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Democratic Alliance

centrist-liberal political party in South Africa formed in 2000
Organization political_party Q761877
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Summary

Democratic Alliance is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,476 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Democratic Alliance was a member of Liberal International[3].
  • Democratic Alliance is in the country of South Africa[4].
  • Democratic Alliance's instance of is recorded as political party[5].
  • Democratic Alliance followed Democratic Party[6].
  • Democratic Alliance's headquarters location is recorded as Cape Town[7].
  • Democratic Alliance's Commons category is recorded as Democratic Alliance (South Africa)[8].
  • Democratic Alliance's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 005BA6[9].
  • Democratic Alliance's chairperson is recorded as John Steenhuisen[10].
  • June 24, 2000 marks the founding of Democratic Alliance[11].
  • Democratic Alliance's official website is recorded as https://da.org.za[12].
  • Democratic Alliance's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Democratic Alliance (South Africa)[13].
  • Democratic Alliance's political ideology is recorded as liberalism[14].
  • Democratic Alliance's political ideology is recorded as progressivism[15].
  • Democratic Alliance's replaces is recorded as Q141332521[16].
  • Democratic Alliance's political alignment is recorded as centrism[17].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+84'}[18].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+20'}[19].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+10'}[20].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[21].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+20'}[22].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+11'}[23].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[24].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[26].
  • Democratic Alliance's number of seats in assembly is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[27].

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Founding

June 24, 2000 marks the founding of Democratic Alliance[11].

Identity

Democratic Alliance followed Democratic Party[6].

Leadership

Democratic Alliance's chairperson is recorded as John Steenhuisen[10].

Operations

Democratic Alliance's headquarters location is recorded as Cape Town[7].

Why It Matters

Democratic Alliance ranks in the top 1% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,476 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Helen Zille South Africa

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Husband of Sheila · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chairperson → John Steenhuisen
    Website → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+639561'}, {'amount': '+629604'}, {'amount': '+679123'} +1
    Instance of → political party
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Replaces: Q141332521"
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