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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.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | COPE | DA | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 10 | — | 7 | 0 | 17 |
2006 election | 9 | — | 2 | 6 | 17 |
2011 election | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
2016 election | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
2021 election | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 6,991 | 54.24 | 8 | 7,108 | 55.47 | 2 | 10 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5,421 | 42.06 | 1 | 5,707 | 44.53 | 6 | 7 | |
Independent candidates | 476 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 12,888 | 100.00 | 9 | 12,815 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 12,888 | 98.31 | 12,815 | 97.76 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 221 | 1.69 | 294 | 2.24 | ||||
Total votes | 13,109 | 100.00 | 13,109 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 22,304 | 58.77 | 22,304 | 58.77 |
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 7,228 | 51.87 | 8 | 7,207 | 51.68 | 1 | 9 | |
Independent Democrats | 4,711 | 33.80 | 1 | 4,683 | 33.58 | 5 | 6 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,830 | 13.13 | 0 | 1,907 | 13.68 | 2 | 2 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 167 | 1.20 | 0 | 148 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 13,936 | 100.00 | 9 | 13,945 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 13,936 | 98.59 | 13,945 | 98.65 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 200 | 1.41 | 191 | 1.35 | ||||
Total votes | 14,136 | 100.00 | 14,136 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 25,779 | 54.84 | 25,779 | 54.84 |
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 8,871 | 48.90 | 6 | 8,868 | 48.94 | 2 | 8 | |
Democratic Alliance | 6,293 | 34.69 | 3 | 6,455 | 35.62 | 3 | 6 | |
Congress of the People | 2,978 | 16.41 | 0 | 2,798 | 15.44 | 3 | 3 | |
Total | 18,142 | 100.00 | 9 | 18,121 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 18,142 | 99.15 | 18,121 | 99.24 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 156 | 0.85 | 139 | 0.76 | ||||
Total votes | 18,298 | 100.00 | 18,260 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 27,265 | 67.11 | 27,265 | 66.97 |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 7,812 | 46.75 | 7 | 7,792 | 46.71 | 1 | 8 | |
Democratic Alliance | 6,737 | 40.32 | 2 | 6,958 | 41.71 | 5 | 7 | |
Khoisan Revolution | 855 | 5.12 | 0 | 865 | 5.19 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 633 | 3.79 | 0 | 628 | 3.76 | 1 | 1 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 295 | 1.77 | 0 | 296 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 273 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 105 | 0.63 | 0 | 143 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 16,710 | 100.00 | 9 | 16,682 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 16,710 | 99.45 | 16,682 | 99.27 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 93 | 0.55 | 123 | 0.73 | ||||
Total votes | 16,803 | 100.00 | 16,805 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 28,971 | 58.00 | 28,971 | 58.01 |
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 6,625 | 42.36 | 7 | 6,513 | 41.66 | 0 | 7 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,665 | 29.83 | 1 | 4,739 | 30.31 | 4 | 5 | |
Namakwa Civic Movement | 3,229 | 20.65 | 1 | 3,290 | 21.04 | 3 | 4 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 223 | 1.43 | 0 | 234 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | |
Khoisan Revolution | 213 | 1.36 | 0 | 225 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 | |
Good | 145 | 0.93 | 0 | 147 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 123 | 0.79 | 0 | 168 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 131 | 0.84 | 0 | 143 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 115 | 0.74 | 0 | 120 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | |
National Economic Fighters | 132 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 34 | 0.22 | 0 | 31 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 19 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | |
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 4 | 0.03 | 0 | 6 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 15,640 | 100.00 | 9 | 15,635 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 15,640 | 98.90 | 15,635 | 98.87 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 174 | 1.10 | 179 | 1.13 | ||||
Total votes | 15,814 | 100.00 | 15,814 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 29,072 | 54.40 | 29,072 | 54.40 |
Following the election, the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Namakwa Civic Movement (NCM) formed a coalition. [6]
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021. [7]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party 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]
Party | Seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ward | List | Total | ||||
African National Congress | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||
Democratic Alliance | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||
Namakwa Civic Movement | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
Freedom Front Plus | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 9 | 8 | 17 |
The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) became the kingmaker and a required member for any governing coalition.