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Western Cape · Knysna · 2021

Ward 11

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 votesRUSSEL WARREN ARENDSANC
37.6%

Ahead by 523 votes of PA.

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

Party / candidateVote % · votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSRUSSEL WARREN ARENDS
37.6%1 307 votes
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
22.5%784 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
21.2%738 votes
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS
7.4%258 votes
GOOD
6.8%237 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
1.3%44 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.9%30 votes
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KNYSNA INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
0.8%27 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.5%18 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.3%11 votes
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.3%10 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
0.1%5 votes
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
0.1%4 votes
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
0.1%2 votes
IQELA LENTSANGO - DAGGA PARTY
0.0%1 votes
KNYSNA UNITY CONGRESS
0.0%1 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.0%1 votes
KNYSNA SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%0 votes
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
ACTIVE UNITED FRONT
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

3 478 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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