Theewaterskloof Local Municipality elections

The Theewaterskloof Local Municipality council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 won a majority.

Results

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

Event ANC DA Other Total
2000 election 9 9 1 19
2002 floor-crossing 10 4 5 19
2004 floor-crossing 13 4 2 19
2006 election 10 9 4 23
2007 floor-crossing 10 10 3 23
2011 election 9 13 3 25
2016 election 10 14 3 27
2021 election 8 11 8 27

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance8,29645.8358,72248.2949
African National Congress8,25745.6158,32546.1049
The Cape Peoples Congress7103.9206173.4211
Independent candidates6893.8100
United Democratic Movement1510.8303962.1900
Total18,103100.001018,060100.00919
Valid votes18,10397.8518,06097.62
Invalid/blank votes3982.154412.38
Total votes18,501100.0018,501100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,47653.6634,47653.66

By-elections from December 2000 to October 2002

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in December 2000 and the floor crossing period in October 2002.[2]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
27 February 2002 9 Democratic Alliance African National Congress

October 2002 floor crossing

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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 Theewaterskloof council, four councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA.[3]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 10   0 10
Democratic Alliance 8   4 4
New National Party   4 4
The Cape Peoples Congress 1   0 1

By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in October 2002 and September 2004.[2]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
18 June 2003 10 African National Congress African National Congress

September 2004 floor crossing

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Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which three of the NNP councillors crossed to the ANC.[4]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 10   3 13
Democratic Alliance 4   0 4
New National Party 4   3 1
The Cape Peoples Congress 1   0 1

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress6,94342.3276,91042.22310
Democratic Alliance6,23438.0056,21337.9649
Independent Democrats1,4648.9201,72910.5622
African Christian Democratic Party6974.2506584.0211
United Democratic Movement3692.2503792.3211
Freedom Front Plus2421.4802361.4400
The Cape Peoples Congress1040.6301901.1600
Independent candidates2811.7100
Federation of Democrats710.430510.3100
Total16,405100.001216,366100.001123
Valid votes16,40598.0216,36697.99
Invalid/blank votes3311.983352.01
Total votes16,736100.0016,701100.00
Registered voters/turnout39,66542.1939,66542.11

By-elections from March 2006 to August 2007

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in March 2006 and the floor crossing period in September 2007.[2]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
23 May 2007 1 African National Congress African National Congress

September 2007 floor crossing

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The final floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2007; floor-crossing was subsequently abolished in 2008 by the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution. In the Theewaterskloof council the single councillor representing the United Democratic Movement crossed to the Democratic Alliance.[6]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 10   0 10
Democratic Alliance 9   1 10
Independent Democrats 2   0 2
African Christian Democratic Party 1   0 1
United Democratic Movement 1   1 0

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.[2]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
10 December 2008 1 African National Congress Democratic Alliance
7 African National Congress Independent Democrats
9 African National Congress Democratic Alliance
24 March 2010 4 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
26 May 2010 12 African National Congress Democratic Alliance
10 November 2010 7 Independent Democrats Democratic Alliance

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance14,09149.801014,23650.24313
African National Congress10,54037.25310,68137.6969
Congress of the People8222.9107912.7911
National People's Party7742.7407002.4711
National Independent Civic Organisation6422.2706042.1311
African Christian Democratic Party4991.7604521.6000
United Democratic Movement4131.4604021.4200
African Bond of Unity2881.0202670.9400
Western Cape Community1440.5101450.5100
Cape Party250.090580.2000
Independent candidates560.2000
Total28,294100.001328,336100.001225
Valid votes28,29498.6128,33698.60
Invalid/blank votes3991.394031.40
Total votes28,693100.0028,739100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,09259.6648,09259.76

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.[2]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
25 April 2012 11 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
26 November 2014 11 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
3 June 2015 5 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
30 September 2015 11 Democratic Alliance African National Congress

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[8][9][10]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance16,10349.64916,88252.30514
African National Congress11,65035.92511,87336.78510
United Front of the Eastern Cape1,1133.4301,1543.5711
Economic Freedom Fighters7992.4608202.5411
Independent candidates1,4514.4700
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa4421.3604801.4911
United Democratic Movement4331.3304171.2900
Freedom Front Plus2290.7102600.8100
African Christian Democratic Party1630.5002810.8700
People's Democratic Movement310.100620.1900
The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation230.070530.1600
Total32,437100.001432,282100.001327
Valid votes32,43797.1632,28297.08
Invalid/blank votes9472.849712.92
Total votes33,384100.0033,253100.00
Registered voters/turnout56,68758.8956,68758.66

The local council sends five representatives to the council of the Overberg District Municipality: three from the Democratic Alliance and two from the African National Congress.[11]

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[12]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance10,59241.341010,81142.01111
African National Congress7,32928.6047,35728.5948
Good2,66810.4102,5509.9133
Patriotic Alliance1,3455.2501,3135.1022
Freedom Front Plus1,0574.1309553.7111
Economic Freedom Fighters8403.2808793.4211
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party3641.4204031.5711
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa3621.4103521.3700
Western Province Party3021.1803081.2000
Spectrum National Party2510.9801870.7300
United Democratic Movement1650.6402560.9900
Land Party820.3201310.5100
Cape Independence Party780.3001060.4100
Congress of the People390.150790.3100
United Independent Movement590.230490.1900
Independent candidates900.3500
Total25,623100.001425,736100.001327
Valid votes25,62398.3025,73698.66
Invalid/blank votes4431.703491.34
Total votes26,066100.0026,085100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,90043.5259,90043.55

The African National Congress and the Patriotic Alliance (PA), supported by Good, formed a minority coalition, with the PA's Kallie Papier elected as mayor, Good's John Michels as deputy and the ANC's Derick Appel as speaker.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Theewaterskloof" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Theewaterskloof" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  6. ^ "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Theewaterskloof" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Theewaterskloof" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Theewaterskloof" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Voter Turnout Report: Theewaterskloof" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Theewaterskloof". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ^ Hunter, Zintle Mahlati, Juniour Khumalo, Jan Gerber and Qaanitah. "New political era: DA reaps the rewards as opposition parties kick ANC to the curb | News24". News24. Retrieved 10 December 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)