Power of Africans Unity

{{short description|South African political party}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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Power of Africans Unity (PAU) is a South African political party founded in November 2016 by former COPE and UDM member Julius Nsingwane.

The party launched in Kroonstad, and joined demonstrations calling for the removal of then-president Jacob Zuma.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailysun.co.za/News/National/ex-cope-member-launches-his-party-20161107 |title=EX-COPE MEMBER LAUNCHES HIS PARTY |last=Zibi |first=Nomathemba |date=2016-11-08 |website=DailySun |language=en |access-date=2019-04-12}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-03-26-crib-sheet-for-the-political-parties-contesting-the-2019-polls-part-two/ |title=2019 Elections: Crib-sheet for the political parties contesting the 2019 polls, Part Two |last=Davis |first=Rebecca |website=Daily Maverick |date=25 March 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-04-12}}

Election results

=National elections=

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! Election

! Total votes

! Share of vote

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! Government

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! 2019

| 2,685

| 0.02%

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| {{no|extraparliamentary}}

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=Provincial elections=

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! rowspan=2 | Election{{Cite web |url=https://www.elections.org.za/NPEDashboard/app/dashboard.html |title=Results Dashboard| website=www.elections.org.za |access-date=2019-05-11}}

! colspan=2 | Eastern Cape

! colspan=2 | Free State

! colspan=2 | Gauteng

! colspan=2 | Kwazulu-Natal

! colspan=2 | Limpopo

! colspan=2 | Mpumalanga

! colspan=2 | North-West

! colspan=2 | Northern Cape

! colspan=2 | Western Cape

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! 2019

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| 0.06% || 0/30

| 0.01% || 0/73

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| 0.03% || 0/49

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