Candidates for DA Federal Congress 2015
24 April 2015
The Democratic Alliance will hold its sixth Federal Congress on 9 and 10 May 2015, at the Boardwalk Convention Centre in Nelson Mandela Bay.
The Federal Congress is the highest decision-making body of the Party, and is made up of delegates who are ordinary members and public representatives from DA branches across the country. Congress is the only party structure that can elect the Federal Leadership of the party and make amendments to the party’s Federal Constitution.
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.
The Federal Council, which will meet on 10 May, elects the Chairperson of Federal Council, the Deputy Chairperson of Federal Council, and the Chairperson of the Federal Finance Committee.
Each of the elections will be conducted by secret ballot, and voting will be done using the single transferable voting system.
A total of 21 nominations have been received for the seven positions available. Any member of the party in good standing is allowed to be nominated, and nominations are in a member’s individual capacity and not on behalf of any branch or structure of the party.
The following members have been nominated for the positions described above:
Leader
Dr Wilmot James MP
Mr Mmusi Maimane MP
Mr Adrian Naidoo
Mr Morgan Oliphant
Federal Chairperson
Mr Makashule Gana MP
Mr Masizole Mnqasela MPP
Mr Athol Trollip MPL
Deputy Federal Chairperson (three positions)
Councillor Michael Bond
Mr A.H. Maluleke
Mr Joe McGluwa MP
Dr Ivan Meyer MPP
Mr Stevens Mokgalapa MP
Ms Refiloe Ntsekhe MPL
Ms Desiree Van der Walt MP
Chairperson of Federal Council
Mr James Selfe (unopposed)
Deputy Chairperson of Federal Council
Mr Anthony Benadie MPL
Mr Adrian Naidoo
Mr Thomas Walters MP
Chairperson of the Federal Finance Committee
Mr Alf Lees MP
Mr Dirk Stubbe MP
Mr Andricus Van der Westhuizen MP
Statement issued by Phumzile van Damme, DA National Spokesperson, April 24 2015
