The Prince Albert Local Municipality council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards , while the remaining three 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 no party obtained a majority of seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
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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 Prince Albert council, two councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party, which had formerly been part of the DA.[2]
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[3]
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[4]
Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Karoo Gemeenskap Party 2,632 50.42 3 2,635 50.47 0 3 Democratic Alliance 1,336 25.59 0 1,334 25.55 2 2 African National Congress 1,231 23.58 1 1,252 23.98 1 2 Independent candidates 21 0.40 0 0 Total 5,220 100.00 4 5,221 100.00 3 7 Valid votes 5,220 98.83 5,221 98.96 Invalid/blank votes 62 1.17 55 1.04 Total votes 5,282 100.00 5,276 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 6,566 80.44 6,566 80.35
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5]
Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 1,848 33.56 1 1,845 33.49 2 3 Karoo Gemeenskap Party 1,759 31.95 2 1,823 33.09 0 2 African National Congress 1,775 32.24 1 1,709 31.02 1 2 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 50 0.91 0 50 0.91 0 0 Economic Freedom Fighters 37 0.67 0 45 0.82 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 37 0.67 0 37 0.67 0 0 Total 5,506 100.00 4 5,509 100.00 3 7 Valid votes 5,506 98.69 5,509 98.69 Invalid/blank votes 73 1.31 73 1.31 Total votes 5,579 100.00 5,582 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 7,386 75.53 7,386 75.58
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]
Party Ward List Total seats Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 2,103 37.65 2 2,091 37.23 1 3 Karoo Gemeenskap Party 1,220 21.84 2 1,247 22.20 0 2 Patriotic Alliance 805 14.41 0 802 14.28 1 1 African National Congress 619 11.08 0 595 10.59 1 1 Karoo Democratic Force 226 4.05 0 294 5.24 0 0 United Community Front 276 4.94 0 236 4.20 0 0 Good 117 2.09 0 113 2.01 0 0 Spectrum National Party 101 1.81 0 109 1.94 0 0 Karoo Ontwikkelings Party 46 0.82 0 64 1.14 0 0 Economic Freedom Fighters 47 0.84 0 41 0.73 0 0 Cape Independence Party 16 0.29 0 19 0.34 0 0 Suid - Kaap Saamstaan 10 0.18 0 5 0.09 0 0 Total 5,586 100.00 4 5,616 100.00 3 7 Valid votes 5,586 98.57 5,616 98.44 Invalid/blank votes 81 1.43 89 1.56 Total votes 5,667 100.00 5,705 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 8,073 70.20 8,073 70.67
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
The by-election took place after the Karoo Gemeenskap Party (KGP), in a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC) and Patriotic Alliance (PA), expelled its ward councillor and mayor Margy Jaftha for supporting the Democratic Alliance (DA) in a motion to replace the speaker and the deputy mayor with DA representatives. Jaftha subsequently stood for the DA against KGP leader Goliat Lottering, winning the seat, and earning the DA an outright majority on the council.[8]
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