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.
Cape Muslim Congress | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Yagyah Adams |
| Founder | Yagyah Adams |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Ideology | Minority politics |
| Slogan | Serving the communities of the Cape |
| Cape Town City Council | 1 / 231 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The party favours the reinstatement of the death penalty, and supports castration for violent offenders.[1]
Election results
editMunicipal elections
edit| City of Cape Town local election, 18 May 2011[2][3] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Seats | ||||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | |||
| 3,073 | 3,386 | 6,459 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
References
edit- ^ Prince, Natasha. "Cape Muslim Congress launches manifesto". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "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.