National Freedom Party
National Freedom Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi |
| Founded | 25 January 2011 |
| Ideology | Populism |
| Colours | Orange |
| National Assembly seats | 6 / 400 |
| NCOP seats | 1 / 90 |
| Website | |
| http://www.nfp.org.za/ | |
The National Freedom Party (NFP) is a South African political party. It was launched on 25 January 2011 by Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, former chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), along with other former IFP members.[1]
Election results
In the 2011 municipal election, the NFP received 2.4% of the votes cast in South Africa,[2] and 10.4% of the votes cast in KwaZulu-Natal province.[3] It won a majority of seats in the eDumbe Local Municipality and a plurality in Nongoma Local Municipality. Following the 2014 South African general election, the NFP's Veronica Zanele Msibi was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Science and Technology. [4] The party was disqualified from participating in the 2016 municipal election as it had failed to pay the election fee to the Independent Electoral Commission.[5]
National elections
| Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[6] | 288,742 | 1.57% | 6 / 400
|
– | in opposition |
Provincial elections
| Election | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
| 2014[6] | 0.16% | 0/63 | 0.11% | 0/30 | 0.47% | 0/73 | 7.31% | 6/80 | 0.04% | 0/49 | 0.75% | 0/30 | 0.15% | 0/33 | 0.03% | 0/30 | 0.04% | 0/42 |
Municipal elections
| Election | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 644,917 | 2.4% |
| 2016[7] | 5,224 | 0.01% |
References
- ^ "Magwaza-Msibi launches National Freedom Party". The New Age. Jan 26, 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots: All Provinces" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots: KwaZulu-Natal" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=184&MemberID=299.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Mthetwa, Bongani (21 July 2016). "NFP in last-ditch court bid to contest local government elections". Business Day Live. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "2014 National and Provincial Elections Results - 2014 National and Provincial Election Results". IEC. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.