Kai_!Garib_Local_Municipality_elections
The Kai !Garib Local Municipality council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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) won a majority of ten seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
More information Event, ANC ...
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2006 election | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 15 |
| 2011 election | 10 | 4 | — | 3 | 17 |
| 2016 election | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 |
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Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
More information Party, Ward ...
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 8,007 | 66.16 | 8 | 8,073 | 66.74 | 2 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,745 | 30.95 | 0 | 3,618 | 29.91 | 5 | 5 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 164 | 1.36 | 0 | 173 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 28 | 0.23 | 0 | 233 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 158 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12,102 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,097 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
| Valid votes | 12,102 | 97.63 | 12,097 | 97.72 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 294 | 2.37 | 282 | 2.28 | ||||
| Total votes | 12,396 | 100.00 | 12,379 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 22,576 | 54.91 | 22,576 | 54.83 | ||||
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Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
More information Party, Ward ...
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 8,638 | 66.84 | 8 | 8,531 | 66.21 | 2 | 10 | |
| Independent Democrats | 2,563 | 19.83 | 0 | 2,617 | 20.31 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,499 | 11.60 | 0 | 1,477 | 11.46 | 2 | 2 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 223 | 1.73 | 0 | 260 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 12,923 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,885 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
| Valid votes | 12,923 | 97.98 | 12,885 | 97.71 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 266 | 2.02 | 302 | 2.29 | ||||
| Total votes | 13,189 | 100.00 | 13,187 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 25,421 | 51.88 | 25,421 | 51.87 | ||||
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Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
More information Party, Ward ...
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 9,949 | 58.00 | 8 | 10,023 | 58.23 | 2 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,380 | 25.53 | 0 | 4,472 | 25.98 | 4 | 4 | |
| Congress of the People | 2,783 | 16.22 | 1 | 2,718 | 15.79 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 42 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17,154 | 100.00 | 9 | 17,213 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
| Valid votes | 17,154 | 98.44 | 17,213 | 98.65 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 272 | 1.56 | 235 | 1.35 | ||||
| Total votes | 17,426 | 100.00 | 17,448 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 27,649 | 63.03 | 27,649 | 63.11 | ||||
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Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
More information Party, Ward ...
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 10,829 | 55.91 | 10 | 10,826 | 57.28 | 1 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,573 | 23.61 | 0 | 4,669 | 24.70 | 5 | 5 | |
| Die Forum | 1,672 | 8.63 | 0 | 1,678 | 8.88 | 2 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 571 | 2.95 | 0 | 610 | 3.23 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 552 | 2.85 | 0 | 531 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 467 | 2.41 | 0 | 392 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 596 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Khoisan Revolution | 67 | 0.35 | 0 | 135 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 40 | 0.21 | 0 | 60 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19,367 | 100.00 | 10 | 18,901 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 | |
| Valid votes | 19,367 | 98.43 | 18,901 | 98.31 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 309 | 1.57 | 324 | 1.69 | ||||
| Total votes | 19,676 | 100.00 | 19,225 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 31,417 | 62.63 | 31,417 | 61.19 | ||||
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Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
More information Party, Ward ...
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 8,229 | 44.27 | 10 | 8,220 | 44.45 | 0 | 10 | |
| Hope for the Future | 3,992 | 21.48 | 0 | 3,976 | 21.50 | 4 | 4 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,314 | 17.83 | 0 | 3,372 | 18.24 | 3 | 3 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 863 | 4.64 | 0 | 985 | 5.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 595 | 3.20 | 0 | 528 | 2.86 | 1 | 1 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 435 | 2.34 | 0 | 517 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Khoisan Revolution | 454 | 2.44 | 0 | 492 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 414 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Good | 159 | 0.86 | 0 | 150 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| Congress of the People | 20 | 0.11 | 0 | 127 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 70 | 0.38 | 0 | 76 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Africa Restoration Alliance | 44 | 0.24 | 0 | 48 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 18,589 | 100.00 | 10 | 18,491 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 | |
| Valid votes | 18,589 | 98.36 | 18,491 | 96.99 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 310 | 1.64 | 573 | 3.01 | ||||
| Total votes | 18,899 | 100.00 | 19,064 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 30,846 | 61.27 | 30,846 | 61.80 | ||||
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By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[6]
More information Date, Ward ...
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2022[7] | 2 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
| 11 October 2023[8] | 3 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
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- "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- Sussman, Wayne (3 February 2022). "Resilient NFP makes sufficient KZN gains to worry slumping ANC and IFP". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- Sussman, Wayne (12 October 2023). "October by-elections: EFF, PA upset ANC in Mpumalanga, N Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 October 2023.