Laingsburg Local Municipality elections

The Laingsburg 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.

In the election of 3 August 2016 no party obtained a majority; the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) won three seats each, and the Karoo Ontwikkelings Party (KOP; Karoo Development Party) won the remaining seat. Initially the DA and KOP formed a coalition to govern the municipality, but in March 2017 the KOP broke with the DA and formed a new coalition with the ANC. ^[1]

In the election of 1 November 2021, again no party obtained a majority; with the Democratic Alliance (DA) winning three seats, and the Karoo Ontwikkelings Party losing all of its seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	Other	Total
2000 election	3	3	—	6
2002 floor-crossing	4	2	—	6
2006 election	2	2	2	6
2007 floor-crossing	2	2	2	6
2011 election	3	3	1	7
2016 election	3	3	1	7
2021 election	2	3	2	7

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. ^[2]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	1,442	57.45	3
	Democratic Alliance	1,068	42.55	3
Total		2,510	100.00	6
Valid votes		2,510	98.74
Invalid/blank votes		32	1.26
Total votes		2,542	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,460	73.47

September 2004 floor crossing

See also: Floor crossing (South Africa)

In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, in the period from 1–15 September 2004 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Laingsburg council, one councillor crossed from the Democratic Alliance (DA) to the African National Congress.

Party		Seats before	Net change	Seats after
	African National Congress	3	1	4
	Democratic Alliance	3	1	2

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. ^[3]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Laingsburg Gemeenskaps Party	954	40.25	2
	African National Congress	785	33.12	2
	Democratic Alliance	592	24.98	2
	Independent Democrats	39	1.65	0
Total		2,370	100.00	6
Valid votes		2,370	98.79
Invalid/blank votes		29	1.21
Total votes		2,399	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,697	64.89

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 Laingsburg council, the two councillors of the Laingsburg Gemeenskaps Party crossed to the National People's Party. ^[4]

Party		Seats before	Net change	Seats after
	African National Congress	2	0	2
	Democratic Alliance	2	0	2
	National People's Party	—	2	2
	Laingsburg Gemeenskaps Party	2	2	0

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. ^[5]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Democratic Alliance	1,246	40.39	2	1,254	40.57	1	3
	African National Congress	1,164	37.73	2	1,171	37.88	1	3
	Congress of the People	280	9.08	0	276	8.93	1	1
	National People's Party	216	7.00	0	213	6.89	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	143	4.64	0	142	4.59	0	0
	South African Progressive Civic Organisation	36	1.17	0	35	1.13	0	0
Total		3,085	100.00	4	3,091	100.00	3	7
Valid votes		3,085	98.56		3,091	98.75
Invalid/blank votes		45	1.44		39	1.25
Total votes		3,130	100.00		3,130	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,150	75.42		4,150	75.42

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	1,449	46.00	1	1,458	46.17	2	3
	Democratic Alliance	1,384	43.94	3	1,384	43.83	0	3
	Karoo Ontwikkelings Party	63	2.00	0	221	7.00	1	1
	Congress of the People	79	2.51	0	77	2.44	0	0
	Independent candidates	151	4.79	0				0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	24	0.76	0	18	0.57	0	0
Total		3,150	100.00	4	3,158	100.00	3	7
Valid votes		3,150	98.04		3,158	98.29
Invalid/blank votes		63	1.96		55	1.71
Total votes		3,213	100.00		3,213	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,494	71.50		4,494	71.50

The local council sends one representative to the council of the Central Karoo District Municipality. As of February 2017 ^[update] that councillor is from the Democratic Alliance. ^[9]

November 2021 election

Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. ^[10]

Party		Ward			List			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	African National Congress	861	26.86	1	833	25.65	1	2
	Karoo Democratic Force	749	23.37	0	827	25.46	1	1
	Democratic Alliance	781	24.37	3	749	23.06	0	3
	Patriotic Alliance	433	13.51	0	462	14.22	1	1
	Karoo Ontwikkelings Party	197	6.15	0	198	6.10	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	124	3.87	0	124	3.82	0	0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	39	1.22	0	35	1.08	0	0
	Karoo Gemeenskap Party	21	0.66	0	20	0.62	0	0
Total		3,205	100.00	4	3,248	100.00	3	7
Valid votes		3,205	99.20		3,248	98.93
Invalid/blank votes		26	0.80		35	1.07
Total votes		3,231	100.00		3,283	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		4,770	67.74		4,770	68.83

References

1. Koyana, Xolani (23 March 2017). "KOP ousts DA as coalition partner in Central Karoo". EWN. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
2. "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Laingsburg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
3. "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Laingsburg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
4. "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
5. "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Laingsburg" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
6. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Laingsburg" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
7. "Seat Calculation Detail: Laingsburg" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
8. "Voter Turnout Report: Laingsburg" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
9. "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.
10. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Laingsburg". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 14 November 2021.