DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
A party as the official results list it (DA). Listed in 5 general elections, from 2014 to 2024.
- General elections
- 5
- First listed
- 2014
- Latest
- 2024
- Abbreviation
- DA
Logo and colours
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
| Election | Ballot | Votes | Share | Change | On the ballot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 National and Provincial Elections | Provincial ballot | 3 507 297 | 22,1% | +0,2 pp | 9 of 9 provinces |
| 2024 National and Provincial Elections | Regional ballot | 3 454 497 | 21,8% | – | 9 of 9 regions |
| 2024 National and Provincial Elections | National ballot | 3 506 864 | 21,8% | +1,0 pp | national ballot |
| 2021 Local Government Elections | District council PR ballot | 995 877 | 14,0% | – | 44 of 44 districts |
| 2021 Local Government Elections | Ward ballot | 2 534 176 | 21,6% | −5,2 pp | 4 468 of 4 468 wards |
| 2021 Local Government Elections | Municipal PR ballot | 2 549 000 | 21,7% | −5,3 pp | 213 of 213 municipalities |
| 2019 National and Provincial Elections | Provincial ballot | 3 698 349 | 21,9% | −1,0 pp | 9 of 9 provinces |
| 2019 National and Provincial Elections | National ballot | 3 622 531 | 20,8% | −1,5 pp | national ballot |
| 2016 Local Government Elections | Ward ballot | 4 004 207 | 26,8% | – | 4 368 of 4 392 wards |
| 2016 Local Government Elections | Municipal PR ballot | 4 028 087 | 27,0% | – | 213 of 213 municipalities |
| 2014 National and Provincial Elections | Provincial ballot | 4 089 215 | 22,9% | – | 9 of 9 provinces |
| 2014 National and Provincial Elections | National ballot | 4 091 584 | 22,2% | – | national ballot |
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
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
Latest seat awards
- ANDRE VAN DYK · Ward 15, Rustenburg Local Municipality24 June 2026
- SURITHA DU PLESSIS · Ward 5, Saldanha Bay Local Municipality22 April 2026
- ADRIAAN JOHANNES ALBERTUS GROENEWALD · Ward 6, Saldanha Bay Local Municipality22 April 2026
- BEATRICE ALETTA SUSANNA CAMPBELL-CLOETE · Ward 102, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality25 February 2026
- PAULUS JACOBUS STRAUSS · Ward 4, Cederberg Local Municipality3 February 2026
- JOHANNES LODEWICUS PAGE · Ward 57, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality21 January 2026
- RENATE JO VAN ONSELEN · Ward 90, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality26 November 2025
- SUSANNA HENDRINA LIEBENBERG · Ward 26, Emalahleni Local Municipality1 October 2025
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 Assembly
| Name | Party (as listed) | Role (as listed) |
|---|---|---|
| Yusuf Cassim | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Chief Whip of the Opposition Party |
| Jane Mary Cowley | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Mariene Ewers | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Malcom Figg | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Horatio Hendricks | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Whip |
| Chantel King | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Vicky Knoetze | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Leader of the Official Opposition Party |
| Leander Kruger | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Kabelo Mogatosi | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Heinrich Muller | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Retief Odendaal | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Name | Party (as listed) | Role (as listed) |
|---|---|---|
| R Jankielsohn | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | – |
| Name | Party (as listed) | Role (as listed) |
|---|---|---|
| Cyril Kabelo Chuene | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Member – Economic Development & Tourism · Women, Youth, Children & People with Disabilities · Alternate – Community Safety, Security & Liaison · Culture, Sports & Recreation (DA) |
| Bosman Grobler | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Chairperson – Portfolio Committee on Culture, Sports & Recreation · Member – Health · Alternate – Education · SCOPA (DA) |
| Trudie Grové-Morgan | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Chairperson – Oversight Committee on Legislature & Premier’s Office · Member – Finance · Economic Development & Tourism · Public Participation, Petitions & Members’ Legislative Proposals · Alternate – Agriculture, Rural Development, Land & Environmental Affairs · Public Works, Roads & Transport (DA) |
| Suhla James Masango | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Alternate – Health · Member – Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements & Traditional Affairs · Alternate – Select Committee of Chairpersons · Select Committee on Privileges and Ethics (DA) |
| Teboho Abram Sekaledi | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Member – Finance · Community Safety, Security & Liaison (DA) |
| Annerie Maria Magdalena Weber | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Member – Social Development · Education · Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements & Traditional Affairs · Alternate – Select Committee of Chairpersons (DA) |
Member of the Provincial Legislature — Western Cape
| Name | Party (as listed) | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Hendrik Pieter Britz | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Eastern Cape |
| Igor Scheurkogel | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Free State |
| Nicola Susanna Du Plessis | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Gauteng |
| Dennis Richard Ryder | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Gauteng |
| Mzamo Billy | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Nicolaas Hendrik Pienaar | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Limpopo |
| Hildegard Sonja Boshoff | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Mpumalanga |
