National Freedom Party

National Freedom Party
Leader	Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi
Founded	25 January 2011
Ideology	Populism
Colours	Orange
National Assembly seats	6 / 400
NCOP seats	1 / 90
Website
http://www.nfp.org.za/
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The National Freedom Party (NFP) is a South African political party. It was launched on 25 January 2011 by Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, former chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), along with other former IFP members.^[1]

Election results

In the 2011 municipal election, the NFP received 2.4% of the votes cast in South Africa,^[2] and 10.4% of the votes cast in KwaZulu-Natal province.^[3] It won a majority of seats in the eDumbe Local Municipality and a plurality in Nongoma Local Municipality. Following the 2014 South African general election, the NFP's Veronica Zanele Msibi was appointed to the position of Deputy Minister of Science and Technology. ^[4]

National elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats
2014[5]	288,742	1.57%	6

Provincial elections

Election	Eastern Cape		Free State		Gauteng		KwaZulu-Natal		Limpopo		Mpumalanga		North-West		Northern Cape		Western Cape
%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats
2014[5]	0.16%	0/63	0.11%	0/30	0.47%	0/73	7.31%	6/80	0.04%	0/49	0.75%	0/30	0.15%	0/33	0.03%	0/30	0.04%	0/42

Municipal elections

Election	Votes	%
2011	644,917	2,4%

References

1. "Magwaza-Msibi launches National Freedom Party". The New Age. Jan 26, 2011.
2. "Results Summary - All Ballots: All Provinces" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
3. "Results Summary - All Ballots: KwaZulu-Natal" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
4. http://www.parliament.gov.za/live/content.php?Item_ID=184&MemberID=299. Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "2014 National and Provincial Elections Results - 2014 National and Provincial Election Results". IEC. Retrieved 11 May 2014.