Spectrum National Party

Not to be confused with the Scottish National Party (SNP).

The Spectrum National Party (SNP) is a South African political party founded in 2019 by Christopher Claasen, a businessman and pastor.^[1][2]

Spectrum National Party
Abbreviation	SNP
President	Christopher Claasen
Founder	Christopher Claasen
Founded	2019
Ideology	Non-racialism
National affiliation	Multi-Party Charter (MPC)
National Assembly	0 / 400
NCOP	0 / 90
Provincial Legislatures	0 / 430
Website
www.spectrumnationalparty.co.za
Politics of South Africa Political parties Elections

The party failed to garner the minimum number of signatures required by the Independent Electoral Commission and will not be contesting the 2024 South African general election.^[3]

Electoral performance

Municipal elections

The party contested the 2021 South African municipal elections, failing to win any council seats.

Election	Votes	%
2021[4]	5,541	0.02%

Political beliefs

The party supports what it calls an "Equal Race Governance Policy", which allocates 25% representation to each of the four apartheid groupings (Blacks, Whites, Indians and Coloureds).^[2][5]

In August 2023, the party was one of the seven founding members of the Multi-Party Charter.^[6]