Cape Muslim Congress
Cape Muslim Congress | |
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| Leader | Yagyah Adams |
| Founder | Yagyah Adams |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ideology | Minority politics |
| Slogan | Serving the communities of the Cape |
| Website | |
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Politics of South Africa |
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 South Africa portal
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The Cape Muslim Congress is a South African Muslim political party active in Cape Town and led by founder Yagyah Adams. It won a single seat in the City of Cape Town in 2011, and again in 2016, taken up by Adams.
The party favours the reinstatement of the death penalty, and supports castration for violent offenders.[1]
Election results[]
Municipal elections[]
| City of Cape Town local election, 18 May 2011[2][3] | ||||||||
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| Votes | Seats | |||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| 3,658 | 2,740 | 6,398 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| City of Cape Town local election, 3 August 2016[4][5] | |||||||||
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| Votes | Seats | ||||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | |||
| 3,073 | 3,386 | 6,459 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
References[]
- ^ "Cape Muslim Congress launches manifesto". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: City of Cape Town" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: City of Cape Town" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: City of Cape Town" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: City of Cape Town" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
Categories:
- 1994 establishments in South Africa
- Islamic organisations based in South Africa
- Islamic political parties
- Political parties established in 1994
- Political parties in South Africa