Democratic Liberal Congress

The Democratic Liberal Congress (DLC) is a South African political party formed in 2016 by Patrick Pillay.

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

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 elections
Election Total votes Share of vote Seats +/– Government
2019 10,767 0.06%
0 / 400
 – extraparliamentary

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 -- -- -- -- --


Municipal elections
Election Votes %
2016[4] 11,895 0.03%
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References
  1. "Patrick Pillay Shuns The Minority Front, Launches Own Party". IndianSpice. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. Davis, Rebecca. "2019 Elections: Crib-sheet for the political parties contesting the 2019 polls, Part Two". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  3. "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
  4. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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