The Prince Albert Local Municipality council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 no party obtained a majority of seats.
Results edit
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | KGP | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 |
| 2002 floor-crossing | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 election | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 election | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 election | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
December 2000 election edit
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance | 2,349 | 63.32 | 4 | |
| African National Congress | 1,361 | 36.68 | 2 | |
| Total | 3,710 | 100.00 | 6 | |
| Valid votes | 3,710 | 98.20 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 68 | 1.80 | ||
| Total votes | 3,778 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,740 | 79.70 | ||
October 2002 floor crossing edit
In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats.
In the Prince Albert council, two councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party, which had formerly been part of the DA.[2]
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance | 4 |  2 |
2 | |
| African National Congress | 2 |  0 |
2 | |
| New National Party | — |  2 |
2 | |
March 2006 election edit
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 2,011 | 51.91 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,624 | 41.92 | 3 | |
| Independent Democrats | 239 | 6.17 | 0 | |
| Total | 3,874 | 100.00 | 6 | |
| Valid votes | 3,874 | 99.13 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 34 | 0.87 | ||
| Total votes | 3,908 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,542 | 70.52 | ||
May 2011 election edit
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Karoo Gemeenskap Party | 2,632 | 50.42 | 3 | 2,635 | 50.47 | 0 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,336 | 25.59 | 0 | 1,334 | 25.55 | 2 | 2 | |
| African National Congress | 1,231 | 23.58 | 1 | 1,252 | 23.98 | 1 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 21 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5,220 | 100.00 | 4 | 5,221 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 | |
| Valid votes | 5,220 | 98.83 | 5,221 | 98.96 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 62 | 1.17 | 55 | 1.04 | ||||
| Total votes | 5,282 | 100.00 | 5,276 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,566 | 80.44 | 6,566 | 80.35 | ||||
August 2016 election edit
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Democratic Alliance | 1,848 | 33.56 | 1 | 1,845 | 33.49 | 2 | 3 | |
| Karoo Gemeenskap Party | 1,759 | 31.95 | 2 | 1,823 | 33.09 | 0 | 2 | |
| African National Congress | 1,775 | 32.24 | 1 | 1,709 | 31.02 | 1 | 2 | |
| Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 50 | 0.91 | 0 | 50 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 37 | 0.67 | 0 | 45 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 37 | 0.67 | 0 | 37 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,506 | 100.00 | 4 | 5,509 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 | |
| Valid votes | 5,506 | 98.69 | 5,509 | 98.69 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 73 | 1.31 | 73 | 1.31 | ||||
| Total votes | 5,579 | 100.00 | 5,582 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,386 | 75.53 | 7,386 | 75.58 | ||||
November 2021 election edit
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Democratic Alliance | 2,103 | 37.65 | 2 | 2,091 | 37.23 | 1 | 3 | |
| Karoo Gemeenskap Party | 1,220 | 21.84 | 2 | 1,247 | 22.20 | 0 | 2 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 805 | 14.41 | 0 | 802 | 14.28 | 1 | 1 | |
| African National Congress | 619 | 11.08 | 0 | 595 | 10.59 | 1 | 1 | |
| Karoo Democratic Force | 226 | 4.05 | 0 | 294 | 5.24 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Community Front | 276 | 4.94 | 0 | 236 | 4.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Good | 117 | 2.09 | 0 | 113 | 2.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spectrum National Party | 101 | 1.81 | 0 | 109 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karoo Ontwikkelings Party | 46 | 0.82 | 0 | 64 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 47 | 0.84 | 0 | 41 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Independence Party | 16 | 0.29 | 0 | 19 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suid - Kaap Saamstaan | 10 | 0.18 | 0 | 5 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5,586 | 100.00 | 4 | 5,616 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 | |
| Valid votes | 5,586 | 98.57 | 5,616 | 98.44 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 81 | 1.43 | 89 | 1.56 | ||||
| Total votes | 5,667 | 100.00 | 5,705 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,073 | 70.20 | 8,073 | 70.67 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021 edit
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2022[7] | 4 | Karoo Gemeenskap Party | Democratic Alliance | ||
The by-election took place after the Karoo Gemeenskap Party (KGP), in a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC) and Patriotic Alliance (PA), expelled its ward councillor and mayor Margy Jaftha for supporting the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a motion to replace the speaker and the deputy mayor with DA representatives. Jaftha subsequently stood for the DA against KGP leader Goliat Lottering, winning the seat, and earning the DA an outright majority on the council.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ Sussman, Wayne (15 September 2022). "SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS: DA triumphs in Prince Albert nail-biter while IFP bucks trend to shock ANC in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 September 2022.