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Northern Cape · GAMAGARA · 2000

Ward 2

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesVICTOR LEONARD GORRAHANC
59.5%

Ahead by 799 votes of BELASTINGBETALERSVERENIGING.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSVICTOR LEONARD GORRAH
59.5%1 351 votes
BELASTINGBETALERSVERENIGING
24.3%552 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
15.0%340 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.1%26 votes

2 269 combined ballot votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts

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