Official results

AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

A party as the official results list it (ACDP). Listed in 12 general elections, from 1994 to 2024.

General elections: 12
First listed: 1994
Latest: 2024
Abbreviation: ACDP

Also listed by abbreviation

The official 1994 results list parties on the national ballot by abbreviation only. A line with the same abbreviation is a separate record: ACDP (listed by abbreviation only). Its votes are not added to this party’s results.

Logo and colours

Party logos: Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)

Colours: no verified record. The IEC’s results dashboards draw parties in display colours of their own choosing; they are not the party’s statement and are not used.

Leadership

No verified record currently available. Party office is recorded only where the party or an official register states it, with the date it states.

Electoral history

Votes and share in every election this record appears in

National & Provincial elections · national ballotShare of valid votes nationally. A dash: not listed on that ballot. Scale 0–10%.

–1994: not listed1994
1,4%1999
1,6%2004
0,8%2009
0,6%2014
0,8%2019
0,6%2024

Local Government elections · municipal PR ballotShare of all valid PR votes nationally, including municipalities where it was not listed. Scale 0–10%.

1,2%2000
1,3%2006
0,6%2011
0,4%2016
0,8%2021

Results in every election recordedShare of valid votes on all ballots of that type in the election, including where the party was not listed. Changes compare elections of the same type on the same ballot.
Election	Ballot	Votes	Share	Change	On the ballot
2024 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	Provincial ballot	94 168	0,6%	−0,2 ppsince 2019	9 of 9 provinces
2024 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	Regional ballot	93 882	0,6%	–	9 of 9 regions
2024 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	National ballot	96 578	0,6%	−0,2 ppsince 2019	national ballot
2021 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	District council PR ballot	32 239	0,5%	–	24 of 44 districts
2021 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Ward ballot	92 515	0,8%	+0,4 ppsince 2016	3 176 of 4 468 wards
2021 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Municipal PR ballot	93 137	0,8%	+0,4 ppsince 2016	121 of 213 municipalities
2019 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	Provincial ballot	132 916	0,8%	+0,2 ppsince 2014	9 of 9 provinces
2019 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	National ballot	146 262	0,8%	+0,3 ppsince 2014	national ballot
2016 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Ward ballot	61 976	0,4%	−0,2 ppsince 2011	2 354 of 4 392 wards
2016 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Municipal PR ballot	62 454	0,4%	−0,2 ppsince 2011	89 of 213 municipalities
2014 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	Provincial ballot	98 597	0,6%	−0,2 ppsince 2009	9 of 9 provinces
2014 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	National ballot	104 039	0,6%	−0,2 ppsince 2009	national ballot
2011 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Ward ballot	86 865	0,7%	−0,6 ppsince 2006	2 634 of 4 277 wards
2011 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Municipal PR ballot	78 737	0,6%	−0,7 ppsince 2006	124 of 234 municipalities
2009 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	Provincial ballot	136 379	0,8%	−0,8 ppsince 2004	9 of 9 provinces
2009 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	National ballot	142 658	0,8%	−0,8 ppsince 2004	national ballot
2006 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Ward ballot	122 478	1,2%	+0,2 ppsince 2000	2 249 of 3 895 wards
2006 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Municipal PR ballot	128 990	1,3%	+0,1 ppsince 2000	139 of 237 municipalities
2004 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	Provincial ballot	242 924	1,6%	+0,2 ppsince 1999	9 of 9 provinces
2004 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	National ballot	250 272	1,6%	+0,2 ppsince 1999	national ballot
2000 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Ward ballot	92 512	1,1%	–	963 of 3 754 wards
2000 Local Government ElectionsLocal Government	Municipal PR ballot	103 440	1,2%	–	67 of 237 municipalities
1999 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	Provincial ballot	219 471	1,4%	+0,8 ppsince 1994	9 of 9 provinces
1999 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	National ballot	228 975	1,4%	–	national ballot
1994 National and Provincial ElectionsNational & Provincial	Provincial ballot	117 825	0,6%	–	9 of 9 provinces

Promises and actions

What the party promised and what it did, each with evidence and a review date — a separate, editorial layer beside the official record

Open the tracker

None published yet. Promises and party activities appear here only after editorial review — this is not a statement that the party made no promises or did nothing.

