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Western Cape · Oudtshoorn · 2021

Ward 8

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 votesMZIWOXOLO ZWELAKHE TYATYAANC
48.0%

Ahead by 931 votes of DA.

Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSMZIWOXOLO ZWELAKHE TYATYA
48.0%1 676 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
21.3%745 votes
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
8.4%295 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
5.5%193 votes
OUDTSHOORN GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF
3.6%127 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
3.3%116 votes
GOOD
2.3%81 votes
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COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA
2.0%71 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN RELIGIOUS CIVIC ORGANISATION
1.9%66 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.5%54 votes
SAAMSTAAN SUID-AFRIKA
0.9%30 votes
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS
0.4%15 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.3%10 votes
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
0.2%6 votes
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
0.1%4 votes
IQELA LENTSANGO - DAGGA PARTY
0.1%3 votes
ADVIESKANTOOR
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

3 492 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

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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