The council of the Baviaans Local Municipality was elected in 2000, 2006 and 2011. The first two elections were conducted by a system of party-list proportional representation, while the 2011 election used mixed-member proportional representation. In 2016 the Baviaans Local Municipality was merged with two others to create the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality; for election results in the merged municipality see Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality elections.

Results

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

Event ANC DA Other Total
2000 election 2305
2002 floor-crossing 4105
2006 election 2305
2011 election 34—7

2000 elections

The Baviaans Local Municipality was created in 2000, replacing the transitional local councils of Willowmore and Steytlerville. The council consisted of five members; the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained a majority of three.

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance2,23450.683
African National Congress2,06346.802
United Democratic Movement1112.520
Total4,408100.005
Valid votes4,40898.31
Invalid/blank votes761.69
Total votes4,484100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,43669.67
Source: [1]

October 2002 floor crossing

In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Baviaans council, two councillors crossed from the DA to the African National Congress (ANC), giving the ANC a majority of four.[2]

PartySeats beforeNet changeSeats after
African National Congress 2Increase 24
Democratic Alliance 3Decrease 21

2006 elections

The DA obtained a majority of three out of the five members.

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance2,17047.313
African National Congress2,13646.572
Independent Democrats2816.130
Total4,587100.005
Valid votes4,58798.90
Invalid/blank votes511.10
Total votes4,638100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,57261.25
Source: [3]

2011 elections

At the time of this election the council was expanded to seven members, and the municipality was demarcated into four wards. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting from the wards, while the other three were appointed from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. The DA obtained a majority of four members.

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance3,64455.5033,62955.2414
African National Congress2,92244.5012,94044.7623
Total6,566100.0046,569100.0037
Valid votes6,56698.756,56998.71
Invalid/blank votes831.25861.29
Total votes6,649100.006,655100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,32171.339,32171.40
Source: [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Baviaans". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Baviaans". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Baviaans". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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