When is the South Africa general election 2029?

Polling day is 2029-09-11, not yet officially confirmed.

When will the final result of the National Assembly race be official?

Expected between 2029-09-13T19:00:00Z and 2029-09-20T21:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Electoral Act 73 of 1998 s.57(2): the Commission must determine and declare the result 'within seven days after the voting day, but not (a) sooner than 21:00 of the second day after the voting day; or (b) before all objections made under section 55 have been dealt with' - for an 11 Sep 2029 poll, between 21:00 SAST Thu 13 Sep (19:00 UTC) and Tue 18 Sep 2029. The window closes at the end of Thu 20 Sep SAST, two days past the statutory day, erring late; s.57(4)-(5) let the Electoral Court extend the period, and Constitution s.49(3) requires a new election if the result is not declared in time. Precedent: 2024 poll Wed 29 May, the IEC declared the results at the national Results Operations Centre on the evening of Sun 2 Jun 2024, day 4 (SAnews, 2 Jun 2024; Parliament of South Africa press release confirms the seven-day rule). Section 55 objections go to the Commission, with appeal to the Electoral Court (s.55(5)); the result is not suspended pending appeal (s.55(7)), so no court-validation stage.

Where are the official National Assembly results?

No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://www.elections.org.za/).

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South Africa general election 2029

Name: South Africa general election 2029
Start: 2029-09-11
Location: South Africa

Polling day Tue, 11 Sept 2029 Date not yet official. Counted by Electoral Commission of South Africa. Times are Johannesburg time; hover for UTC.

13–20 Sept 2029

Final result window, set by the law or the authority. Treat as final after Thu 20 Sept, 23:59 Johannesburg time.

Polls close: Tue 11 Sept, 21:00
First count by: Thu 13 Sept, 21:00
Counted by: Electoral Commission of South Africa
Results page: No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: elections.org.za

Count stages National Assembly, 400 seats

12 Sept19 Sept

Election-night count

11–13 SeptElection-night count: Tue 11 Sept, 21:00 → Thu 13 Sept, 21:00, estimate.

Final result

13–20 SeptFinal result: Thu 13 Sept, 21:00 → Thu 20 Sept, 23:59, announced.

announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateJohannesburg time. Polls close in 1076 days.

Government. Days from polling day to the National Assembly's first sitting, at which the President is elected (s.86): 2019 8 May to 22 May (14), 2024 29 May to 14 Jun (16). The President then appoints the Cabinet; there is no statutory deadline for that. The 2019 sitting date is from Corruption Watch/PMG, not an official page. Not before Thu 13 Sept. Precedents: 14 and 16 days from polling day.

Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited

Election-night count
Tue 11 Sept, 21:00 → Thu 13 Sept, 21:00
estimate

Polls close at 21:00 SAST (UTC+2, no DST) = 19:00 UTC, assuming the Commission again prescribes 07:00-21:00 under Electoral Act s.36(1) (2024: stations 'opened at 7am' and voters in the queue before 9pm could still vote, SAnews 29 May 2024; s.36(7)(a) lets the Commission extend hours at a station to midnight). Votes are counted at voting stations and the IEC results dashboard fills progressively from polls close. These are partial, uncertified counts. The window closes at the earliest lawful declaration (21:00 SAST Thu 13 Sep, Electoral Act s.57(2)(a)), by which time partial counts will have been on the dashboard for two days; the dashboard keeps filling until the declaration (2024: declared day 4), and that is when the final result replaces it. An estimate: no capture-completion time was verified for 2024.
Replaced on the live page by the final result from Thu 13 Sept, 21:00.
Final result
Thu 13 Sept, 21:00 → Thu 20 Sept, 23:59
announced

