Oudtshoorn Local Municipality elections

The Oudtshoorn Local Municipality council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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 won a plurality of eight seats on the council.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	ICOSA	Other	Total
2000 election	10	10	—	3	23
2002 floor-crossing	10	7	—	6	23
2004 floor-crossing	15	7	—	1	23
2006 election	8	7	—	8	23
2007 floor-crossing	8	7	—	8	23
2011 election	11	11	1	2	25
2016 election	7	14	2	2	25
2021 election	8	7	2	8	25

December 2000 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Democratic Alliance	8,664	44.53	4	9,054	46.38	6	10
	African National Congress	8,797	45.21	8	8,770	44.93	2	10
	Oudtshoorn Aksie 2000	1,328	6.83	0	1,174	6.01	2	2
	United Independent Front	602	3.09	0	522	2.67	1	1
	Independent candidates	66	0.34	0				0
Total		19,457	100.00	12	19,520	100.00	11	23

Valid votes		19,457	97.74		19,520	98.12
Invalid/blank votes		450	2.26		374	1.88
Total votes		19,907	100.00		19,894	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		34,824	57.16		34,824	57.13

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 Oudtshoorn council, five councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA. The single councillor of the United Independent Front also crossed to the NNP, while the two councillors of Oudtshoorn Aksie 2000 crossed to the DA.^[2]

	Seats before	Net change	Seats after
African National Congress	10	0	10
Democratic Alliance	10	3	7
New National Party	—	6	6
Oudtshoorn Aksie 2000	2	2	0
United Independent Front	1	1	0

September 2004 floor crossing

Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which five councillors crossed from the NNP to the African National Congress, while the sixth NNP councillor crossed to the Freedom Front Plus.^[3]

	Seats before	Net change	Seats after
African National Congress	10	5	15
Democratic Alliance	7	0	7
New National Party	6	6	0
Freedom Front Plus	—	1	1

By-elections from September 2004 to February 2006

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 July 2005	8		African National Congress		African National Congress

March 2006 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	7,613	34.58	4	7,455	33.87	4	8
	Democratic Alliance	6,500	29.52	5	6,493	29.50	2	7
	Independent Democrats	5,708	25.93	3	5,744	26.10	3	6
	Oudtshoorn Civic Association	1,596	7.25	0	1,637	7.44	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	257	1.17	0	288	1.31	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	228	1.04	0	221	1.00	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	74	0.34	0	72	0.33	0	0
	United Independent Front	41	0.19	0	101	0.46	0	0
Total		22,017	100.00	12	22,011	100.00	11	23

Valid votes		22,017	98.91		22,011	98.82
Invalid/blank votes		242	1.09		262	1.18
Total votes		22,259	100.00		22,273	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		40,710	54.68		40,710	54.71

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 Stellenbosch council, the two councillors of the Oudtshoorn Civic Association crossed to the National People's Party.^[6]

	Seats before	Net change	Seats after
African National Congress	8	0	8
Democratic Alliance	7	0	7
Independent Democrats	6	0	6
National People's Party	—	2	2
Oudtshoorn Civic Association	2	2	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.^[4]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
6 October 2010	5		Independent Democrats		African National Congress^{[Note 1]}
6 October 2010	12		Independent Democrats		African National Congress^{[Note 1]}

May 2011 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Democratic Alliance	13,471	46.09	6	13,587	46.28	5	11
	African National Congress	12,362	42.30	7	12,499	42.57	4	11
	Congress of the People	891	3.05	0	881	3.00	1	1
	Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa	868	2.97	0	853	2.91	1	1
	National People's Party	658	2.25	0	658	2.24	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	511	1.75	0	476	1.62	0	0
	South African Progressive Civic Organisation	267	0.91	0	268	0.91	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	200	0.68	0	137	0.47	0	0
Total		29,228	100.00	13	29,359	100.00	12	25

Valid votes		29,228	98.72		29,359	98.80
Invalid/blank votes		380	1.28		357	1.20
Total votes		29,608	100.00		29,716	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		47,736	62.02		47,736	62.25

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.^[4]

