The ANC emerges with 62% majority, with the ruling National Party second, gaing 20% of the vote nationally. The NP wins a majority in the Western Cape where it is strongly supported by coloured (mixed race) voters. The Inkatha Freedom Party recieves 10% ofthe vote, mainly in its KwaZulu-Natal heratland
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Ballot counting

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South African History Online. (2011, May 20). Ballot counting. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064919
South African History Online (2011) 'Ballot counting', South African History Online, 20 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064919 (Accessed: 6 September 2026).
South African History Online, Ballot counting [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064919, (accessed 6 September 2026).
"Ballot counting." South African History Online, 20 May 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064919. Accessed 6 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Ballot counting." South African History Online. May 20, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0064919.
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