DEMOCRATIC PARTY
A party as the official results list it (DP). Listed in 2 general elections, from 1994 to 1999.
- General elections
- 2
- First listed
- 1994
- Latest
- 1999
- Abbreviation
- DP
Also listed by abbreviation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 National and Provincial Elections | Provincial ballot | 1 416 352 | 8,9% | +6,1 pp | 9 of 9 provinces |
| 1999 National and Provincial Elections | National ballot | 1 527 337 | 9,6% | – | national ballot |
| 1994 National and Provincial Elections | Provincial ballot | 538 655 | 2,8% | – | 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
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.
By province, 1999
Areas as that election's official results list them — never mapped onto today's boundaries
| Province | Votes | Share | Valid votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Cape | 136 859 | 6,3% | 2 177 266 |
| Free State | 58 163 | 5,3% | 1 090 908 |
| Gauteng | 658 231 | 18,0% | 3 662 790 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 241 779 | 8,2% | 2 963 358 |
| Limpopo | 23 486 | 1,4% | 1 658 694 |
| Mpumalanga | 50 426 | 4,5% | 1 129 536 |
| North West | 42 593 | 3,3% | 1 305 441 |
| Northern Cape | 15 632 | 4,8% | 327 772 |
| Western Cape | 189 183 | 11,9% | 1 587 978 |
Names as listed
Exactly as the official results and reports print them
| Name | As | Elections |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Name on the results | 1994 |
| DEMOCRATIC PARTY | Name on the results | 1999 |
| DP | Abbreviation in the results reports | 1999 |
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
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.
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.