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The Hantam Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors 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) lost its majority, but still remained the largest party, with six seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 6 | 4 | — | 10 |
2006 election | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
2011 election | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
2016 election | 5 | 4 | — | 9 |
2021 election | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 3,651 | 56.38 | 4 | 3,703 | 57.01 | 1 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,825 | 43.62 | 1 | 2,792 | 42.99 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 6,476 | 100.00 | 5 | 6,495 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 6,476 | 98.99 | 6,495 | 98.92 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 66 | 1.01 | 71 | 1.08 | ||||
Total votes | 6,542 | 100.00 | 6,566 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 9,260 | 70.65 | 9,260 | 70.91 |
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,078 | 64.75 | 5 | 4,081 | 65.16 | 1 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,882 | 29.88 | 0 | 1,915 | 30.58 | 3 | 3 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 278 | 4.41 | 0 | 267 | 4.26 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 60 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 6,298 | 100.00 | 5 | 6,263 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 6,298 | 98.34 | 6,263 | 98.27 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 106 | 1.66 | 110 | 1.73 | ||||
Total votes | 6,404 | 100.00 | 6,373 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 10,826 | 59.15 | 10,826 | 58.87 |
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,179 | 49.64 | 4 | 4,111 | 48.65 | 0 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 3,493 | 41.49 | 1 | 3,618 | 42.81 | 3 | 4 | |
Congress of the People | 747 | 8.87 | 0 | 722 | 8.54 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 8,419 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,451 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 8,419 | 98.70 | 8,451 | 99.02 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 111 | 1.30 | 84 | 0.98 | ||||
Total votes | 8,530 | 100.00 | 8,535 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,330 | 69.18 | 12,330 | 69.22 |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 4,166 | 47.74 | 3 | 4,222 | 49.85 | 2 | 5 | |
Democratic Alliance | 3,163 | 36.24 | 2 | 3,201 | 37.79 | 2 | 4 | |
Congress of the People | 354 | 4.06 | 0 | 349 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 321 | 3.68 | 0 | 319 | 3.77 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 382 | 4.38 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Khoisan Revolution | 154 | 1.76 | 0 | 177 | 2.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 102 | 1.17 | 0 | 98 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Hantam Ontwikkelings Forum | 85 | 0.97 | 0 | 104 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 8,727 | 100.00 | 5 | 8,470 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 | |
Valid votes | 8,727 | 99.01 | 8,470 | 98.11 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 87 | 0.99 | 163 | 1.89 | ||||
Total votes | 8,814 | 100.00 | 8,633 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,339 | 66.08 | 13,339 | 64.72 |
In 2021, the ANC lost its majority, but was supported by the Patriotic Alliance, allowing it to retain control. [5]
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [6]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 3,660 | 44.54 | 5 | 3,637 | 44.52 | 1 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,322 | 28.26 | 2 | 2,359 | 28.88 | 2 | 4 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 602 | 7.33 | 0 | 623 | 7.63 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 604 | 7.35 | 0 | 587 | 7.19 | 1 | 1 | |
Namakwa Civic Movement | 338 | 4.11 | 0 | 390 | 4.77 | 1 | 1 | |
Good | 240 | 2.92 | 0 | 254 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 144 | 1.75 | 0 | 216 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 207 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Economic Freedom Fighters | 75 | 0.91 | 0 | 82 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 26 | 0.32 | 0 | 21 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 8,218 | 100.00 | 7 | 8,169 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
Valid votes | 8,218 | 98.08 | 8,169 | 97.94 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 161 | 1.92 | 172 | 2.06 | ||||
Total votes | 8,379 | 100.00 | 8,341 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 13,732 | 61.02 | 13,732 | 60.74 |
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