The Democratic Independent Party is a minor South African political party. It formed in 2016 by Anwar Adams, shortly before the 2016 South African municipal elections, winning one seat in the City of Cape Town. Adams was previously a Pan Africanist Congress of Azania councillor.
Democratic Independent Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Anwar Adams |
| Founder | Anwar Adams |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Slogan | Divine Intervention for divine inspiration by dedicated individuals |
| Cape Town City Council | 1 / 231 |
| Website | |
| diparty | |
The party is contesting the 2021 South African municipal elections, focusing on homelessness and housing. Besides Cape Town, it is also contesting the Cederberg Local Municipality, with former Democratic Alliance councillor and speaker Banjamin Zass as mayoral candidate.[1]
Election results edit
Municipal elections edit
| City of Cape Town, 3 August 2016[2][3] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Seats | ||||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | |||
| 4,049 | 3,472 | 7,521 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
References edit
- ^ Mafolo, Karabo (29 September 2021). "ROAD TO 2021 LOCAL ELECTIONS: Anwar Adams' Democratic Independent Party pins its electoral hopes on Divine Intervention". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: City of Cape Town" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: City of Cape Town" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.