| Jeanne Marguerite Adriaanse | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | North West |
| Ofentse Jeremiah Mokae | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Northern Cape |
| Frederik Jacobus Badenhorst | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Western Cape |
| Nicholas Gotsell | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Western Cape |
| Paul John Swart | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Western Cape |
Ward councillors
The IEC lists 591 current ward councillors for this party in 100 municipalities, as at 9 October 2026. PR councillors are not yet in the record. See them by name
2024 candidate lists
By province, 2024
On the boundaries the election was held on
| Province | Votes | Share | Valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 264 470 | 14,6% | 1 808 754 |
| Free State | 177 155 | 21,3% | 831 445 |
| Gauteng | 1 070 020 | 26,7% | 4 014 858 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 481 107 | 13,7% | 3 517 028 |
| Limpopo | 86 988 | 6,1% | 1 430 184 |
| Mpumalanga | 136 698 | 11,8% | 1 154 199 |
| North West | 120 517 | 13,5% | 893 951 |
| Northern Cape | 84 436 | 21,2% | 397 856 |
| Western Cape | 1 056 072 | 53,0% | 1 990 734 |
| Votes cast abroad (listed as "Out of Country") | 29 401 | 75,2% | 39 084 |
Names as listed
Exactly as the official results and reports print them
| Name | As | Elections |
|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | Name on the results | 2014, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| DA | Abbreviation in the results reports | 2014, 2019, 2024 |
Manifestos
The party's own election manifestos, searchable by page
Declared donations
As the Electoral Commission's published declarations reports print them; above the disclosure threshold only
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE declared R 523 719 778,43 in 205 donations over 2021/22–2026/27. Donors declared 137 of these from their side; those are shown but not added.
| Period | Donor, as published | Received | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR I LIDDLE | 15 April 2026 | R 250 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MS S VAN HOOGSTRATEN | 15 April 2026 | R 250 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MRS R SLACK DIAMOND | 21 April 2026 | R 5 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MS J SLACK JELL | 21 April 2026 | R 5 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | CHATZ CONNECT | 24 April 2026 | R 250 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR AND MRS T MADILONGA | 4 May 2026 | R 528 655 | In kind |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | LOMBARD CONSOLIDATED PTY LTD | 5 May 2026 | R 5 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR D BARNES | 7 May 2026 | R 10 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | HFG DEVELOPMENTS (PTY) LTD | 11 May 2026 | R 500 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | VDMV BOTFONTEIN PTY LTD | 12 May 2026 | R 500 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR J BLAKEMORE | 12 May 2026 | R 500 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | DAKF INVESTMENT HOLDINGS | 13 May 2026 | R 1 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | KERRY ROAD TRUST | 14 May 2026 | R 2 500 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR R CAME | 20 May 2026 | R 500 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | LONG ISLAND TRADING 58CC | 25 May 2026 | R 500 004 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR M STEKHOVEN | 25 May 2026 | R 1 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | FYNBOS KAPITAAL PROPRIETARY LIMITED | 29 May 2026 | R 25 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | FYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTD | 29 May 2026 | R 30 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | PREDATOR SECURITIES (PTY) LTD | 2 June 2026 | R 2 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR J MAREE | 3 June 2026 | R 250 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | ARZAPART (PTY) LTD | 5 June 2026 | R 1 500 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR A A BARRELL | 8 June 2026 | R 1 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | ATTERBURY PROPERTY (PTY) LTD | 10 June 2026 | R 250 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MR B DAWSON | 10 June 2026 | R 1 000 000 | Monetary |
| 2026/27 · Q1 | MAKE A DIFFERENCE TRUST (MAD) | 11 June 2026 | R 1 160 826,80 | In kind |
Donors other parties also declared
- FYNBOS EKWITEIT (PTY) LTD · also CHANGE STARTS NOW
- MARTIN MOSHAL · also ACTIONSA
- MAIN STREET 1564 · also CHANGE STARTS NOW, INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION, RISE MZANSI
- HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED · also AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS, ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS, VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS, AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
- BALL FAMILY TRUST · also CHANGE STARTS NOW
- NICHOLAS FRANK OPPENHEIMER · also INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
- NASPERS LIMITED · also AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
- JESSICA SLACK JELL · also ACTIONSA
- SAFDEV SSDC (PTY) LTD · also AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
- NASPERS LTD · also AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
- DISCOVERY CENTRAL SERVICES · also AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
- THE SOUTH AFRICAN BREWERIES PTY LTD · also ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
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: 2014, 2016 local, 2019, 2021 local, 2024.
About this party
This page holds the official record only. Mandate SA has not published editorial information about this party — its history, leaders, positions or record in office. When it does, that material will be marked as editorial, with its own sources, and kept apart from the official results.