List of elections in South Africa

This article lists elections for legislative or quasi-legislative bodies in South Africa.

House of Assembly (1910–1984)

 * 15 September 1910
 * 20 October 1915
 * 20 March 1920
 * 8 February 1921
 * 19 June 1924
 * 14 June 1929
 * 17 May 1933
 * 18 May 1938
 * 17 July 1943
 * 26 May 1948
 * 15 April 1953
 * 16 April 1958
 * 8 October 1961
 * 30 March 1966
 * 22 April 1970
 * 24 April 1974
 * 30 November 1977
 * 29 April 1981

Tricameral Parliament (1984–1994)

 * 22 and 28 August 1984 (House of Representatives and House of Delegates)
 * 6 May 1987 (House of Assembly)
 * 6 September 1989 (all houses)

National Assembly (1994–present)

 * 26–29 April 1994
 * 2 June 1999
 * 14 April 2004
 * 22 April 2009
 * 7 May 2014
 * 8 May 2019
 * 29 May 2024

Referendums

 * Natal Union referendum, 10 June 1909
 * Republic referendum, 5 October 1960
 * Constitutional reform referendum, 2 November 1983
 * Negotiated reform referendum, 17 March 1992

Municipal elections

 * 1 November 1995 (delayed to 29 May 1996 in the Western Cape and 26 June 1996 in KwaZulu-Natal)
 * 5 December 2000
 * 1 March 2006
 * 18 May 2011
 * 3 August 2016
 * 1 November 2021

Transkei

 * 20 November 1963
 * 23 October 1968
 * 24 October 1973
 * 29 September 1976
 * 24 September 1981
 * September 1986

Bophuthatswana

 * 4 October 1972
 * 22–24 August 1977
 * October 1982
 * 27 October 1987

Venda

 * 15–16 August 1973
 * 5–6 July 1978
 * July 1984

Ciskei

 * 19–23 February 1973
 * 18–22 June 1978
 * Independence referendum, 4 December 1980
 * September 1986

Gazankulu

 * 16–17 October 1973
 * 13 September 1978
 * 7 September 1983
 * 25 January 1989

KwaNdebele

 * 8–10 December 1988

Lebowa

 * 11 April 1973
 * 15 March 1978
 * 16 March 1983

QwaQwa

 * 19–21 March 1975
 * 19–21 April 1980
 * 1985
 * 1990

Coloured Persons Representative Council

 * 30 September 1969
 * 19 March 1975

South African Indian Council

 * 4 November 1981