Alongside the election for parliamentary leader, other party caucus leadership elections were also held. John Steenhuisen was elected chief whip, succeeding party veteran Watty Watson. Sandy Kalyan and Michael Waters were both nominated for the post of deputy chief whip. Waters inevitably defeated Kalyan. Several whips were also elected. Anchen Dreyer and Richard Majola contested the election for the post of caucus chairperson. Dreyer was elected caucus chairperson with Majola as Deputy Caucus Chairperson. Elza van Lingen secured a second term as the party's leader in the National Council of Provinces, while Cathlene Labuschagne was named the party's whip in the NCOP.
