POLITICS

Our new leadership - DA

Mmusi Maimane elected leader with 88,9% of the vote, Athol Trollip Federal Chairperson with 74,8% (includes detailed results)

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):

Leader 

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 

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)

Dr Ivan Meyer MPP

411

Ms Refiloe Ntsekhe MPL

348

Ms Desiree Van der Walt MP

241

Mr Stevens Mokgalapa MP

78

Mr Joe McGluwa MP

61

Councillor Michael Bond

20

Naidoo

15

Mr A.H. Maluleke

12

TOTAL

1186

Chairperson of Federal Council

Mr James Selfe (unopposed)

Deputy Chairperson of Federal Council

Mr Thomas Walters MP

85

Mr Anthony Benadie MPL

45

Mr Adrian Naidoo

2

TOTAL

132

Chairperson of the Federal Finance Committee

Mr Alf Lees MP

51

Mr Dirk Stubbe MP

41

Mr Andricus Van der Westhuizen MP

39

TOTAL

131