermanent4442544523463Special34324434229New National PartyPermanent11122710Special123Democratic PartyPermanent111111178Special11Inkatha Freedom PartyPermanent224Special22United Democratic MovementPermanent1123Special11 African Christian Democratic PartyPermanent11 United Christian Democratic PartyPermanent11Total10101010101010101090Source: South Africa Survey 2002/03

Aftermath Thabo Mbeki was elected president (unopposed) by the new Assembly on 14 June 1999 in 1999 South African presidential election, succeeding Nelson Mandela.Mbeki elected South African president BBC News, 14 June 1999

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