Nama Khoi Local Municipality elections

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The Nama Khoi Local Municipality council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 no party won a majority on the council, with the African National Congress (ANC) winning the largest number of seats, seven.

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Results

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

Event ANC COPE DA OtherTotal
2000 election 107017
2006 election 92617
2011 election 836017
2016 election 817117
2021 election 705517

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 6,99154.2487,10855.47210
Democratic Alliance 5,42142.0615,70744.5367
Independent candidates 4763.6900
Total12,888100.00912,815100.00817
Valid votes12,88898.3112,81597.76
Invalid/blank votes2211.692942.24
Total votes13,109100.0013,109100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,30458.7722,30458.77

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 7,22851.8787,20751.6819
Independent Democrats 4,71133.8014,68333.5856
Democratic Alliance 1,83013.1301,90713.6822
African Christian Democratic Party 1671.2001481.0600
Total13,936100.00913,945100.00817
Valid votes13,93698.5913,94598.65
Invalid/blank votes2001.411911.35
Total votes14,136100.0014,136100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,77954.8425,77954.84

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 8,87148.9068,86848.9428
Democratic Alliance 6,29334.6936,45535.6236
Congress of the People 2,97816.4102,79815.4433
Total18,142100.00918,121100.00817
Valid votes18,14299.1518,12199.24
Invalid/blank votes1560.851390.76
Total votes18,298100.0018,260100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,26567.1127,26566.97

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 7,81246.7577,79246.7118
Democratic Alliance 6,73740.3226,95841.7157
Khoisan Revolution 8555.1208655.1911
Congress of the People 6333.7906283.7611
Economic Freedom Fighters 2951.7702961.7700
Independent candidates 2731.6300
Freedom Front Plus 1050.6301430.8600
Total16,710100.00916,682100.00817
Valid votes16,71099.4516,68299.27
Invalid/blank votes930.551230.73
Total votes16,803100.0016,805100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,97158.0028,97158.01

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 6,62542.3676,51341.6607
Democratic Alliance 4,66529.8314,73930.3145
Namakwa Civic Movement 3,22920.6513,29021.0434
Freedom Front Plus 2231.4302341.5011
Khoisan Revolution 2131.3602251.4400
Good 1450.9301470.9400
Patriotic Alliance 1230.7901681.0700
Congress of the People 1310.8401430.9100
Economic Freedom Fighters 1150.7401200.7700
National Economic Fighters 1320.8400
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 340.220310.2000
African Transformation Movement 10.010190.1200
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 40.03060.0400
Total15,640100.00915,635100.00817
Valid votes15,64098.9015,63598.87
Invalid/blank votes1741.101791.13
Total votes15,814100.0015,814100.00
Registered voters/turnout29,07254.4029,07254.40

Following the election, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Namakwa Civic Movement (NCM) formed a coalition. [6]

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021. [7]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
14 May 2025 [6] 5 Namakwa Civic Movement African National Congress
28 May 2025 [8] 6 African National Congress African National Congress

After the 14 May 2024 by-election, the council was reconfigured as below: [6]

PartySeats
WardListTotal
African National Congress 808
Democratic Alliance 145
Namakwa Civic Movement 033
Freedom Front Plus 011
Total9817

The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) became the kingmaker and a required member for any governing coalition.

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Nama Khoi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Nama Khoi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Nama Khoi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Nama Khoi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Nama Khoi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 Sussman, Wayne (15 May 2025). "Shifting political landscape: ANC holds steady in Gauteng's ward 24 after by-election". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  7. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. 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.