Democratic Liberal Congress

Democratic Liberal Congress
FounderPatrick Pillay
FoundedJune 2016
Split fromMinority Front
IdeologyLiberalism
Political positionCentre
National Assembly seats
0 / 400
Provincial Legislatures
0 / 430
Website
dlc.org.za

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 results

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Total votes Share of vote Seats +/– Government
2019 Patrick Pillay 10,767 0.06%
0 / 400
 New Extra-parliamentary
2024 10,904 0.07%[a]
0 / 400
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
  1. ^ From 2024, seats in the National Assembly are determined by a combination of the national ballot, and the nine regional ballots. Only the national ballot figures are shown here.

Provincial elections

Election[3] Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo Mpumalanga North-West Northern Cape Western Cape
% Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
2019 0.38 0/80
2024 0.17 0/80

Municipal elections

Election Votes %
2016[4] 11,895 0.03%
2021[5] 8,178 0.03%

References

  1. ^ "Patrick Pillay Shuns The Minority Front, Launches Own Party". IndianSpice. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. ^ Davis, Rebecca (25 March 2019). "2019 Elections: Crib-sheet for the political parties contesting the 2019 polls, Part Two". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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