Great Kei Local Municipality elections

The Great Kei Local Municipality council (within the South African Amathole District Municipality) consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven 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 nine seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF Other Total
2000 election 11 1 0 12
2006 election 10 1 1 12
2011 election 11 2 13
2016 election 9 2 1 1 13
2021 election 9 3 1 0 13

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 Congress10,34487.59610,56091.41511
Democratic Alliance5044.2707486.4811
African Christian Democratic Party3913.3102442.1100
Independent candidates5714.8300
Total11,810100.00611,552100.00612
Valid votes11,81097.2511,55295.12
Invalid/blank votes3342.755934.88
Total votes12,144100.0012,145100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,17366.8218,17366.83

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 Congress11,20985.16611,28386.03410
Democratic Alliance7035.3407115.4211
Independent Democrats5664.3005894.4911
United Democratic Movement2952.2404033.0700
Independent candidates2852.1700
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1040.7901290.9800
Total13,162100.00613,115100.00612
Valid votes13,16298.9413,11598.67
Invalid/blank votes1411.061771.33
Total votes13,303100.0013,292100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,02563.2721,02563.22

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 Congress10,57983.42710,79084.61411
Democratic Alliance2,10316.5801,96215.3922
Total12,682100.00712,752100.00613
Valid votes12,68297.5212,75298.15
Invalid/blank votes3232.482401.85
Total votes13,005100.0012,992100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,30261.0521,30260.99

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 Congress7,23767.2157,60474.5449
Democratic Alliance1,98618.4412,02619.8612
Independent candidates1,0349.6011
Economic Freedom Fighters4894.5405235.1311
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania220.200480.4700
Total10,768100.00710,201100.00613
Valid votes10,76898.7810,20197.27
Invalid/blank votes1331.222862.73
Total votes10,901100.0010,487100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,68561.6417,68559.30

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 Congress6,22763.8976,51867.3629
Democratic Alliance1,43414.7101,80718.6733
Economic Freedom Fighters7828.0201,03110.6511
Independent candidates1,03810.6500
Good1651.6901701.7600
United Democratic Movement600.620910.9400
African Transformation Movement400.410600.6200
Total9,746100.0079,677100.00613
Valid votes9,74698.609,67798.29
Invalid/blank votes1381.401681.71
Total votes9,884100.009,845100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,93555.1117,93554.89

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Great Kei". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Great Kei". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Great Kei". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Great Kei". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Great Kei". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 30 December 2021.