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^[1]
African Christian Democratic Party	ACDP	3
African Independent Congress	AIC	3
African National Congress	ANC	249
African Peoples' Convention	APC	1
Agang South Africa	Agang	2
Congress of the People	COPE	3
Democratic Alliance	DA	89
Economic Freedom Fighters	EFF	25
Freedom Front Plus	FF+	4
Inkatha Freedom Party	IFP	10
National Freedom Party	NFP	6
Pan Africanist Congress	PAC	1
United Democratic Movement	UDM	4

Parties unrepresented in Parliament

Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
Africa Muslim Party
African Christian Alliance^[2]
Afrikaner Volksparty^[3]
Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity^{[citation needed]}
Alliance for Community Transfomation^{[citation needed]}
Alliance of Free Democrats^[4]
Al Jama-ah
A-Party^[5]
Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO)
Black First Land First (BLF)
Boerestaat Party
Bolshevik Party of South Africa^[6]
Black Consciousness Party^{[citation needed]}
Black People's Convention^{[citation needed]}
Cape Party^[7]
Cape People's Congress^{[citation needed]}
Christian Democratic Party
Christen Party/Christian Party
Communist Party of South Africa (Marxist-Leninist)^[8]
Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front
Dagga Party^[9]
Democratic Left Front
Democratic Socialist movement (CWI)^[10]
Dikwankwetla Party
Economic Freedom Movement^{[citation needed]}
Employment Movement of South Africa^{[citation needed]}
ECOPEACE Party
Federation of Democrats
Front Nasionaal (FN) (previously Federale Vryheidsparty)^[11]
God's People's Party^[12]
Great Kongress of South Africa^{[citation needed]}
Green Party of South Africa (GPSA)
Herstigte Nasionale Party
Independent African Movement^{[citation needed]}
International Revelation Congress
Izwi Lethu Party^{[citation needed]}
Keep It Straight And Simple Party
Kingdom Governance Movement
Libertarian Party of South Africa ^[13]
Minority Front (MF)
Moderate Independent Party^{[citation needed]}
Movement Democratic Party^{[citation needed]}
National Alliance^[14]
National Democratic Convention (NADECO)
National Party South Africa (NP)
National People's Party (NPP)^[15]
New Vision Party^{[citation needed]}
The Organisation Party^{[citation needed]}
Pan Africanist Movement
Patriotic Alliance
Peace and Justice Congress
Republican Democrats^[16]
Royal Loyal Progress^{[citation needed]}
Sindawonye Progressive Party^{[citation needed]}
Social Democratic Party SA
Socialist Party of Azania
Socialist Green Coalition^[17]
South African Communist Party (SACP) – as part of the ANC-led "Tripartite Alliance" since 1994, the SACP has not contested elections in their own name^{[citation needed]}
South African Political Party^{[citation needed]}
The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation
True Freedom Party^[18]
Ubuntu Party
United Independent Front
United Christian Democratic Party (UCDP)
United Congress
United Party of South Africa^{[citation needed]}
United Front^{[citation needed]}
Women Forward^[19]
Workers and Socialist Party (WASP)
Workers Organization for Socialist Action
Ximoko Party

Defunct parties

The following political parties are defunct.

Afrikaner Party (AP)(1941–1951)
Conservative Party (CP) (1982–2004)
Christian Front (CF)^[20]
Labour Party (1910–1958)
South African Party (SAP) (1911–1934)
National Party (NP) (1915–1997) government from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994
Dominion Party(1934–1948)
United Party (UP)(1934–1977)
Liberal Party of South Africa (1953–1968)
Progressive Party(1957–1975)
Labour Party (1969-1994)
Democratic Party (DP) (1973–1977)
Progressive Reform Party (1975–1977)
Reform Party(1975–1975)
New Republic Party(1977–1988)
Progressive Federal Party (PFP)(1977–1989)
South African Party (SAP) (1977–1980)
Democratic Party (DP) (1989–2000)
New National Party (NNP)(1997–2005)
Federal Alliance (1998–2007)
Independent Democrats (ID)(2003–2014)
Nasionale Aksie (2003-???2004)
Pro-death Penalty Party (2004??)
New Labour Party (NLP) (2004-2009)
South African Democratic Congress (Sadeco)(2008-2011)
Christian Democratic Alliance (???–2009)
South African Business Party (???–2012)
Universal Party(???–2014)
Federal Party (FP)

References

^ "ANC wins 249 seats". News24. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ African Christian Alliance
^ Afrikaner Volksparty
^ Alliance of Free Democrats
^ A-Party
^ "BPSA". BPSA. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
^ The Cape Party
^ http://www.cpsa-ml.co.za/
^ http://www.daggaparty.co.za/
^ "Welcome to the Frontpage". Socialistsouthafrica.co.za. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
^ "Legal Notice No 37064". Government Gazette. 581 C. 29 November 2013.
^ God's People's Party
^ http://www.libpartysa.com/. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ http://www.nationalalliance.co.za/
^ http://www.npp.za.net/ National Peoples Party
^ "New political party, the Republican Democrats to contest elections". Times LIVE. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
^ [1]
^ http://truefreedomparty.org.za/
^ http://www.womenforward.org.za Women Forward
^ "Five parties deregistered by IEC". Times LIVE. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014. five parties – the Justice Party, the Real Congress, the United Democratic Civic Organisation, the Unemployed People's Party and the Christian Front – were deregistered

External links

[1] "ANC wins 249 seats". News24. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] African Christian Alliance

[3] Afrikaner Volksparty

[4] Alliance of Free Democrats

[5] A-Party

[bpsa-6] "BPSA". BPSA. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

[7] The Cape Party

[8] ttp://www.cpsa-ml.co.za/

[9] ttp://www.daggaparty.co.za/

[10] "Welcome to the Frontpage". Socialistsouthafrica.co.za. Retrieved 2012-12-26.

[11] "Legal Notice No 37064". Government Gazette. 581 C. 29 November 2013.

[12] God's People's Party

[13] http://www.libpartysa.com/. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[14] ttp://www.nationalalliance.co.za/

[15] ttp://www.npp.za.net/ National Peoples Party

[16] "New political party, the Republican Democrats to contest elections". Times LIVE. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.

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[18] ttp://truefreedomparty.org.za/

[19] ttp://www.womenforward.org.za Women Forward

[20] "Five parties deregistered by IEC". Times LIVE. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014. five parties – the Justice Party, the Real Congress, the United Democratic Civic Organisation, the Unemployed People's Party and the Christian Front – were deregistered

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