Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (South Africa)

Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party

Abbreviation	SRWP
General Secretary	Oupa Ralake
Spokesperson	Phakamile Hlubi Majola
National Convener	Irvin Jim
Founder	Irvin Jim
Founded	March 2019
Split from	SACP
Headquarters	Gemistone Gauteng Province
Ideology	Communism Marxism-Leninism
Political position	Far-left
Colours	Red Black Yellow
Website
www.srwp.org.za
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The Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party (SRWP) is a Marxist-Leninist communist party in South Africa.^[1] The party was founded in March 2019 after a pre-launch convention at the end of 2018.^[2]

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History

The roots of the SRWP lie in the split between the NUMSA union and the COSATU federation in 2013.^[3] The split was mainly caused by the growing discontention of the NUMSA leadership with the ANC, which is supported by the COSATU through the Tripartite Alliance, together with the South African Communist Party. After the split NUMSA general-secretary Irvin Jim announced the formation of a "a new united front".^[4] Together with the new SAFTU, the SRWP would be part of this new united front.

The launch in December 2018 was attended by 1,100 delegates from all provinces of South Africa in Boksburg, with delegations from residence associations and members of SAFTU unions in attendance.^[5] The party contested in the 2019 South African general election and the provincial elections in all nine provinces, failing to win any seats.^[6]

Election results

National elections


Election	Total votes	Share of vote	Seats	+/–	Government
2019	24,439	0.14%	0 / 400	–	extraparliamentary

Provincial elections


Election^[7]	Eastern Cape		Free State		Gauteng		Kwazulu-Natal		Limpopo		Mpumalanga		North-West		Northern Cape		Western Cape
Election^[7]	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats	%	Seats
2019	0.24%	0/63	0.18%	0/30	0.13%	0/73	0.12%	0/80	0.10%	0/49	0.15%	0/30	0.20%	0/33	0.14%	0/30	0.15%	0/42

Municipal elections


Election	Votes	%	Seats
2021^[8]^[9]	5,444	0.02%	2

References

^ "Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party launch imminent – Irvin Jim - NEWS & ANALYSIS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ SABC Digital News (15 December 2018), All systems go for Numsa's new political party, SRWP, retrieved 30 March 2019
^ "Numsa wants Cosatu to split from ANC | IOL News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ eNCA (14 December 2018), NUMSA has launched the Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party, retrieved 30 March 2019
^ "48 parties to contest upcoming general election - SABC News". www.sabcnews.com. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "Results Dashboard". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "Local Government Elections 2021 Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). elections.org.za. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "News24". News24. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

Official Facebook page of the SRWP

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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
Liberal & 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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