Isak Dawid van Zyl (born 30 August 1944)[1] is a South African politician who represented the National Party in the National Assembly during the first democratic Parliament. He was elected in the 1994 general election[2] and was a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.[3]

Isak van Zyl
Personal details
Born
Isak Dawid van Zyl

(1944-08-30) 30 August 1944 (age 79)
CitizenshipSouth Africa
Political partyAfrikaner Eenheidsbeweging
Other political
affiliations
National Party

Van Zyl resigned from his seat near the end of the legislative term in order to defect to the new Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging (AEB).[4][5] In the 1999 general election, he stood as a candidate for the AEB, ranked second on the party's national list;[1] however, the party won only one seat, which went to party leader Cassie Aucamp.

References

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  1. ^ a b "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ^ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023 – via Yumpu.
  3. ^ "Van Zyl, Isak Dawid". Parliament of South Africa. Archived from the original on 28 June 1998. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ Aucamp, Inus; Swanepoel, Johan (2007). Einde van 'n groot party: 'n Vrystaatse perspektief op die (N)NP (in Afrikaans). Morrison-Befonds. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-9802685-0-8.
  5. ^ Jonker, Koot (2009). Vegters teen politieke boelies: 'n ander perspektief op die politiek rondom 1994 (in Afrikaans). Griffel. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-9814177-2-1.
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