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Mossel Bay Local Municipality elections

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The Mossel Bay Local Municipality council (within the South African Garden Route District Municipality) consists of twenty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fourteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

Marie Ferreira of the Democratic Alliance (DA) became executive mayor after the March 2006 local government elections when the DA formed a coalition with Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa (ICOSA) since no single party had obtained an outright majority. The DA held 10 seats in the (then) 23-seat council followed by 8 for the African National Congress (ANC) and 3 for ICOSA. Following the September 2007, floor-crossing window the DA gained an outright majority when 3 councillors defected to the DA resulting in the DA holding 13 seats out of 23 while the ANC lost a seat to the DA and currently has 7. ICOSA lost its representation in the council when 2 councillors defected to the DA and its one ward councillor became an independent.

In the election of 1 November 2021 the DA won a majority of nineteen seats.

Results

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

Event ACDP ANC DA ICOSA FF+ Other Total
2000 election 8 12 1 21
2002 floor-crossing 9 11 1 21
2004 floor-crossing 10 11 0 21
2006 election 1 8 10 3 0 1 23
2007 floor-crossing 1 7 13 0 0 2 23
2011 election 1 10 16 0 0 27
2016 election 1 7 17 1 1 0 27
2021 election 1 5 19 1 2 1 29

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance11,16857.54611,32158.57612
African National Congress6,64534.2456,95235.9638
Mosselbaai Gemeenskapsforum8754.5108064.1711
Independent candidates5392.7800
United Democratic Movement1820.9402511.3000
Total19,409100.001119,330100.001021
Valid votes19,40998.4819,33098.28
Invalid/blank votes2991.523381.72
Total votes19,708100.0019,668100.00
Registered voters/turnout31,03763.5031,03763.37

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 Mossel Bay council, one councillor from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed the floor to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA. The single councillor from the "Mosselbaai Gemeenskapsforum" crossed to the African National Congress.[2]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
Democratic Alliance 12 Decrease 1 11
African National Congress 8 Increase 1 9
New National Party Increase 1 1
Mosselbaai Gemeenskapsforum 1 Decrease 1 0

September 2004 floor crossing

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Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the single NNP councillor crossed to the ANC.[3]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
Democratic Alliance 11 Steady 1 11
African National Congress 9 Increase 1 10
New National Party 1 Decrease 1 0

By-elections from September 2004 to February 2006

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in September 2004 and the election in March 2006.[4]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
27 October 2004 9 Democratic Alliance African National Congress[Note 1]

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance10,11143.92610,17344.19410
African National Congress8,17135.5058,11635.2638
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa2,82612.2812,77812.0723
Independent Democrats7173.1107533.2711
African Christian Democratic Party6632.8806552.8511
Freedom Front Plus4001.7405442.3600
Independent candidates1310.5700
Total23,019100.001223,019100.001123
Valid votes23,01998.8723,01998.76
Invalid/blank votes2621.132901.24
Total votes23,281100.0023,309100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,60457.3440,60457.41

By-elections from March 2006 to August 2007

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in March 2006 and the floor crossing period in September 2007.[4]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
25 July 2007 2 African National Congress African National Congress

September 2007 floor crossing

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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 Mossel Bay council two councillors from the Independent Civic Organisation (ICOSA) crossed to the Democratic Alliance (DA), while the third ICOSA councillor left the party to sit as an independent. One councillor crossed from the African National Congress to the DA.[6]

Party Seats before Net change Seats after
Democratic Alliance 10 Increase 3 13
African National Congress 8 Decrease 1 7
Independent Democrats 1 Steady 0 1
African Christian Democratic Party 1 Steady 0 1
Independent Increase 1 1
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 3 Decrease 3 0

By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011

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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.[4]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
24 February 2010 9 Independent[Note 2] Democratic Alliance

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance19,55158.191019,90859.03616
African National Congress12,19036.28412,33736.58610
African Christian Democratic Party8252.4607192.1311
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa3431.0203511.0400
Congress of the People2930.8703210.9500
Independent candidates3270.9700
United Democratic Movement700.210890.2600
Total33,599100.001433,725100.001327
Valid votes33,59999.0933,72599.41
Invalid/blank votes3090.912010.59
Total votes33,908100.0033,926100.00
Registered voters/turnout52,14665.0352,14665.06

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 elections in May 2011 and August 2016.[4]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
18 September 2013 8 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
13 August 2014 10 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[8]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance22,80860.901022,70260.83717
African National Congress9,89326.4149,87226.4537
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa1,9085.0901,7644.7311
Freedom Front Plus1,2653.3801,3353.5811
African Christian Democratic Party8552.2807992.1411
Economic Freedom Fighters4601.2304561.2200
D'Almedia Civic Association1350.3601770.4700
Gourikwa Khoisan980.2601220.3300
Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners270.070650.1700
South Africa Civics50.010260.0700
Total37,454100.001437,318100.001327
Valid votes37,45499.1137,31898.77
Invalid/blank votes3350.894631.23
Total votes37,789100.0037,781100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,27063.7659,27063.74

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[9]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance23,37266.321023,34066.15919
African National Congress5,33315.1355,43115.3905
Freedom Front Plus1,8895.3601,9365.4922
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa1,7915.0801,7745.0311
African Christian Democratic Party9152.6009072.5711
Patriotic Alliance7021.9907182.0411
Economic Freedom Fighters5441.5405771.6400
Good2070.5902340.6600
Cape Independence Party1690.4801800.5100
United Independent Movement1250.3501170.3300
Independent candidates1410.4000
Eden United People's Party320.090270.0800
African Transformation Movement20.010250.0700
Spectrum National Party90.03090.0300
Africa Restoration Alliance90.03070.0200
Total35,240100.001535,282100.001429
Valid votes35,24099.2635,28299.07
Invalid/blank votes2630.743330.93
Total votes35,503100.0035,615100.00
Registered voters/turnout64,31055.2164,31055.38

Notes

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  1. ^ The former councillor was re-elected to the ward on behalf of a different party.
  2. ^ The former councillor was elected for the Independent Civic Organisation but had since crossed the floor to sit as an independent.

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mossel Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mossel Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mossel Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Local Government Elections 2016 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mossel Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Local Government Elections 2021 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mossel Bay" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.