Overstrand Local Municipality elections
The council of the Overstrand Local Municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa is elected every five years by a system of mixed-member proportional representation. Half of the councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting from individual wards, while the other half are appointed from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. By-elections are held to replace the councillors elected by wards if a vacancy occurs.
December 2000 election
The Overstrand municipality was created in 2000 by merging the Hangklip-Kleinmond, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai municipalities. The council consisted of 18 members, 9 elected to represent wards and 9 from party lists. The election was held on 5 December 2000; the Democratic Alliance won a majority of 12 seats.
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ba0c2f;" data-sort-value="African Christian Democratic Party" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFB300;" data-sort-value="United Democratic Movement" || Overstrand local election, 5 December 2000[1][2] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| DA | 11,060 | 11,168 | 22,228 | 66.9% | 7 | 5 | 12 | |
| ANC | 4,521 | 4,604 | 9,125 | 27.5% | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| ACDP | 843 | 850 | 1,693 | 5.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 149 | – | 149 | 0.4% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| UDM | 34 | – | 34 | 0.1% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 16,607 | 16,622 | 33,229 | 9 | 9 | 18 | ||
| Valid votes | 16,607 | 16,622 | 33,229 | 98.7% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 216 | 214 | 430 | 1.3% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 16,823 | 16,836 | 33,659 | |||||
| Total voter turnout | 16,841 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 26,754 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 62.9% | |||||||
By-elections from December 2000 to October 2002
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in December 2000 and the floor crossing period in October 2002.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2002[3] | 2
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DA
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DA | ||
| 4
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DA
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DA | |||
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 Overstrand council, seven councillors departed the Democratic Alliance (DA) to become representatives of the New National Party (NNP). The NNP, which had formerly been part of the DA, then formed a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC); this coalition had a majority of 12 seats.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |||||
| NNP | — |  7 |
7 | |||||
| DA | 12 |  7 |
5 | |||||
| ANC | 5 |  0 |
5 | |||||
| ACDP | 1 | 0 |
1 | |||||
September 2004 floor crossing
Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004. In the Overstrand council, 5 councillors crossed from the New National Party (NNP) to the African National Congress (ANC), giving the ANC a majority of 10 seats.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |||||
| ANC | 5 | 5 |
10 | |||||
| DA | 5 | 0 |
5 | |||||
| NNP | 7 | 5 |
2 | |||||
| ACDP | 1 | 0 |
1 | |||||
March 2006 election
At the elections of 1 March 2006, the council was expanded to 19 members with the addition of a new ward. The Democratic Alliance won a majority with 10 seats.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| DA | 10,866 | 10,801 | 21,667 | 54.6% | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| ANC | 7,625 | 7,534 | 15,159 | 38.2% | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| ACDP | 973 | 907 | 1,880 | 4.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| ID | 374 | 441 | 815 | 2.1% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| PAC | – | 126 | 126 | 0.3% | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 19,838 | 19,809 | 39,647 | 10 | 9 | 19 | ||
| Valid votes | 19,838 | 19,809 | 39,647 | 98.8% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 234 | 244 | 478 | 1.2% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 20,072 | 20,053 | 40,125 | |||||
| Total voter turnout | 20,078 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 35,584 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 56.4% | |||||||
September 2007 floor crossing
The final floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2007; floor-crossing was subsequently abolished in 2008 by the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution. In the Overstrand council, the only representative of the African Christian Democratic Party crossed to the Democratic Alliance (DA), giving the DA an increased majority with 11 seats. The only representative of the Independent Democrats, as well as one representative of the African National Congress, crossed to the newly formed National People's Party.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |||||
| DA | 10 | 1 |
11 | |||||
| ANC | 7 | 1 |
6 | |||||
| National People's Party | — | 2 |
2 | |||||
| ACDP | 1 | 1 |
0 | |||||
| ID | 1 | 1 |
0 | |||||
By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in September 2007 and the election in May 2011.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2009[9] | 3
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DA
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DA | ||
| 24 February 2010[10] | 1
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ANC
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DA | ||
May 2011 election
At the election of 18 May 2011, the council was expanded to 25 members with the addition of 3 new wards and 3 new PR list seats. The Democratic Alliance won a majority with 15 seats.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| DA | 17,766 | 18,028 | 35,794 | 57.3% | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| ANC | 10,808 | 11,336 | 22,144 | 35.4% | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| National Independent Civic Organisation | 986 | 991 | 1,977 | 3.2% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| COPE | 465 | 420 | 885 | 1.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 503 | – | 503 | 0.8% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| UDM | 256 | 231 | 487 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ACDP | 228 | 180 | 408 | 0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National People's Party | 100 | 89 | 189 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Bond of Unity | 61 | 68 | 129 | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 31,173 | 31,343 | 62,516 | 13 | 12 | 25 | ||
| Valid votes | 31,173 | 31,343 | 62,516 | 99.3% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 270 | 191 | 461 | 0.7% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 31,443 | 31,534 | 62,977 | |||||
| Total voter turnout | 31,576 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 45,298 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 69.7% | |||||||
By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2013[14] | 3
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DA
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DA | ||
| 26 November 2014[15] | 2
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DA
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DA | ||
| 5
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ANC
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ANC | |||
| 7
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DA
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DA[Note 1] | |||
| 30 September 2015[16] | 2
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DA
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DA[Note 1] | ||
August 2016 election
At the election of 3 August 2016, the Democratic Alliance won a majority with 16 seats.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| DA | 22,917 | 23,047 | 45,964 | 64.5% | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| ANC | 11,116 | 11,154 | 22,270 | 31.2% | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| EFF | 697 | 665 | 1,362 | 1.9% | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| VF+ | 625 | 510 | 1,135 | 1.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| UDM | 140 | 206 | 346 | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| People's Democratic Movement | 35 | 65 | 100 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ubuntu Party | 48 | – | 48 | 0.1% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Independent | 46 | – | 46 | 0.1% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 35,624 | 35,647 | 71,271 | 13 | 12 | 25 | ||
| Valid votes | 35,624 | 35,647 | 71,271 | 99.4% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 211 | 242 | 453 | 0.6% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 35,835 | 35,889 | 71,724 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 35,929 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 53,384 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 67.3% | |||||||
Notes
References
- ^ "Seat Calculation Summary: Overstrand" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Results Report: Overstrand: PR Ballot" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "By-elections 15 May 2002 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Summary: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "Results Report: Overstrand: PR Ballot" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
- ^ "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "By-elections 24 Jun 2009 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "By-elections 24 Feb 2010 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Voter Turnout Report: Overstrand" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "By-elections 07 Aug 2013 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "By-elections 26 Nov 2014 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "By-elections 30 Sep 2015 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Voter Turnout Report: Overstrand" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.