page_title: Political parties that contested the 2019 South African general election
hierarchical_section_title: Political parties that contested the 2019 South African general election
caption_attribution_description: English: An EFF election poster in Cape Town during the 2019 South African elections.
context_page_description: The Electoral Commission of South Africa announced on 20 March 2019 that a record number of 48 parties had registered candidates for the national parliamentary election. This is 19 more parties that contested the 2014 national elections. In the provincial legislature elections, the total number of parties registering candidates were:
  Eastern Cape – 26
  Free State – 28
  Gauteng – 36
  KwaZulu-Natal – 31
  Limpopo – 34
  Mpumalanga – 28
  Northern Cape – 21
  North West – 29
  Western Cape – 34
  The electoral code of conduct was signed at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng on 20 March 2019. At the signing event, a draw was held in which the African Security Congress won the right to appear at the top of the ballot paper.
context_section_description: The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) announced on 20 March 2019 that a record number of 48 parties had registered candidates for the national parliamentary election. This is 19 more parties that contested the 2014 national elections. In the provincial legislature elections, the total number of parties registering candidates were:
  Eastern Cape – 26
  Free State – 28
  Gauteng – 36
  KwaZulu-Natal – 31
  Limpopo – 34
  Mpumalanga – 28
  Northern Cape – 21
  North West – 29
  Western Cape – 34
  The electoral code of conduct was signed at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng on 20 March 2019. At the signing event, a draw was held in which the African Security Congress won the right to appear at the top of the ballot paper.
caption: An EFF election poster in Cape Town.
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