Democratic Liberal Congress | |
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Founder | Patrick Pillay |
Founded | June 2016 |
Split from | Minority Front |
Ideology | Liberalism |
Political position | Centre |
National Assembly seats | 0 / 400
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Provincial Legislatures | 0 / 430
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Website | |
dlc | |
The Democratic Liberal Congress (DLC) is a South African political party formed in 2016 by Patrick Pillay.
Pillay was a Minority Front councillor for fifteen years before infighting in that party after the death of longstanding leader Amichand Rajbansi led him to break away and form the DLC. [1]
The party opposes affirmative action and land expropriation without compensation, and is in favour of austerity measures for government and simplifying business. [2]
Election | Total votes | Share of vote | Seats | +/– | Government |
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2019 | 10,767 | 0.06% | 0 / 400
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– | extraparliamentary |
2024 | 10,904 | [Note 1]0.07% | 0 / 400
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0 | extraparliamentary |
Election [3] | Eastern Cape | Free State | Gauteng | Kwazulu-Natal | Limpopo | Mpumalanga | North-West | Northern Cape | Western Cape | |||||||||
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% | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | % | Seats | |
2019 | 0.38 | 0/80 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | 0.17 | 0/80 |
Election | Votes | % |
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2016 [4] | 11,895 | 0.03% |
2021 [5] | 8,178 | 0.03% |