The Kouga Local Municipality council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards , while the remaining fifteen are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.
Results
December 2000 election
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 8,702 45.61 5 9,408 49.38 4 9 Democratic Alliance 8,519 44.65 5 8,785 46.11 4 9 Independent candidates 1,048 5.49 0 0 Kouga 2000 465 2.44 0 459 2.41 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 346 1.81 0 401 2.10 0 0 Total 19,080 100.00 10 19,053 100.00 9 19 Valid votes 19,080 97.91 19,053 97.81 Invalid/blank votes 407 2.09 426 2.19 Total votes 19,487 100.00 19,479 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 31,773 61.33 31,773 61.31 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 cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Kouga council, one councillor from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA, while the single councillor from Kouga 2000 crossed to the DA.[ 2]
By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in October 2002 and September 2004.[ 3]
September 2004 floor crossing
Another floor crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the NNP councillor and one DA councillor both crossed to the African National Congress (ANC).[ 4]
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 period in September 2004 and the election in March 2006.
March 2006 election
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 11,887 52.75 7 11,718 52.22 4 11 Democratic Alliance 6,921 30.71 3 7,020 31.28 3 6 Kouga 2000 1,476 6.55 0 1,367 6.09 1 1 Kouga Civic Alliance 1,215 5.39 0 1,212 5.40 1 1 Independent Democrats 480 2.13 0 479 2.13 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 315 1.40 0 351 1.56 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 240 1.07 0 293 1.31 0 0 Total 22,534 100.00 10 22,440 100.00 10 20 Valid votes 22,534 98.24 22,440 97.94 Invalid/blank votes 403 1.76 473 2.06 Total votes 22,937 100.00 22,913 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 39,395 58.22 39,395 58.16 Source: [ 5]
By-elections from March 2006 to May 2011
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.
May 2011 election
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 16,607 47.89 9 17,184 50.17 6 15 Democratic Alliance 16,381 47.23 6 16,551 48.32 8 14 Independent candidates 1,129 3.26 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 286 0.82 0 240 0.70 0 0 Kouga 2000 241 0.69 0 245 0.72 0 0 South African Progressive Civic Organisation 36 0.10 0 32 0.09 0 0 Total 34,680 100.00 15 34,252 100.00 14 29 Valid votes 34,680 98.77 34,252 97.55 Invalid/blank votes 433 1.23 861 2.45 Total votes 35,113 100.00 35,113 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 51,435 68.27 51,435 68.27 Source: [ 6]
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.[ 3]
August 2016 election
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 21,364 56.24 7 21,543 56.75 10 17 African National Congress 15,407 40.56 8 15,409 40.59 4 12 Economic Freedom Fighters 298 0.78 0 431 1.14 0 0 Freedom Front Plus 274 0.72 0 247 0.65 0 0 Independent candidates 399 1.05 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 184 0.48 0 163 0.43 0 0 Patriotic Alliance 64 0.17 0 95 0.25 0 0 United Democratic Movement 72 0.19 0 0 Total 37,990 100.00 15 37,960 100.00 14 29 Valid votes 37,990 98.89 37,960 98.75 Invalid/blank votes 426 1.11 481 1.25 Total votes 38,416 100.00 38,441 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 58,145 66.07 58,145 66.11 Source: [ 7]
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.[ 3]
November 2021 election
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Democratic Alliance 18,097 53.11 9 18,333 53.89 7 16 African National Congress 12,538 36.80 6 12,779 37.56 5 11 Freedom Front Plus 1,047 3.07 0 1,051 3.09 1 1 Patriotic Alliance 662 1.94 0 679 2.00 1 1 Economic Freedom Fighters 618 1.81 0 641 1.88 1 1 Independent candidates 833 2.44 0 0 United Democratic Movement 106 0.31 0 277 0.81 0 0 Good 107 0.31 0 134 0.39 0 0 Compatriots of South Africa 34 0.10 0 64 0.19 0 0 The Organic Humanity Movement 25 0.07 0 28 0.08 0 0 African Transformation Movement 5 0.01 0 36 0.11 0 0 Total 34,072 100.00 15 34,022 100.00 15 30 Valid votes 34,072 98.81 34,022 98.51 Invalid/blank votes 410 1.19 513 1.49 Total votes 34,482 100.00 34,535 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 60,572 56.93 60,572 57.01 Source: [ 8]
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