Electoral Act 73 of 1998 s.57(2): the Commission must determine and declare the result 'within seven days after the voting day, but not (a) sooner than 21:00 of the second day after the voting day; or (b) before all objections made under section 55 have been dealt with' - for an 11 Sep 2029 poll, between 21:00 SAST Thu 13 Sep (19:00 UTC) and Tue 18 Sep 2029. The window closes at the end of Thu 20 Sep SAST, two days past the statutory day, erring late; s.57(4)-(5) let the Electoral Court extend the period, and Constitution s.49(3) requires a new election if the result is not declared in time. Precedent: 2024 poll Wed 29 May, the IEC declared the results at the national Results Operations Centre on the evening of Sun 2 Jun 2024, day 4 (SAnews, 2 Jun 2024; Parliament of South Africa press release confirms the seven-day rule). Section 55 objections go to the Commission, with appeal to the Electoral Court (s.55(5)); the result is not suspended pending appeal (s.55(7)), so no court-validation stage.
Government formed
Thu 13 Sept, 21:00 → Tue 2 Oct, 23:59
announced

Constitution s.86(1): 'At its first sitting after its election ... the National Assembly must elect a woman or a man from among its members to be the President'; s.51(1): the first sitting is set by the Chief Justice 'but not more than 14 days after the election result has been declared'. So no President before the declaration (earliest 13 Sep 2029 21:00 SAST) and, absent an Electoral Court extension, by 14 days after the latest lawful declaration (18 Sep) = Tue 2 Oct 2029. The President-elect assumes office within five days (s.87). Precedent: 2024 first sitting Fri 14 Jun 2024 at the CTICC, Cape Town, where the President was elected (SAnews, 10 and 14 Jun 2024); 2019 first sitting 22 May 2019 after an 8 May poll (Corruption Watch citing PMG).

Results sources 7 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
results.elections.org.za/dashboards/npe/	results-live	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
results.elections.org.za/home/Downloads/NPE-Results	results-final	results index	no (results section without an election code)	not checked yet
justice.gov.za/legislation/constitution/chp04.html	timetable	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/a73-98.pdf	timetable	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_South_African_general_election	see-also	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
results.elections.org.za	results-index	results index	no (results host, but its root lists many elections)	not checked yet
elections.org.za	authority-home	emb home	no (site root: cannot answer a results question)	not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-10-02: Constitution ss.46, 49-51, 86-87 (justice.gov.za, gov.za); Electoral Act 73 of 1998 ss.36, 55, 57 (gov.za PDF); Parliament of South Africa press release 'Post-elections: the road to establishing the National Assembly of the Seventh Democratic Parliament'; IEC results portal results.elections.org.za; IEC Objections page; SAnews 29 May, 2 Jun, 10 Jun, 14 Jun 2024; Presidency statement 20 Feb 2024; Corruption Watch/PMG on the 2024 term expiry (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-10-02.

Questions and answers

When is the South Africa general election 2029?: Polling day is 2029-09-11, not yet officially confirmed.
When will the final result of the National Assembly race be official?: Expected between 2029-09-13T19:00:00Z and 2029-09-20T21:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Electoral Act 73 of 1998 s.57(2): the Commission must determine and declare the result 'within seven days after the voting day, but not (a) sooner than 21:00 of the second day after the voting day; or (b) before all objections made under section 55 have been dealt with' - for an 11 Sep 2029 poll, between 21:00 SAST Thu 13 Sep (19:00 UTC) and Tue 18 Sep 2029. The window closes at the end of Thu 20 Sep SAST, two days past the statutory day, erring late; s.57(4)-(5) let the Electoral Court extend the period, and Constitution s.49(3) requires a new election if the result is not declared in time. Precedent: 2024 poll Wed 29 May, the IEC declared the results at the national Results Operations Centre on the evening of Sun 2 Jun 2024, day 4 (SAnews, 2 Jun 2024; Parliament of South Africa press release confirms the seven-day rule). Section 55 objections go to the Commission, with appeal to the Electoral Court (s.55(5)); the result is not suspended pending appeal (s.55(7)), so no court-validation stage.
Where are the official National Assembly results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Electoral Commission of South Africa (https://www.elections.org.za/).