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Western Cape · municipality · 2016

Matzikama

A local municipality provides local services and shares responsibilities with a district.Explain

Local, district or metro?

Your town and nearby areas

Handles local services such as refuse collection and local roads, with responsibilities shared with the district.

Several local municipalities

Coordinates planning and shared services across its area, such as bulk water infrastructure. Functions vary by area.

One council for a large city

Combines local and district responsibilities. There is no separate district council above it.

A district municipality is a level of local government. A voting district is a small voting area; it has no council of its own.

CoGTA guide to local government

2016 election outcome · IEC-reported council seats

DA has an outright majority

Historical

One party has more than half the seats. It can reach a majority without another party’s support.

DA has 8 seats. 8 seats needed in a 15-seat council.

DA: 8 seats8 needed

8 seats for a majority 15-seat council

PartySeats
DA8
ANC5
EFF1
UNITED DEMOCRATS1
How these seats are worked out

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The party totals add up to all 15 council seats. Results remain provisional; a seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 06 Apr 2017, 11:45 SAST · Source figures ↗

% measures votes. Seats are places on the council.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

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 votesDA
54.7%

Ahead by 7 289 votes of ANC.

Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
54.7%19 615 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
34.4%12 326 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATS
3.2%1 146 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
2.8%1 019 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
2.2%778 votes
NEW GENERATION PARTY
1.4%494 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.0%368 votes
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THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION
0.4%136 votes

35 882 combined ballot votes

Ward results

8 wards · Ward ballot

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

Change since 2011 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Combined ballot totals · separate historical ward ballots unavailable.

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