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1995–96 South African municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in South Africa in 1995 and 1996. Over 11 000 seats were contested of which the African National Congress won 6 032, the National Party 1 814, the Inkhata Freedom Party 754 and the Democratic Party 138.[1]
The elections were held on 1 November 1995 in most of the country, but delayed to 29 May 1996 in the Western Cape and 26 June 1996 in KwaZulu-Natal due to boundary demarcation disputes.
Party
Leader
Votes
%
Seats
African National Congress
Nelson Mandela
5,033,855
58.02%
6 032
National Party
Frederik de Klerk
1,563,465
18.02%
1 814
Inkatha Freedom Party
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
757,704
8.73%
754
Democratic Party
Tony Leon
302,006
3.48%
138
Freedom Front
Constand Viljoen
230,845
2.66%
159
Pan Africanist Congress
Motsoko Pheko
104,455
1.2%
27
Conservative Party
Ferdinand Hartzenberg
68,595
0.79%
57
African Christian Democratic Party
Kenneth Meshoe
66,985
0.77%
8
Others
422 587
4.27%
1097
Total
8 619 065
100.00%
11 368
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