The council of the Ikwezi Local Municipality was elected in 2000, 2006 and 2011. The first two elections were conducted by a system of party-list proportional representation, while the 2011 election used mixed-member proportional representation. In 2016 the Ikwezi 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

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

Event ANC DA JKA Other Total
2000 election 3—2—5
2002 floor-crossing 3—115
2004 floor-crossing 4—105
2006 election 311—5
2011 election 52—07

2000 elections

The Ikwezi Local Municipality was created in 2000, replacing the transitional local councils of Willowmore and Steytlerville. The council consisted of five members; the ANC obtained a majority of three.

PartyVotes%Seats
African National Congress1,97965.423
Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie1,04634.582
Total3,025100.005
Valid votes3,02597.77
Invalid/blank votes692.23
Total votes3,094100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,69265.94
Source: [1]

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 Ikwezi council, one councillor crossed from the "Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie" to the New National Party (NNP).[2]

PartySeats beforeNet changeSeats after
African National Congress 3Steady 03
Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie 2Decrease 11
New National Party –Increase 11

September 2004 floor crossing

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

PartySeats beforeNet changeSeats after
African National Congress 3Increase 14
Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie 1Steady 01
New National Party 1Decrease 10

2006 elections

The ANC obtained a majority of three out of the five members.

PartyVotes%Seats
African National Congress2,24769.243
Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie59318.271
Democratic Alliance40512.481
Total3,245100.005
Valid votes3,24598.60
Invalid/blank votes461.40
Total votes3,291100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,53959.42
Source: [4]

2011 elections

At the time of this election the council was expanded to seven members, and the municipality was demarcated into four wards. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting from the wards, while the other three were appointed from party lists so that the total number of party representatives was proportional to the number of votes received. The ANC obtained a majority of five members.

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress2,34665.9442,35666.0515
Democratic Alliance1,04429.3401,21133.9522
Independent candidates1684.7200
Total3,558100.0043,567100.0037
Valid votes3,55898.293,56798.32
Invalid/blank votes621.71611.68
Total votes3,620100.003,628100.00
Registered voters/turnout5,72963.195,72963.33
Source: [5]

References

  1. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Ikwezi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 December 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.
  4. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ikwezi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ikwezi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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