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Camdeboo Local Municipality elections

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The council of the Camdeboo Local Municipality was elected in 2000, 2006 and 2011 by a system of mixed-member proportional representation. Half of the councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting from individual wards, while the other half were appointed from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received.

In 2016 the Camdeboo 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

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

Event ANC DA Other Total
2000 election 6 4 1 11
2002 floor-crossing 6 3 2 11
2004 floor-crossing 8 3 0 11
2006 election 8 3 0 11
2011 election 8 6 0 14

2000 elections

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The Camdeboo Local Municipality was created in 2000, replacing the transitional local councils of Graaff-Reinet, Aberdeen and Nieu-Bethesda. The council consisted of 11 members; the ANC obtained a majority of 6.

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,53455.8445,56856.2726
Democratic Alliance3,62236.5523,52735.6424
United Democratic Movement6436.4908008.0811
Independent candidates1121.1300
Total9,911100.0069,895100.00511
Valid votes9,91197.469,89597.28
Invalid/blank votes2582.542772.72
Total votes10,169100.0010,172100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,64157.6417,64157.66
Source: [1]

By-elections from December 2000 to October 2002

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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.[2]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
19 June 2002 5 African National Congress African National Congress

October 2002 floor crossing

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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 Camdeboo council, one councillor crossed from the Democratic Alliance (DA) to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA.[3]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 6 Steady 0 6
Democratic Alliance 4 Decrease 1 3
United Democratic Movement 1 Steady 0 1
New National Party Increase 1 1

September 2004 floor crossing

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Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the councillors from the NNP and the United Democratic Movement crossed to the ANC.[4]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
African National Congress 6 Increase 2 8
Democratic Alliance 3 Steady 0 3
United Democratic Movement 1 Decrease 1 0
New National Party 1 Decrease 1 0

2006 elections

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PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress6,85967.4056,84067.1438
Democratic Alliance2,46124.1812,60825.6023
Freedom Front Plus4023.9504314.2300
Independent Democrats1211.1903093.0300
Independent candidates3333.2700
Total10,176100.00610,188100.00511
Valid votes10,17697.5610,18897.66
Invalid/blank votes2552.442442.34
Total votes10,431100.0010,432100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,10049.4421,10049.44
Source: [5]

2011 elections

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PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,38255.0947,49355.9148
Democratic Alliance5,58641.6935,63442.0436
Independent Ratepayers Association of SA1741.300890.6600
Freedom Front Plus1361.020950.7100
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1210.900900.6700
Total13,399100.00713,401100.00714
Valid votes13,39998.8613,40198.94
Invalid/blank votes1551.141441.06
Total votes13,554100.0013,545100.00
Registered voters/turnout23,16458.5123,16458.47
Source: [6]

By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in May 2011 and the dissolution of the municipality in August 2016.[2]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
20 January 2016 5 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Camdeboo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Camdeboo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Camdeboo". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 23 December 2021.