National Freedom Party
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| 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/ | |
| Politics of South Africa Political parties Elections |
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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]
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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]
National elections
| Election | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014[5] | 288,742 | 1.57% | 6 |
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[5] | 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% |
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