Elections in South Africa - Definition and Overview

Elections in South Africa gives information on election and election results in South Africa. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

South Africa elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Parliament has two chambers. The National Assembly has 400 members, elected for a five year term by the proportional representation. The National Council of Provinces has 90 members, elected for a five year term by the provincial parliaments. The president is elected by parliament. South Africa is a democratic but one party dominant state with the African National Congress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

Results

• South African general election, 1994
• South African general election, 1999
• South African general election, 2004

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Electionworld (http://www.electionworld.org/southafrica.htm)
• Adam Carr's Election Archive (http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/s/southafrica/)
• African Elections Database: Elections in South Africa (http://africanelections.tripod.com/za.html)