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.

Event ANC DA KGP Other
2000 election 24——
2002 floor-crossing 22—2
2006 election 33—0
2011 election 2230
2016 election 2320
2021 election 1321

December 2000 election

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

PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance2,34963.324
African National Congress1,36136.682
Total3,710100.006
Valid votes3,71098.20
Invalid/blank votes681.80
Total votes3,778100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,74079.70

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]

PartySeats beforeNet changeSeats after
Democratic Alliance 4Decrease 22
African National Congress 2Steady 02
New National Party —Increase 22

March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[3]

PartyVotes%Seats
African National Congress2,01151.913
Democratic Alliance1,62441.923
Independent Democrats2396.170
Total3,874100.006
Valid votes3,87499.13
Invalid/blank votes340.87
Total votes3,908100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,54270.52

May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Karoo Gemeenskap Party2,63250.4232,63550.4703
Democratic Alliance1,33625.5901,33425.5522
African National Congress1,23123.5811,25223.9812
Independent candidates210.4000
Total5,220100.0045,221100.0037
Valid votes5,22098.835,22198.96
Invalid/blank votes621.17551.04
Total votes5,282100.005,276100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,56680.446,56680.35

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance1,84833.5611,84533.4923
Karoo Gemeenskap Party1,75931.9521,82333.0902
African National Congress1,77532.2411,70931.0212
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa500.910500.9100
Economic Freedom Fighters370.670450.8200
Freedom Front Plus370.670370.6700
Total5,506100.0045,509100.0037
Valid votes5,50698.695,50998.69
Invalid/blank votes731.31731.31
Total votes5,579100.005,582100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,38675.537,38675.58

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Democratic Alliance2,10337.6522,09137.2313
Karoo Gemeenskap Party1,22021.8421,24722.2002
Patriotic Alliance80514.41080214.2811
African National Congress61911.08059510.5911
Karoo Democratic Force2264.0502945.2400
United Community Front2764.9402364.2000
Good1172.0901132.0100
Spectrum National Party1011.8101091.9400
Karoo Ontwikkelings Party460.820641.1400
Economic Freedom Fighters470.840410.7300
Cape Independence Party160.290190.3400
Suid - Kaap Saamstaan100.18050.0900
Total5,586100.0045,616100.0037
Valid votes5,58698.575,61698.44
Invalid/blank votes811.43891.56
Total votes5,667100.005,705100.00
Registered voters/turnout8,07370.208,07370.67

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.

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
14 September 2022[7] 4 Karoo Gemeenskap Party Democratic Alliance

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Prince Albert". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Sussman, Wayne (15 September 2022). "SEPTEMBER BY-ELECTIONS: DA triumphs in Prince Albert nail-biter while IFP bucks trend to shock ANC in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
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