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Cape Agulhas Local Municipality elections

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The Cape Agulhas Local Municipality council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021, the Democratic Alliance (DA) lost its majority, returning with a plurality of five seats.[1]

Results

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The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event ANC DA Other Total
2000 election 4 6 0 10
2006 election 5 4 1 10
2007 floor-crossing 6 3 1 10
2011 election 4 4 1 9
2016 election 3 6 2 11
2021 election 3 5 3 11

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance4,38552.2134,97559.3336
African National Congress3,27939.0523,41140.6724
Independent candidates7348.7400
Total8,398100.0058,386100.00510
Valid votes8,39898.378,38698.24
Invalid/blank votes1391.631501.76
Total votes8,537100.008,536100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,98371.2411,98371.23

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress4,68649.1344,65948.8615
Democratic Alliance3,55237.2413,71338.9434
African Christian Democratic Party6987.3205746.0211
Independent Democrats6016.3005896.1800
Total9,537100.0059,535100.00510
Valid votes9,53798.869,53598.88
Invalid/blank votes1101.141081.12
Total votes9,647100.009,643100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,73265.4814,73265.46

September 2007 floor crossing

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In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, in the period from 1–15 September 2007 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. Floor-crossing was subsequently abolished in 2008 by the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution. In the Cape Agulhas council, one councillor crossed from the Democratic Alliance to the African National Congress.[4]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 5 Increase 1 6
Democratic Alliance 4 Decrease 1 3
African Christian Democratic Party 1 Steady 0 1

By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in September 2007 and the election in May 2011.[5]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
25 August 2010 4 African National Congress African National Congress

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance5,88847.1936,15849.1914
African National Congress4,81038.5515,51544.0534
Independent candidates9197.3711
National People's Party3282.6302982.3800
Congress of the People2512.0102461.9600
Cape Agulhas Ratepayers Association1190.9501561.2500
African Christian Democratic Party1150.9201080.8600
Freedom Front Plus470.380390.3100
Total12,477100.00512,520100.0049
Valid votes12,47798.8712,52099.18
Invalid/blank votes1431.131040.82
Total votes12,620100.0012,624100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,63271.5717,63271.60

By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.[5]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
11 November 2015 1 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[7][8][9]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance6,88852.6247,06254.0026
African National Congress3,93830.0923,97230.3713
Dienslewerings Party1,40010.7001,2479.5411
Kaap Agulhas Civic Organisasie4783.6503943.0111
Economic Freedom Fighters1741.3301891.4500
Freedom Front Plus1631.2501821.3900
Ubuntu Party480.370320.2400
Total13,089100.00613,078100.00511
Valid votes13,08999.0013,07899.00
Invalid/blank votes1321.001321.00
Total votes13,221100.0013,210100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,65067.2819,65067.23

The local council sends two representatives to the council of the Overberg District Municipality: one from the Democratic Alliance and one from the African National Congress.[10]

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[11]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance5,09242.6435,39745.4525
African National Congress3,22326.9923,14926.5213
Dienslewerings Party1,54012.9011,47212.4012
Freedom Front Plus1,0899.1208607.2411
The People's Agenda2412.0201921.6200
Kaap Agulhas Civic Organisasie1591.3301921.6200
Western Province Party1711.4301691.4200
Good1180.9901401.1800
Economic Freedom Fighters770.640820.6900
Cape Independence Party740.620760.6400
Land Party570.480740.6200
Compatriots of South Africa510.430440.3700
Congress of the People160.130280.2400
Independent candidates330.2800
Total11,941100.00611,875100.00511
Valid votes11,94199.0111,87599.02
Invalid/blank votes1190.991180.98
Total votes12,060100.0011,993100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,17356.9621,17356.64

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
15 February 2023[12] 5 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

References

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  1. ^ "capeagulhas.org". ww12.capeagulhas.org.
  2. ^ "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Voter Turnout Report: Cape Agulhas" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Cape Agulhas". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  12. ^ Sussman, Wayne (16 February 2023). "FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS: Team Sugar deals bittersweet blow to ANC as small local parties offer blueprint for staying relevant". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 February 2023.