Suid-Afrika is 'n demokratiese, maar ook 'n een party beheerde staat met die African National Congress aan die bewind. Sien ook Suid-Afrikaanse algemene verkiesing van 2019 Partye wat as nasionale partye geregistreer is by die Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie: Partye wat deur die Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie gederegistreer is: Christen Front Justice Party The Real Congress Unemployed People’s Party United Democratic Civic Organisation Afrikaner Volksparty (AVP) Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity Alliance of Free Democrats Boere Separatiste Boere-Vryheidsbeweging Black People's Convention Cape People's Congress Christen Party Communist Party of South Africa (Marxist-Leninist) Democratic Socialist Movement (CWI) Economic Freedom Movement Employment Movement of South Africa Federation of Democrats Herstigte Nasionale Party 1969/ Independent African Movement Izwi Lethu Party Moderate Independent Party Nasionale Aksie Nasionale Alliansie New Labour Party (NLP) New Vision Party Orde Boerevolk Pro-death Penalty Party The Organisation Party Sindawonye Progressive Party United Party of South Africa Universal Party Workers Organization for Socialist Action A Party Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging (AEB) Afrikanerparty (AP) African Political Organisation (APO) Arbeidersparty 1910 tot ~1958 Demokratiese Party Demokratiese Party (1973) 1973 tot 1977 Dominiumparty 1934 tot 1947 Federale Alliansie Federale Party (FP) Federale Vryheidsparty (FVP) 2012 tot 2013 Konserwatiewe Party 1982 tot 2000 Liberale Party 1953 tot 1968 Nasionale Konserwatiewe Party 1954 tot 1957 Nasionale Party 1914 tot 1997 Nasionale Unie 1962 Nuwe Nasionale Party 1996 tot 2005 Nuwe Republiek Party 1977 tot 1988 Onafhanklike Demokrate Smelt saam met DA in 2014 Progressiewe Federale Party 1959/ Progressiewe Party 1959 tot 1976 Progressiewe Reformiste Party 1976 tot 1977 Reformiste Party 1975 Suid-Afrikaanse Party 1911 tot 1934, 1947 tot 1948 en 1977 tot 1980 Unionisteparty 1910 tot 1921 United Democratic Front Verenigde Federale Party 1953 tot ~1954 Verenigde Party 1934 tot 1977 (en) "ANC wen 249 seats".