Announcement of DA Federal Leadership
10 May 2015
The Democratic Alliance held its sixth Federal Congress this weekend, 9 and 10 May 2015, at the Boardwalk Convention Centre in Nelson Mandela Bay.
Federal Congress and Federal Council are tasked with filling eight Federal Leadership positions. Under the current Federal Constitution, those positions elected by full Congress are: Leader, Federal Chairperson, and three Deputy Federal Chairpersons.
As part of the voting process, the Federal Council elected the Chairperson of Federal Council, the Deputy Chairperson of Federal Council, and the Chairperson of the Federal Finance Committee.
Elections were conducted by secret ballot, and voting was done using the single transferable voting system.
The following people have been elected to the positions described above:
Leader
Mr Mmusi Maimane MP
Federal Chairperson
Mr Athol Trollip MP
Deputy Federal Chairperson (three positions)
Dr Ivan Meyer MPP
Ms Refiloe Ntsekhe MPL
Ms Desiree van der Walt MP
Chairperson of Federal Council
Mr James Selfe MP (unopposed)
Deputy Chairperson of Federal Council
Thomas Walters MP
Chairperson of the Federal Finance Committee
Alf Lees MP
Statement issued by Phumzile Van Damme, DA National Spokesperson, May 10 2015
Table of results (of first round of voting under the Single Transferrable Vote system):
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Leader |
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Mr Mmusi Maimane MP |
1106 |
88.9% |
|
Dr Wilmot James MP |
131 |
10.5% |
|
Mr Adrian Naidoo |
4 |
0.3% |
|
Mr Morgan Oliphant |
3 |
0.2% |
|
TOTAL |
1244 |
|
|
Federal Chairperson |
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Mr Athol Trollip MPL |
928 |
74.8% |
|
Mr Makashule Gana MP |
233 |
18.8% |
|
Mr Masizole Mnqasela MPP |
79 |
6.4% |
|
TOTAL |
1240 |
|
|
Deputy Federal Chairperson (three positions) |
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|
Dr Ivan Meyer MPP |
411 |
|
|
Ms Refiloe Ntsekhe MPL |
348 |
|
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Ms Desiree Van der Walt MP |
241 |
|
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Mr Stevens Mokgalapa MP |
78 |
|
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Mr Joe McGluwa MP |
61 |
|
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Councillor Michael Bond |
20 |
|
|
Naidoo |
15 |
|
|
Mr A.H. Maluleke |
12 |
|
|
TOTAL |
1186 |
|
|
Chairperson of Federal Council |
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Mr James Selfe (unopposed) |
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Deputy Chairperson of Federal Council |
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Mr Thomas Walters MP |
85 |
|
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Mr Anthony Benadie MPL |
45 |
|
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Mr Adrian Naidoo |
2 |
|
|
TOTAL |
132 |
|
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Chairperson of the Federal Finance Committee |
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Mr Alf Lees MP |
51 |
|
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Mr Dirk Stubbe MP |
41 |
|
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Mr Andricus Van der Westhuizen MP |
39 |
|
|
TOTAL |
131 |
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