Charles Redcliffe

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Charles Redcliffe
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Born
Charles Robert Redcliffe

(1946-09-24) 24 September 1946 (age 76)
Citizenship South Africa
Political party Democratic Alliance (since March 2003)
Other political
affiliations		 New National Party
National Party

Charles Robert Redcliffe (born 24 September 1946) [1] is a South African politician. A former Member of Parliament, he represented the National Party and New National Party until March 2003, when he crossed the floor to the Democratic Alliance.

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Political career

Originally from the Eastern Cape, [2] Redcliffe was elected to the Western Cape caucus of the Senate of South Africa during the 22nd South African Parliament from 1994; he represented the National Party. [3] During the term of the 22nd Parliament, he was transferred to represent the NP in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. [4] In 2002, he returned to the national Parliament when he was sworn in to fill a casual vacancy in the National Assembly, now representing the renamed New National Party. [5] [6] During the March 2003 floor-crossing window, he left the New National Party to join the Democratic Alliance. [7] He was not returned to Parliament in 2004. [8]

In 2006, he pled guilty in the trial resulting from the Travelgate scandal. [9] He admitted to using vouchers to take a £1,500 cruise with his wife and to pay for his son's £1,000 honeymoon. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "General Notice: Electoral Commission Notice 1113 of 1999 – Final List of Candidates" (PDF). Government Gazette of South Africa . Pretoria, South Africa: Government of South Africa. 26 May 1999. p. 242. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Key Western Cape Nats seek new political home". The Mail & Guardian. 18 December 1998. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ↑ South Africa: Campaign and Election Report April 26–29, 1994. International Republican Institute. 1994. Retrieved 13 April 2023– via Yumpu.
  4. ↑ "NNP defectors head for DP". The Mail & Guardian. 15 January 1999. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "NNP vulnerable to musical chairs in Parliament". The Mail & Guardian. 20 June 2002. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "MP who prematurely ejected stays in NNP fold". iol. 4 October 2002.
  7. ↑ "ANC snatches control of Western Cape". The Mail & Guardian. 25 March 2003. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Travelgate: It all started in 2002". The Mail & Guardian. 24 August 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Travelgate: R70 000 fine imposed". The Mail & Guardian. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Meldrum, Andrew (24 January 2005). "40 accused in South African MPs' fraud case". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 11 June 2023.

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