Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality elections

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The Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality council 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 the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, but remained the largest party, with five seats.

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Results

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

Event ANC COPE DA OtherTotal
2000 election 4307
2006 election 4217
2011 election 32207
2016 election 41207
2021 election 503311

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance 2,46159.0722,49759.7124
African National Congress 1,58438.0221,68540.2913
Independent candidates 1212.9000
Total4,166100.0044,182100.0037
Valid votes4,16697.614,18297.99
Invalid/blank votes1022.39862.01
Total votes4,268100.004,268100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,63075.815,63075.81

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 2,20561.6432,18361.1814
Democratic Alliance 98227.45198527.6112
African Christian Democratic Party 3088.6102948.2411
Inkatha Freedom Party 822.2901062.9700
Total3,577100.0043,568100.0037
Valid votes3,57798.653,56898.40
Invalid/blank votes491.35581.60
Total votes3,626100.003,626100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,48455.926,48455.92

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 2,18744.9722,20545.4513
Congress of the People 1,52331.3211,48530.6112
Democratic Alliance 1,00620.6911,02721.1712
African Christian Democratic Party 1473.0201342.7600
Total4,863100.0044,851100.0037
Valid votes4,86399.024,85198.80
Invalid/blank votes480.98591.20
Total votes4,911100.004,910100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,79972.236,79972.22

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 2,40154.1132,42954.7214
Democratic Alliance 1,34030.2011,44132.4612
Congress of the People 3237.2803327.4811
Freedom Front Plus 1132.5501242.7900
Economic Freedom Fighters 841.890821.8500
Independent candidates 1643.7000
Civic Independent 120.270310.7000
Total4,437100.0044,439100.0037
Valid votes4,43798.434,43998.40
Invalid/blank votes711.57721.60
Total votes4,508100.004,511100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,23562.317,23562.35

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 1,81541.1231,80340.5525
Democratic Alliance 1,33730.2931,33530.0303
Patriotic Alliance 96221.79099422.3622
Freedom Front Plus 2295.1902255.0611
Congress of the People 420.950601.3500
Economic Freedom Fighters 290.660290.6500
Total4,414100.0064,446100.00511
Valid votes4,41498.574,44698.73
Invalid/blank votes641.43571.27
Total votes4,478100.004,503100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,25061.777,25062.11

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021. [6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
4 Dec 2024 [7] 1 Democratic Alliance African National Congress
28 May 2025 [8] 4 African National Congress Patriotic Alliance

The African National Congress (ANC) gained a majority in the council following its by-election victory over the Democratic Alliance on 4 December 2024. [7] It lost its majority in May 2025 following the defection of an ANC councillor to the Patriotic Alliance (PA), triggering a by-election where the candidate retained her seat, this time representing the PA. [8]

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Karoo Hoogland". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Karoo Hoogland". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Karoo Hoogland". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Karoo Hoogland". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Karoo Hoogland". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  7. 1 2 Sussman, Wayne (5 December 2024). "Wednesday by-elections: Solid IFP win, shaky MK showing in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  8. 1 2 Sussman, Wayne (29 May 2025). "Historic win — Patriotic Alliance takes Sutherland ward off ANC in tight Northern Cape contest". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 29 May 2025.