Green Party of South Africa

Green Party of South Africa
Founded	1999
Headquarters	Noordhoek, Cape Town, South Africa
Ideology	Environmentalism
Political position	Centre-left to Left-wing
International affiliation	Federation of Green Parties of Africa
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The Green Party of South Africa (GPSA) is a small political party in the Western Cape province. It has similar policies to Green parties around the world, and is a member of the Federation of Green Parties of Africa.

History of Green politics in South Africa

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The Ecology Party was established in November 1989, but disbanded after recruiting only 1 800 members.^[1]

Ian Brownlie launched the Green Party (GRP) in July 1992, but it too disbanded after failing to win a seat in the 1994 Western Cape provincial elections under the leadership of Nathan Grant.^[1]

Judy Sole founded the Government by the People Green Party (GPGP) in 1999, and the party has contested elections as the Green Party of South Africa since the 2000 local elections.

Election results

See also

• eThekwini ECOPEACE
• Green movement in South Africa

References

1. 1 2 Kotzé, Hendrik Jakobus; Anneke Greyling. Political organizations in South Africa A-Z (2 ed.). Tafelberg. ISBN 0-624-03261-2. 
2. ↑ Álvarez-Rivera, Manuel (2004-01-05) Republic of South Africa 1994 General Election. Election Resources on the Internet
3. ↑ National and Provincial Elections Results, 1999. IEC
4. ↑ Western Cape Results. IEC
5. ↑ Party Support, Province: Western Cape, Ward: All Wards, Party: The Green Party of South Africa. IEC
6. ↑ 2004 Provincial election, Western Cape. IEC

External links

• Green Party of South Africa (2002)
• Cape Town Greens (2007)
• Gauteng Greens

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