Gariep Local Municipality

Template:Infobox South African municipality Gariep Local Municipality is a local municipality in Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Eastern Cape.

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:^[1]

Place	Code	Area (km²)	Population
Burgersdorp	22901	27.17	4,409
Khayamnandi	22903	2.11	5,962
Lyciunville	22904	0.54	2,416
Mzamomhle	22905	1.21	6,851
Nozizwe	22906	0.37	1,514
Oviston	22907	4.00	560
Steynsburg	22908	1.37	696
Tembisa	22909	0.32	2,280
Venterstad	22910	0.87	355
Remainder of the municipality	22902	8,798.62	6,269

Politics

The municipal council consists of ten members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Five councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in five wards, while the remaining five 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.^[2]^[3]

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Party		Votes				Seats
Party		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
ANC	6,394	6,542	12,936	69.2	4	3	7
DA	2,500	2,612	5,112	27.3	1	2	3
PAC	190	157	347	1.9	0	0	0
Independent	214	–	214	1.1	0	–	0
UDM	45	43	88	0.5	0	0	0
Total		9,343	9,354	18,697	100.0	5	5	10
Spoilt votes		147	137	284

References

^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

External links

http://www.gariep.gov.za/

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[1] Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa

[2] "Results Summary – All Ballots: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

[3] "Seat Calculation Detail: Gariep" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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