Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality

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Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality
Map of the Northern Cape with Dawid Kruiper highlighted (2016).svg
Country South Africa
Province Northern Cape
District ZF Mgcawu
Seat Upington
Government
  Type Municipal council
Area
[1]
  Total
44,231 km2 (17,078 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
  Total
100,497
  Density2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNC087

Dawid Kruiper Municipality (Afrikaans : Dawid Kruiper Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the ZF Mgcawu District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging the Mier and //Khara Hais local municipalities. [2] The municipality is named after the San politician Dawid Kruiper.

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Demographics

According to the 2022 census, the municipality had a population of 125,744 people, representing an increase from 100,498 in 2011. Of these, 70.7% identified as "Coloured," 19.7% as "Black African," and 8.5% as "White." [3]

Politics

The municipal council consists of thirty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 eighteen seats on the council. [4] [5] [6]

The following table shows the results of the election.

Dawid Kruiper local election, 1 November 2021
PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
African National Congress 17,47017,26234,73255.1%14418
Democratic Alliance 10,99111,16922,16035.2%3912
Khoisan Revolution9271,0171,9443.1%011
Freedom Front Plus 7867711,5572.5%011
Economic Freedom Fighters 5235561,0791.7%011
Congress of the People 3053656701.1%000
Independent South African National Civic Organisation 1661683340.5%000
African Christian Democratic Party 1471232700.4%000
Africa Restoration Alliance 72681400.2%000
Patriotic Alliance 63630.1%00
African Transformation Movement 1528430.1%000
Total31,46531,52762,992171633
Valid votes31,46531,52762,99298.4%
Spoilt votes 4905551,0451.6%
Total votes cast31,95532,08264,037
Voter turnout32,259
Registered voters59,509
Turnout percentage54.2%

References

  1. 1 2 Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Mier, //Khara Hais.
  2. "The Local Government Handbook" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. https://citypopulation.de/en/southafrica/admin/northern_cape/NC087__dawid_kruiper/
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Dawid Kruiper". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  5. "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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