Municipal elections in South Africa
The Cederberg Local Municipality consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards , while the remaining five 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, with the African National Congress the largest party with four seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 1]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 4,793 47.90 3 4,789 47.93 3 6 Democratic Alliance 4,450 44.47 3 4,531 45.35 2 5 United Democratic Movement 707 7.07 0 671 6.72 1 1 Independent candidates 57 0.57 0 0 Total 10,007 100.00 6 9,991 100.00 6 12 Valid votes 10,007 98.42 9,991 98.26 Invalid/blank votes 161 1.58 177 1.74 Total votes 10,168 100.00 10,168 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 14,919 68.15 14,919 68.15
By-elections from December 2000 to October 2002
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]
October 2002 floor crossing
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 cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Cederberg council the Democratic Alliance (DA) lost two councillors to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA. The single councillor from the United Democratic Movement crossed to the DA.[ 3]
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 4,514 46.44 5 4,536 46.59 1 6 Democratic Alliance 3,633 37.38 1 3,675 37.74 3 4 Independent Democrats 1,564 16.09 0 1,526 15.67 2 2 United Independent Front 9 0.09 0 0 Total 9,720 100.00 6 9,737 100.00 6 12 Valid votes 9,720 98.42 9,737 98.37 Invalid/blank votes 156 1.58 161 1.63 Total votes 9,876 100.00 9,898 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 18,051 54.71 18,051 54.83
By-elections from March 2006 to May 2011
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.[ 2]
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 5,641 43.67 4 5,869 46.39 1 5 Democratic Alliance 4,801 37.17 2 4,879 38.56 2 4 Congress of the People 1,232 9.54 0 1,204 9.52 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 674 5.22 0 635 5.02 1 1 Independent candidates 510 3.95 0 0 The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation 60 0.46 0 65 0.51 0 0 Total 12,918 100.00 6 12,652 100.00 5 11 Valid votes 12,918 98.99 12,652 97.04 Invalid/blank votes 132 1.01 386 2.96 Total votes 13,050 100.00 13,038 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 21,058 61.97 21,058 61.91
By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.[ 2]
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 8,440 55.06 6 8,455 55.36 0 6 African National Congress 5,507 35.93 0 5,483 35.90 4 4 Alliance of Democratic Congress 912 5.95 0 867 5.68 1 1 Alliance for Democratic Freedom 221 1.44 0 225 1.47 0 0 Economic Freedom Fighters 123 0.80 0 135 0.88 0 0 Coloured Voice 52 0.34 0 56 0.37 0 0 Democratic New Civic Association 27 0.18 0 32 0.21 0 0 South African Progressive Civic Organisation 38 0.25 0 0 The Peoples Independent Civic Organisation 3 0.02 0 20 0.13 0 0 Independent candidates 6 0.04 0 0 Total 15,329 100.00 6 15,273 100.00 5 11 Valid votes 15,329 98.99 15,273 98.66 Invalid/blank votes 157 1.01 207 1.34 Total votes 15,486 100.00 15,480 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 24,931 62.12 24,931 62.09
The DA subsequently lost two seats to the African National Congress (ANC) in by-elections held on 12 December 2018,[ 9] [ 10]
The council was reconfigured as seen below:
On 26 June 2019, DA councillor Bertie Zass voted with the ANC to remove the DA-ADC coalition from power. The elected Executive Mayor was Sylvia Quinta with Mariaan Nell as the Deputy Executive Mayor. The appointed Speaker was Paul Strauss. They were all party members of the African National Congress . The ward Zass previously held automatically became vacant, because of his party defection.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
On 22 July 2019, the Western Cape High Court ruled that the elections of the ANC councillors to senior municipal positions were unlawful. The court ordered the reinstatement of DA Mayor William Farmer and ADC Deputy Mayor Francina Sokuyeka.[ 15] [ 16]
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 17] [ 18]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 5,228 35.27 4 5,267 35.63 0 4 Cederberg First Residents Association 4,138 27.92 1 4,003 27.08 2 3 Democratic Alliance 3,022 20.39 1 3,113 21.06 1 2 Patriotic Alliance 1,161 7.83 0 1,137 7.69 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 475 3.20 0 459 3.11 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 179 1.21 0 178 1.20 0 0 Economic Freedom Fighters 169 1.14 0 169 1.14 0 0 Good 130 0.88 0 166 1.12 0 0 Africa Restoration Alliance 91 0.61 0 103 0.70 0 0 Democratic Independent Party 95 0.64 0 94 0.64 0 0 Democratic New Civic Association 59 0.40 0 69 0.47 0 0 Independent candidates 60 0.40 0 0 The Organic Humanity Movement 14 0.09 0 24 0.16 0 0 Total 14,821 100.00 6 14,782 100.00 5 11 Valid votes 14,821 99.46 14,782 99.24 Invalid/blank votes 80 0.54 113 0.76 Total votes 14,901 100.00 14,895 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 27,147 54.89 27,147 54.87
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[ 2]
After the 2021 election, Cederberg First (or Cederberg Eerste, CE) (3), the DA (2) and Freedom Front Plus (FF+) (1) formed a coalition. A motion of no-confidence in CE mayor Ruben Richards, after he was accused of corruption, was later passed with the support of one DA councillor, the speaker William Farmer. Farmer was then elected mayor with the support of the ANC and PA. Farmer was subsequently expelled from the DA, and joined the Patriotic Alliance (PA), standing as their candidate during the by-election. The new DA candidate increased the party's share of the vote, retaining the seat for the DA, and restoring the previous CE, DA and FF+ coalition government.[ 22]
Notes
^ The former councillor was re-elected to the ward on behalf of a different party.
References
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