Ward by-elections

9 November 2016 – 2 April 2025 · IEC results

Wards contested: 96
Seats awarded: 0

Seats awarded, of wards contested0 of 96The IEC's seat award at each by-election — not a statement that the candidate holds the seat today.

Every by-election day

People

Members official rosters list for this party now, and its 2024 candidate lists — two different things

Listed as current members

Member of the National Assembly3 listed as current members, as at 8 October 2026
Name	Party (as listed)	List
Kenneth Raselabe Joseph Meshoe	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYListed as “ACDP”	National
Steven Nicholas Swart	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYListed as “ACDP”	National
Wayne Maxim Thring	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYListed as “ACDP”	National

Member of the Provincial Legislature — Western Cape1 listed as a current member, as at 8 October 2026
Name	Party (as listed)	Role (as listed)
Ferlon Christians	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–

As each body’s roster lists them, under this party’s name or label, on the date it was read. Rosters of some provincial legislatures are not yet in the record. All members listed for this party

2024 candidate lists

Candidate lists, 2024 National and Provincial ElectionsThe IEC's final lists as at 10 April 2024 — who stood, not who was elected
List	Candidates
National list	190
Regional list · Eastern Cape	22
Regional list · Free State	5
Regional list · Gauteng	32
Regional list · KwaZulu-Natal	35
Regional list · Limpopo	12
Regional list · Mpumalanga	10
Regional list · North West	11
Regional list · Northern Cape	5
Regional list · Western Cape	24
Provincial list · Eastern Cape	28
Provincial list · Free State	8
Provincial list · Gauteng	68
Provincial list · KwaZulu-Natal	36
Provincial list · Limpopo	16
Provincial list · Mpumalanga	10
Provincial list · North West	12
Provincial list · Northern Cape	20
Provincial list · Western Cape	24

By province, 2021

On the boundaries the election was held on

2021 Local Government Elections · selected election

By province — 2021, municipal PR ballotVotes and share of valid votes per province, as named on polling day
Province	Votes	Share	Valid votes
Eastern Cape	6 266	0,4%	1 471 069
Free State	3 380	0,5%	627 560
Gauteng	24 849	0,9%	2 656 255
KwaZulu-Natal	14 947	0,6%	2 556 843
Limpopo	6 717	0,6%	1 118 880
Mpumalanga	4 231	0,5%	790 548
North West	3 470	0,5%	682 671
Northern Cape	777	0,2%	324 118
Western Cape	28 500	1,9%	1 492 667

All parties in the 2021 Local Government Elections

Names as listed

Exactly as the official results and reports print them

Names and abbreviations as listedA different name in a later election would be a separate record unless a source links them
Name	As	Elections
African Christian Democratic Party	Name on the results	1994
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	Name on the results	1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024
ACDP	Abbreviation in the results reports	1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024

Manifestos

The party's own election manifestos, searchable by page

Search this party’s policies

ACDP Manifesto 20242024 National and Provincial Elections · 14 pages
Searchable
The party’s own copy · retrieved 15 October 2026 · SHA-256 5f57ef9450e3…

Declared donations

As the Electoral Commission's published declarations reports print them; above the disclosure threshold only

All declarations

AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY declared R 475 000 in 3 donations over 2021/22–2024/25. Donors declared 3 of these from their side; those are shown but not added.

Donations declared by AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYLatest first; rands as published
Period	Donor, as published	Received	Amount	Type
2024/25 · Q1	HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED	26 April 2024	R 120 000	Monetary
2024/25 · Q1	AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LIMITED	26 April 2024	R 120 000	Monetary
2021/22 · Q2	FIRESTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD	20 September 2021	R 235 000	Monetary

Donors other parties also declared

By the same published name, a name match rather than proof of one person or company. Each opens the donor’s declarations to every party.

HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED · also AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE, ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS, VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS
AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LIMITED · also AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS, INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY, VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS
FIRESTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT (PTY) LTD · also ACTIONSA

Sources

Every figure on this page is read from the approved official results of each election; nothing is entered by hand. Each election’s page lists the Electoral Commission’s files it was loaded from, with their fingerprints and how the totals were checked: 1994, 1999, 2000 local, 2004, 2006 local, 2009, 2011 local, 2014, 2016 local, 2019, 2021 local, 2024.

Record first created from IEC 2021 Local Government Elections — downloadable detailed results, Eastern Cape (CSV) · retrieved 7 October 2026 · approved 19 October 2026

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