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Pro-Death Penalty Party
Founded	2004
Politics of South Africa Political parties Elections

The Pro-Death Penalty Party is a minor South African political party formed around the single issue^[1] of restoring the death penalty, abolished in South Africa in 1995.^[2]^[3]

The party contested for the Gauteng legislature in the 2004 elections, earning 0.05% of the vote and failing to win a seat.

The party did not contest any further elections.

Provincial elections

Election	Votes	%	Seats
2004^[4]	1,825	0.05%	0

References

^ "'It's now time for the people to speak'". Mail and Guardian. 14 April 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
^ French, Howard (7 June 1995). "South Africa's Supreme Court Abolishes Death Penalty". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
^ South Africa: Constitutional Court (6 June 1995). "S v Makwanyane and Another (CCT3/94) (1995) ZACC 3; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; 1995 (3) SA 391; (1996) 2 CHRLD 164; 1995 (2) SACR 1". Southern African Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ "14 APR 2004 PROVINCIAL ELECTION: GAUTENG" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

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Communist and 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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Minority rights	Africa Muslim Party Cape Muslim Congress Compatriots of South Africa Minority Front National Coloured Congress
Liberal and libertarian	Capitalist Party of South Africa Democratic Liberal Congress Free Democrats
Agrarian	Civic Warriors of Maruleng Land Party
Christian	#Hope4SA Christian Democratic Party Christian Political Movement Economic Emancipation Forum Kingdom Governance Movement United Christian Democratic Party Uniting People First
Environmentalist	ECOPEACE Party Green Party
Single issue	African Security Congress All Things Are Possible Alliance for Transformation for All Dagga Party Forum for Service Delivery New South Africa Party Operation Dudula Referendum Party South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association Women Forward
Local issues and regionalist	Better Residents Association Cape Independence Party Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front Gazankulu Liberation Congress Karoo Gemeenskap Party MAP16 Civic Movement Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners Sterkspruit Civic Association
Conservative	African Covenant African Independent Congress International Revelation Congress National Party South Africa
Afrikaner nationalist	Afrikaner Self-determination Party Boerestaat Party Herstigte Nasionale Party National Conservative Party of South Africa
African traditionalist	African Mantungwa Community African Renaissance Unity Party Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa National People's Front National Religious Freedom Party South African National Congress of Traditional Authorities
Uncategorised	African Change Academy African Congress for Transformation African People's Movement Alliance of Citizens for Change Democratic Independent Party Good Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation People's Movement for Change South African Political Party South African Rainbow Alliance Spectrum National Party Team Sugar South Africa United Independent Movement Xiluva Ximoko Party

Defunct parties

Communist	Socialist Party of Azania Workers Party of South Africa
Socialist and social democratic	Labour Party (1910) Labour Party (1969) New Labour Party United Independent Front
Liberal and progressive	Democratic Party (1989) Democratic Party (1973) Democratic Progressive Party Democratic Reform Party Dominion Party Federal Alliance Independent Democrats Independent Party Liberal Party of South Africa Progressive Federal Party Progressive Party (1890) Progressive Party (1959) Progressive Reform Party Reform Party South African Business Party South African Democratic Congress South African Party (1896) South African Party (1910) Union Federal Party Unionist Party
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 Ciskei National Independence 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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-The '''Pro-Death Penalty Party''' was a minor [[South Africa]]n political party formed around the single issue<ref name="mg_2004">{{cite news | url=http://mg.co.za/article/2004-04-14-its-now-time-for-the-people-to-speak | title='It's now time for the people to speak' | newspaper=Mail and Guardian | date=14 April 2004 | accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref> of restoring the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]], abolished in South Africa in 1995.<ref name=French>{{cite news|last=French|first=Howard|title=South Africa's Supreme Court Abolishes Death Penalty|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/07/world/south-africa-s-supreme-court-abolishes-death-penalty.html|accessdate=4 December 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 June 1995}}</ref><ref name=CCSA>{{cite journal|last=South Africa: Constitutional Court|title=S v Makwanyane and Another (CCT3/94) (1995) ZACC 3; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; 1995 (3) SA 391; (1996) 2 CHRLD 164; 1995 (2) SACR 1|date=6 June 1995|url=http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/1995/3.html|accessdate=4 December 2012|publisher=Southern African Legal Information Institute}}</ref>
+The '''Pro-Death Penalty Party''' is a minor [[South Africa]]n political party formed around the single issue<ref name="mg_2004">{{cite news | url=http://mg.co.za/article/2004-04-14-its-now-time-for-the-people-to-speak | title='It's now time for the people to speak' | newspaper=Mail and Guardian | date=14 April 2004 | accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref> of restoring the [[Capital punishment|death penalty]], abolished in South Africa in 1995.<ref name=French>{{cite news|last=French|first=Howard|title=South Africa's Supreme Court Abolishes Death Penalty|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/07/world/south-africa-s-supreme-court-abolishes-death-penalty.html|accessdate=4 December 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=7 June 1995}}</ref><ref name=CCSA>{{cite journal|last=South Africa: Constitutional Court|title=S v Makwanyane and Another (CCT3/94) (1995) ZACC 3; 1995 (6) BCLR 665; 1995 (3) SA 391; (1996) 2 CHRLD 164; 1995 (2) SACR 1|date=6 June 1995|url=http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/1995/3.html|accessdate=4 December 2012|publisher=Southern African Legal Information Institute}}</ref>
 The party contested for the Gauteng legislature in the [[South African general election, 2004|2004 elections]], earning 0.05% of the vote and failing to win a seat.