2004 South African general election

The South African National Assembly consists of 400 members, elected by closed list proportional representation. 200 members are elected from national party lists, and 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. == 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. Following the election the Mail and Guardian newspaper was controversially gagged from publishing a report on the Oilgate scandal. ==National Assembly results==

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. ==Provincial legislature results==

Elections for the nine provincial parliaments were held at the same time as for the National Assembly. Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng KwaZulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape 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. ==Notes to the tables==