date,election,variable,meausure,value,source,source_link,page
1999-06-02,1999,Total number of candidates,number,7141,Electoral Commission Elections Report 1999,https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Political-Party-Funding,55
2004-04-14,2004,Total number of candidates,number,8122,Electoral Commission Elections Report 2009,https://www.elections.org.za/content/Dynamic.aspx?id=1344,32
2009-04-22,2009,Total number of candidates,number,9130,Electoral Commission Elections Report 2009,https://www.elections.org.za/content/Dynamic.aspx?id=1344,32
2014-05-07,2014,Total number of candidates,number,8651,Electoral Commission Elections Report 2014,https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Political-Party-Funding,27
2019-05-08,2019,Total number of candidates,number,14936,2019 National and Provincial Elections Report,https://www.elections.org.za/pw/Downloads/Documents-Political-Party-Funding,56
2024-05-29,2024,Total number of candidates,number,14889,Electorial Commission Press Release 16 April 2024,https://www.elections.org.za/pw/News-And-Media/News-List/News/News-Article/Electoral-Commission-updates-the-nation-on-progress-in-preparation-for-the-2024-National-and-Provincial-Elections?a=AISDGvpz75ps1usOfX7oilbniD9kWlRTewgpYqPEVMk=,