Keep It Straight and Simple Party explained

Keep It Straight and Simple Party
Leader:	Claire C. Gaisford
Ideology:	Classical liberalism
Headquarters:	Heidelberg, Gauteng
Country:	South Africa
Abbreviation:	KISS Party
Position:	Centre-right

The Keep It Straight and Simple Party (known simply as the KISS Party) was a minor South African classical liberal political party. It was founded by Claire C. Gaisford in 1994, when the first nonracial democratic elections were held in South Africa after the end of Apartheid and white minority rule. After being dormant in the 1999 parliamentary elections, the party resurfaced in the April 14, 2004 elections.^[1] It has been inactive since the 2014 election.^[2]

Electoral Performance

The party consistently placed very low in elections.

Election	Votes	%	Seats
2014	4,294	0.02	-
2009	5,440	0.03	-
2004	6,514	0.04	-
1994	5,916	0.03	-

See also

• List of political parties in South Africa

Notes and References

1. News: Mungai. Christine. KISS, Woodcutters Rally; meet Africa's fringe and eccentric political parties. 16 June 2016. Mail and Guardian. 9 December 2014.
2. Web site: Wentzel . An . Thirty years later, most parties who competed in 1994 elections have turned to political dust . Daily Maverick . 6 June 2024 . en . 10 December 2023.