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The Independent Electoral Commission of SA says thirteen parties won seats in the National Assembly.
IEC chairperson, Pansy Tlakula says a record 29 parties contested the 2014 general election.
Speaking at the release of the final election results in Pretoria on Saturday evening, she said the ANC received 249 seats, while the official opposition, the Democratic Alliance received 89 seats.
Tlakula said newcomers, the Economic Freedom Fighters received 25, the third highest number, while the Inkatha Freedom Party received 10 and its breakaway party the National Freedom Party 6.
The United Democratic Movement and the Freedom Front Plus both received four seats, while the Congress of the People, the AIC and the African Christian Democratic Party secured three seats each.
Mamphela Ramphele's Agang SA got two seats.
The African People's Convention and the Pan Africanist Congress received one seat each.
