Cape Muslim Congress

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 (2010)
Ideology	Minority politics
Slogan	Serving the communities of the Cape
Website
www.capemuslimcongress.co.za
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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]
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

"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.

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Communist & Socialist	African Content Movement Azanian People's Organisation Bolsheviks Party of South Africa National People's Ambassadors Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party South African Communist Party Workers International Vanguard Party Workers and Socialist Party United Congress
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Communist	Socialist Party of Azania Workers Party of South Africa
Socialist & Social Democratic	Labour Party (1910) Labour Party (1969) New Labour Party United Independent Front
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Conservative	Christian Democratic Alliance Christian Front Christen Party/Christian Party Federation of Democrats Herenigde Nasionale Party Het Volk National Conservative Party National People's Party (1981) National Union New National Party New Republic Party Solidarity South African Party (1977) United Party
Afrikaner Nationalist	Afrikaner Bond Afrikaner Eenheidsbeweging Afrikaner Party Afrikaner Volksfront Conservative Party Front National National Action National Party Orangia Unie Purified National Party South African Gentile National Socialist Movement Volksparty
Miscellaneous	Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party Keep It Straight and Simple Party Khoisan Aboriginal and Others Movement National Alliance National Democratic Convention National People's Party Peace and Justice Congress Pro-death Penalty Party Transkei National Independence Party Ubuntu Party Universal Party

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