The National Conservative Party ( af, Nasionale Konserwatiewe Party) existed in South Africa between 1954 and 1957. It was led by
Bailey Bekker, after he and others split from the
United Party.
Five United Party members were expelled after the 1953 parliamentary session, including Bekker and Abraham Jonker, after they had criticised the party's approach to the
Cape Qualified Franchise
The Cape Qualified Franchise was the system of non-racial franchise that was adhered to in the Cape Colony, and in the Cape Province in the early years of the Union of South Africa. Qualifications for the right to vote at parliamentary elections ...
which allowed some
Cape Coloureds
Cape Coloureds () are a South African ethnic group consisted primarily of persons of mixed race and Khoisan descent. Although Coloureds form a minority group within South Africa, they are the predominant population group in the Western Cape.
...
to vote in South African elections alongside Whites. They believed the party should compromise with the government and allow a separate electoral roll. They were conservative in outlook and regarded the Unitied Party's new leader
JGN Strauss as taking it leftwards. They, and two other members, founded the ''National Conservative Party'' in 1954.
The party did not prosper and dissolved in 1957 before the next election, with its members joining the National Party or rejoining the United Party, or retiring from politics.
Conservative parties in South Africa
Defunct political parties in South Africa
Political parties established in 1954
Political parties disestablished in 1957
1954 establishments in South Africa
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