Meshoe established the ACDP in December 1993.
The party competed in the 1994 general elections and won two seats in the newly established National Assembly.
Meshoe filled one of the seats.

The party's support peaked in the 2004 general election where it won seven parliamentary seats and representation in six provincial legislatures.
Meshoe was consequently re-elected as an MP.
After the 2004 election, the ACDP started to decline in each election.
The party managed to arrest the decline in the 2019 general election.
Meshoe is currently serving his sixth term as an MP.
He is a member of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation.
Meshoe established the ACDP in December 1993. The party competed in the 1994 general elections and won two seats in the newly established National Assembly. Meshoe filled one of the seats.
The party's support peaked in the 2004 general election where it won seven parliamentary seats and representation in six provincial legislatures. Meshoe was consequently re-elected as an MP. After the 2004 election, the ACDP started to decline in each election. The party managed to arrest the decline in the 2019 general election. Meshoe is currently serving his sixth term as an MP. He is a member of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations and Cooperation.
Kenneth Meshoe