List of political parties in South Africa
This is a list of political parties in South Africa. South Africa is a democratic but one-party dominant state with the African National Congress in power.
The parties
Parties represented in Parliament
| Party | Also known as | National Assembly seats |
| African Christian Democratic Party | ACDP | 4 |
| African Independent Congress | AIC | 2 |
| African Transformation Movement | ATM | 2 |
| Al Jama-ah | ALJAMAH | 1 |
| African National Congress | ANC | 230 |
| Congress of the People | COPE | 2 |
| Democratic Alliance | DA | 84 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | EFF | 44 |
| Freedom Front Plus | FF+ | 10 |
| Good | GOOD | 2 |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | IFP | 14 |
| National Freedom Party | NFP | 2 |
| Pan Africanist Congress | PAC | 1 |
| United Democratic Movement | UDM | 2 |
Parties unrepresented in Parliament
- Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
- Africa Muslim Party
- African Change Academy
- African Content Movement
- African Covenant
- African Democratic Change
- African Mantungwa Community
- African Renaissance Unity
- African Security Congress
- African Christian Alliance
- Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats
- Afrikaner Volksparty
- All Things Are Possible
- Alliance for Transformation for All
- Azanian People's Organisation
- Better Residents Association
- Black First Land First
- Boerestaat Party
- Bolsheviks Party of South Africa
- Build South Africa
- Cape Party
- Christian Democratic Party
- Capitalist Party of South Africa
- Civic Warriors of Maruleng
- Communist Party of South Africa
- Compatriots of South Africa
- Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front
- Dagga Party
- Democratic Liberal Congress
- Democratic Socialist movement
- Dikwankwetla Party
- Divided Party
- Economic Emancipation Forum
- ECOPEACE Party
- Forum for Service Delivery
- Free Democrats
- Front Nasionaal
- Gazankulu Liberation Congress
- Green Party of South Africa
- Herstigte Nasionale Party
- International Revelation Congress
- Keep It Straight and Simple Party
- Kingdom Governance Movement
- Land Party
- Minority Front
- National Conservative Party of South Africa
- National Democratic Convention
- National Party South Africa
- National People’s Ambassadors
- National People's Front
- National People's Party
- National Religious Freedom Party
- New South Africa Party
- Pan Africanist Movement
- Patriotic Alliance
- Peace and Justice Congress
- People’s Revolutionary Movement
- Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners
- Power of Africans Unity
- Republican Democrats
- Sakhisizwe Convention
- Socialist Green Coalition
- Socialist Party of Azania
- Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party
- South African Communist Party – part of the ANC-led "Tripartite Alliance"
- South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association
- South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities
- South African Political Party
- The Organic Humanity Movement
- The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation
- True Freedom Party
- Ubuntu Party
- United Christian Democratic Party
- United Congress
- Uniting People First
- Women Forward
- Workers and Socialist Party
- Workers Organization for Socialist Action
- Ximoko Party
Defunct parties
- Afrikaner Party
- Christen Party/Christian Party
- Christian Democratic Alliance
- Christian Front
- Conservative Party
- Democratic Left Front
- Democratic Party
- Democratic Party
- Dominion Party
- Federal Alliance
- Federal Party
- Federation of Democrats
- Independent Democrats
- Khoisan Aboriginal and Others Movement
- Labour Party
- Labour Party
- Liberal Party of South Africa
- Nasionale Aksie
- National Alliance
- National Party government from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994
- New Labour Party
- New National Party
- New Republic Party
- Pro-death Penalty Party
- Progressive Federal Party
- Progressive Party
- Progressive Reform Party
- Reform Party
- South African Business Party
- South African Democratic Congress
- South African Party
- South African Party
- United Independent Front
- United Party
- Universal Party