Dikgatlong Local Municipality elections

The Dikgatlong Local Municipality municipal council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of nine seats on the council. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a reduced majority of eight seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF PA Other Total
2000 election 9 2 - - 2 13
2006 election 9 1 - - 3 13
2011 election 10 2 - - 1 13
2016 election 9 2 2 - 0 13
2021 election 8 1 3 2 1 15

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress6,95565.2677,02566.3829
Barkly West Task Team1,54814.5301,90217.9722
Democratic Alliance1,65415.5201,65615.6522
Independent candidates5004.6900
Total10,657100.00710,583100.00613
Valid votes10,65796.0910,58395.73
Invalid/blank votes4343.914724.27
Total votes11,091100.0011,055100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,28960.6418,28960.45

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,68871.8977,64871.5929
Barkly West Task Team1,33512.4801,31212.2822
Democratic Alliance1,0019.3609919.2811
Independent Democrats3313.1003092.8911
African Christian Democratic Party2582.4102982.7900
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania810.7601251.1700
Total10,694100.00710,683100.00613
Valid votes10,69497.3410,68397.07
Invalid/blank votes2922.663222.93
Total votes10,986100.0011,005100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,60256.0519,60256.14

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress9,30271.1979,86275.12310
Democratic Alliance1,91914.6902,05715.6722
Congress of the People1,0147.7601,0047.6511
Independent candidates5954.5500
Azanian People's Organisation2361.8102061.5700
Total13,066100.00713,129100.00613
Valid votes13,06697.2213,12997.69
Invalid/blank votes3732.783112.31
Total votes13,439100.0013,440100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,51762.4621,51762.46

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress9,05966.2879,07866.9729
Democratic Alliance2,36317.2902,41017.7822
Economic Freedom Fighters1,64012.0001,68012.3922
Freedom Front Plus1891.3801901.4000
Congress of the People1701.2401981.4600
Independent candidates2461.8000
Total13,667100.00713,556100.00613
Valid votes13,66798.1513,55697.28
Invalid/blank votes2571.853792.72
Total votes13,924100.0013,935100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,63961.5022,63961.55

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress6,39750.7986,36651.3608
Economic Freedom Fighters2,16417.1802,17417.5433
Patriotic Alliance1,29210.2601,36511.0122
Democratic Alliance1,0888.6401,0668.6011
Dikgatlong Independed Forum5054.0107095.7211
Dikgatlong Service Delivery Forum3222.5603322.6800
Independent candidates4643.6800
Freedom Front Plus2211.7502091.6900
African Transformation Movement590.470730.5900
Azanian People's Organisation580.460460.3700
Congress of the People260.210550.4400
Total12,596100.00812,395100.00715
Valid votes12,59697.8412,39597.62
Invalid/blank votes2782.163022.38
Total votes12,874100.0012,697100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,61756.9222,61756.14

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. In ward 6, the ANC candidate died in a car accident. In the subsequent by-election, the ANC candidate retained the ward for the party with an increased share of the vote.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
8 February 2023 6 African National Congress African National Congress

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Dikgatlong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Dikgatlong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Dikgatlong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Dikgatlong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Dikgatlong". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ Sussman, Wayne (9 February 2023). "FEBRUARY BY-ELECTIONS: Patriotic Alliance's stunning victory breaks ANC and DA's 15-year ward-seat dominance in Cape Town". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 9 February 2023.