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ActionSA is a political party in South Africa established in 20201 by Herman Mashaba, a former mayor of Johannesburg, shortly after he left the Democratic Alliance (DA). The party states that its purpose is to "set South Africa free from the restraints of a broken political system and build a prosperous, non-racial, and secure future for all its people." In the 2024 general election, ActionSA won six seats in the National Assembly with 1.2% of the vote. In June 2024, ActionSA declined an invitation to join the ANC-led Government of National Unity.
ActionSA is a political party in South Africa established in 2020 by Herman Mashaba, a former mayor of Johannesburg, shortly after he left the Democratic Alliance (DA). The party states that its purpose is to "set South Africa free from the restraints of a broken political system and build a prosperous, non-racial, and secure future for all its people." In the 2024 general election, ActionSA won six seats in the National Assembly with 1.2% of the vote. In June 2024, ActionSA declined an invitation to join the ANC-led Government of National Unity. === National Assembly elections=== |- ! Election ! Party leader ! Total votes ! Share of vote ! Seats ! +/– ! Government |- ! 2024 | Herman Mashaba | 192,373 | 1.20% | | 6 | |} Members of Parliament Athol Trollip - Caucus Parliamentary Leader Lerato Ngobeni - Caucus Whip and National Spokesperson Dr Kgosi Letlape Malebo Kobe Alan Beesley Dereleen James - Deputy Chairperson (Committee on Multi-Party Women's Caucus), Western Cape Provincial Chairperson and the City of Cape Town Mayoral Candidate ! rowspan=2 | Election ! colspan=2 | Eastern Cape ! colspan=2 | Free State ! colspan=2 | Gauteng ! colspan=2 | Kwazulu-Natal ! colspan=2 | Limpopo ! colspan=2 | Mpumalanga ! colspan=2 | North-West ! colspan=2 | Northern Cape ! colspan=2 | Western Cape |- ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats ! % !! Seats |- ! 2024 | 0.46 || 0/73 | 0.54 || 0/30 | 4.16 || 3/80 | 0.27 || 0/80 | 0.65 || 0/64 | 0.50 || 1/51 | 1.70 || 1/38 | 0.51 || 0/30 | 0.29 || 0/42 |}Members of the Provincial Legislatures Gauteng Legislature Funzi Ngobeni John Moodey Emma ore North West Legislature Masego Kodisang Mpumalanga Legislature Thokozile Mashiane ===Municipal elections=== In the 2021 municipal elections, the party contested a limited number of municipalities, namely the cities of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni in Gauteng as well as eThekwini, KwaDukuza and Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal. It won 90 seats in the six municipal councils, including a ward in Newcastle. |- ! Election ! Votes ! % ! Seats |- ! 2021 | | | |- |}In July 2023, ActionSA participated in a City of Johannesburg by-election in Ward 7. The party grew its support from 5% to 14%, finishing third behind the Patriotic Alliance and African National Congress. ==References==
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