Date	Ward
7 August 2013	5	African National Congress	African National Congress
	6	African National Congress	African National Congress
	13	African National Congress	Democratic Alliance^{[Note 1]}
6 May 2015	7	Democratic Alliance	Democratic Alliance
11 November 2015	2	Democratic Alliance	Democratic Alliance
9 December 2015	13	Democratic Alliance	Democratic Alliance

August 2016 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Democratic Alliance	15,797	55.27	12	15,783	55.54	2	14
	African National Congress	7,770	27.19	1	7,722	27.17	6	7
	Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa	1,927	6.74	0	1,750	6.16	2	2
	South African Religious Civic Organisation	783	2.74	0	729	2.57	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	474	1.66	0	428	1.51	1	1
	Advieskantoor	409	1.43	0	431	1.52	0	0
	Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners	414	1.45	0	409	1.44	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	374	1.31	0	407	1.43	0	0
	Umemployed Peoples Association	220	0.77	0	245	0.86	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	177	0.62	0	168	0.59	0	0
	Congress of the People	105	0.37	0	196	0.69	0	0
	South Africa Civics	82	0.29	0	88	0.31	0	0
	Democratic New Civic Association	49	0.17	0	61	0.21	0	0
Total		28,581	100.00	13	28,417	100.00	12	25

Valid votes		28,581	98.89		28,417	98.96
Invalid/blank votes		322	1.11		299	1.04
Total votes		28,903	100.00		28,716	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		52,443	55.11		52,443	54.76

By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.^[4]

Date	Ward
30 May 2018	13	Democratic Alliance	Democratic Alliance
9 December 2020	4	Democratic Alliance	Democratic Alliance
	5	Democratic Alliance	African National Congress
	10	Democratic Alliance	African National Congress

November 2021 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Democratic Alliance	6,684	29.21	4	7,052	30.90	3	7
	African National Congress	6,378	27.88	8	6,292	27.57	0	8
	Freedom Front Plus	2,939	12.85	1	2,579	11.30	2	3
	Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa	1,504	6.57	0	1,501	6.58	2	2
	Oudtshoorn Gemeenskap Inisiatief	1,188	5.19	0	1,248	5.47	1	1
	Good	973	4.25	0	956	4.19	1	1
	Advieskantoor	857	3.75	0	824	3.61	1	1
	Patriotic Alliance	800	3.50	0	795	3.48	1	1
	Suid - Kaap Saamstaan	392	1.71	0	349	1.53	1	1
	Economic Freedom Fighters	306	1.34	0	305	1.34	0	0
	South African Religious Civic Organisation	278	1.22	0	256	1.12	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	205	0.90	0	230	1.01	0	0
	Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners	137	0.60	0	159	0.70	0	0
	Compatriots of South Africa	131	0.57	0	115	0.50	0	0
	Cape Independence Party	74	0.32	0	90	0.39	0	0
	Africa Restoration Alliance	21	0.09	0	38	0.17	0	0
	Dagga Party	1	0.00	0	31	0.14	0	0
	Independent candidates	12	0.05	0				0
Total		22,880	100.00	13	22,820	100.00	12	25

Valid votes		22,880	98.98		22,820	98.90
Invalid/blank votes		236	1.02		253	1.10
Total votes		23,116	100.00		23,073	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		52,233	44.26		52,233	44.17

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.^[4]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
24 Apr 2024^[10]	9		African National Congress		Patriotic Alliance
4 Dec 2024^[11]	9		Patriotic Alliance		Patriotic Alliance

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c The former councillor was re-elected to the ward on behalf of a different party.

References

^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
^ "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ Sussman, Wayne (25 April 2024). "Patriotic Alliance shocks ANC, DA in Swartland, Oudtshoorn". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ Sussman, Wayne (5 December 2024). "Wednesday by-elections: Solid IFP win, shaky MK showing in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[samecllr-7] The former councillor was re-elected to the ward on behalf of a different party.

[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[2] "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

[3] "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[mbe-4] "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[6] "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[8] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[9] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[10] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Oudtshoorn". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[dm_2024_04-11] Sussman, Wayne (25 April 2024). "Patriotic Alliance shocks ANC, DA in Swartland, Oudtshoorn". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 25 April 2024.

[12] Sussman, Wayne (5 December 2024). "Wednesday by-elections: Solid IFP win, shaky MK showing in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

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