Kannaland Local Municipality elections

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The Kannaland 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.

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Results

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

Event ANC DA ICO OtherTotal
2000 election 4419
2002 floor-crossing6129
2004 floor-crossing7119
2006 election 42219
2007 floor-crossing12069
2011 election 22307
2016 election 22307
2021 election 12317

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance 3,22346.2343,35948.4904
African National Congress 3,13544.9713,13645.2734
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 3635.2104326.2411
Independent candidates 2503.5900
Total6,971100.0056,927100.0049
Valid votes6,97198.386,92797.78
Invalid/blank votes1151.621572.22
Total votes7,086100.007,084100.00
Registered voters/turnout10,16469.7210,16469.70

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 , 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 Kannaland council, three councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed the floor: one to the New National Party (NNP) which had formerly been part of the DA, one to the African National Congress (ANC), and one to sit as an independent. The single councillor from the Pan Africanist Congress also crossed to the ANC. [2]

PartySeats beforeNet changeSeats after
African National Congress 4Increase2.svg 26
Democratic Alliance 4Decrease2.svg 31
New National Party Increase2.svg 11
Independent Increase2.svg 11
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1Decrease2.svg 10

September 2004 floor crossing

Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the single NNP councillor crossed to the ANC. [3]

PartySeats beforeNet changeSeats after
African National Congress 6Increase2.svg 17
Democratic Alliance 1Steady2.svg 01
New National Party 1Decrease2.svg 10
Independent 1Steady2.svg 01

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 2,71839.0732,73839.3414
Democratic Alliance 1,13416.3011,83226.3212
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 1,49321.4611,46921.1112
Independent Democrats 6559.41074910.7611
Independent candidates 84912.2000
Inkatha Freedom Party 931.3401091.5700
United Independent Front 150.220630.9100
Total6,957100.0056,960100.0049
Valid votes6,95797.716,96097.70
Invalid/blank votes1632.291642.30
Total votes7,120100.007,124100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,55361.6311,55361.66

September 2007 floor crossing

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 Kannaland council, three councillors from the ANC and two from the Independent Civic Organisation crossed to the newly-formed National People's Party. [5]

PartySeats beforeNet changeSeats after
National People's Party Increase2.svg 55
African National Congress 4Decrease2.svg 31
Democratic Alliance 2Steady2.svg 02
Independent Democrats 1Steady2.svg 01
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 2Decrease2.svg 20

By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011

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. [6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
29 October 20085 National People's Party [Note 1] Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa
24 June 20093 National People's Party [Note 2] African National Congress
24 February 20105 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 3,86941.9833,87241.9403
African National Congress 2,52427.3802,58127.9622
Democratic Alliance 2,16223.4612,17223.5312
Universal Civics of South Africa 4024.3603643.9400
Congress of the People 910.990910.9900
Freedom Front Plus 880.950810.8800
South African Progressive Civic Organisation 810.880710.7700
Total9,217100.0049,232100.0037
Valid votes9,21799.129,23299.19
Invalid/blank votes820.88750.81
Total votes9,299100.009,307100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,08871.0513,08871.11

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 4,88947.7824,94948.5113
Democratic Alliance 2,73526.7312,88928.3212
African National Congress 2,16821.1912,22721.8312
Independent candidates 3163.0900
Economic Freedom Fighters 1251.2201371.3400
Total10,233100.00410,202100.0037
Valid votes10,23398.5510,20298.49
Invalid/blank votes1511.451561.51
Total votes10,384100.0010,358100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,73570.4714,73570.30

The local council sends one representative to the council of the Garden Route District Municipality. As of February 2017 that councillor is a representative of the DA. [11]

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 4,06345.1634,04645.2403
African National Congress 1,95221.7001,90821.3322
Democratic Alliance 1,83820.4311,84420.6201
Kannaland Independent Party 6577.3006867.6711
Freedom Front Plus 2843.1602723.0400
Africa Restoration Alliance 510.570390.4400
African Christian Democratic Party 430.480430.4800
Economic Freedom Fighters 510.570330.3700
Good 360.400400.4500
Suid-Kaap Saamstaan 210.230330.3700
Total8,996100.0048,944100.0037
Valid votes8,99698.938,94498.99
Invalid/blank votes971.07911.01
Total votes9,093100.009,035100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,93760.8814,93760.49

Notes

  1. The ward councillor had been elected for the Independent Civic Organisation (ICOSA) but subsequently crossed the floor to the National People's Party (NPP); he was re-elected once again for ICOSA.
  2. The former ward councillor was elected for the African National Congress but had subsequently crossed the floor to the National People's Party.

References

  1. "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Kannaland" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Kannaland" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Kannaland" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Kannaland" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  9. "Seat Calculation Detail: Kannaland" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  10. "Voter Turnout Report: Kannaland" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  11. "Political composition of councils February 2017" (PDF). Western Cape Department of Local Government. February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  12. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kannaland". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 14 November 2021.