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.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF Other Total
2000 election 105015
2006 election 102315
2011 election 104317
2016 election 1151219
2021 election 1031519

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,00766.1688,07366.74210
Democratic Alliance3,74530.9503,61829.9155
United Democratic Movement1641.3601731.4300
African Christian Democratic Party280.2302331.9300
Independent candidates1581.3100
Total12,102100.00812,097100.00715
Valid votes12,10297.6312,09797.72
Invalid/blank votes2942.372822.28
Total votes12,396100.0012,379100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,57654.9122,57654.83

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,63866.8488,53166.21210
Independent Democrats2,56319.8302,61720.3133
Democratic Alliance1,49911.6001,47711.4622
African Christian Democratic Party2231.7302602.0200
Total12,923100.00812,885100.00715
Valid votes12,92397.9812,88597.71
Invalid/blank votes2662.023022.29
Total votes13,189100.0013,187100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,42151.8825,42151.87

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress9,94958.00810,02358.23210
Democratic Alliance4,38025.5304,47225.9844
Congress of the People2,78316.2212,71815.7923
Independent candidates420.2400
Total17,154100.00917,213100.00817
Valid votes17,15498.4417,21398.65
Invalid/blank votes2721.562351.35
Total votes17,426100.0017,448100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,64963.0327,64963.11

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress10,82955.911010,82657.28111
Democratic Alliance4,57323.6104,66924.7055
Die Forum1,6728.6301,6788.8822
Economic Freedom Fighters5712.9506103.2311
Congress of the People5522.8505312.8100
Freedom Front Plus4672.4103922.0700
Independent candidates5963.0800
Khoisan Revolution670.3501350.7100
Patriotic Alliance400.210600.3200
Total19,367100.001018,901100.00919
Valid votes19,36798.4318,90198.31
Invalid/blank votes3091.573241.69
Total votes19,676100.0019,225100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,41762.6331,41761.19

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,22944.27108,22044.45010
Hope for the Future3,99221.4803,97621.5044
Democratic Alliance3,31417.8303,37218.2433
Economic Freedom Fighters8634.6409855.3311
Freedom Front Plus5953.2005282.8611
Patriotic Alliance4352.3405172.8000
Khoisan Revolution4542.4404922.6600
Independent candidates4142.2300
Good1590.8601500.8100
Congress of the People200.1101270.6900
Independent South African National Civic Organisation700.380760.4100
Africa Restoration Alliance440.240480.2600
Total18,589100.001018,491100.00919
Valid votes18,58998.3618,49196.99
Invalid/blank votes3101.645733.01
Total votes18,899100.0019,064100.00
Registered voters/turnout30,84661.2730,84661.80


By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty 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

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Kai !Garib". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa".
  7. Sussman, Wayne (3 February 2022). "Resilient NFP makes sufficient KZN gains to worry slumping ANC and IFP". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  8. Sussman, Wayne (12 October 2023). "October by-elections: EFF, PA upset ANC in Mpumalanga, N Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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