Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality elections
The Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats.
Results
[edit]The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 7 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 10 |
2006 election | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2011 election | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2016 election | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
2021 election | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
December 2000 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,372 | 63.38 | 5 | 4,849 | 72.04 | 2 | 7 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,491 | 21.61 | 0 | 1,578 | 23.44 | 3 | 3 | |
Independent candidates | 874 | 12.67 | 0 | 0 | ||||
United Christian Democratic Party | 161 | 2.33 | 0 | 304 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 6,898 | 100.00 | 5 | 6,731 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 | |
Valid votes | 6,898 | 97.39 | 6,731 | 96.70 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 185 | 2.61 | 230 | 3.30 | ||||
Total votes | 7,083 | 100.00 | 6,961 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 15,224 | 46.53 | 15,224 | 45.72 |
March 2006 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 6,872 | 72.67 | 5 | 7,056 | 75.59 | 3 | 8 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,580 | 16.71 | 0 | 1,620 | 17.35 | 2 | 2 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 346 | 3.66 | 0 | 363 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 358 | 3.79 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 176 | 1.86 | 0 | 160 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 125 | 1.32 | 0 | 136 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 9,457 | 100.00 | 5 | 9,335 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 | |
Valid votes | 9,457 | 96.57 | 9,335 | 95.34 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 336 | 3.43 | 456 | 4.66 | ||||
Total votes | 9,793 | 100.00 | 9,791 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 18,756 | 52.21 | 18,756 | 52.20 |
May 2011 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 8,308 | 74.58 | 4 | 8,385 | 75.19 | 5 | 9 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,297 | 20.62 | 2 | 2,271 | 20.36 | 1 | 3 | |
Congress of the People | 280 | 2.51 | 0 | 250 | 2.24 | 0 | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 176 | 1.58 | 0 | 166 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 18 | 0.16 | 0 | 80 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 60 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 11,139 | 100.00 | 6 | 11,152 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
Valid votes | 11,139 | 97.74 | 11,152 | 97.93 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 258 | 2.26 | 236 | 2.07 | ||||
Total votes | 11,397 | 100.00 | 11,388 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 19,682 | 57.91 | 19,682 | 57.86 |
August 2016 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 7,161 | 55.84 | 7 | 7,150 | 55.76 | 1 | 8 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,325 | 18.13 | 0 | 2,343 | 18.27 | 3 | 3 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,218 | 17.30 | 1 | 2,205 | 17.20 | 2 | 3 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 865 | 6.75 | 0 | 869 | 6.78 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 174 | 1.36 | 0 | 143 | 1.12 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 80 | 0.62 | 0 | 112 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 12,823 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,822 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
Valid votes | 12,823 | 96.97 | 12,822 | 97.02 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 400 | 3.03 | 394 | 2.98 | ||||
Total votes | 13,223 | 100.00 | 13,216 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 22,007 | 60.09 | 22,007 | 60.05 |
November 2021 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 5,677 | 53.87 | 6 | 5,943 | 58.41 | 1 | 7 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 1,043 | 9.90 | 0 | 1,361 | 13.38 | 2 | 2 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,084 | 10.29 | 0 | 1,267 | 12.45 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 1,951 | 18.51 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Democratic Alliance | 672 | 6.38 | 0 | 935 | 9.19 | 1 | 1 | |
Forum for Service Delivery | 43 | 0.41 | 0 | 381 | 3.74 | 0 | 0 | |
Tsogang Civic Movement | 28 | 0.27 | 0 | 84 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 26 | 0.25 | 0 | 84 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 7 | 0.07 | 0 | 64 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 7 | 0.07 | 0 | 55 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10,538 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,174 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
Valid votes | 10,538 | 97.89 | 10,174 | 94.77 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 227 | 2.11 | 561 | 5.23 | ||||
Total votes | 10,765 | 100.00 | 10,735 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 21,952 | 49.04 | 21,952 | 48.90 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Kgetlengrivier". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Kgetlengrivier". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Kgetlengrivier". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Kgetlengrivier". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kgetlengrivier". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-11.