Hessequa Local Municipality elections
{{short description|Municipal elections in South Africa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Politics of Western Cape}}
The council of the Hessequa Local Municipality (previously the Langeberg Local Municipality) consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 3 August 2016 no party obtained a majority; the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) subsequently formed a coalition to govern the municipality.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2016/08/12/da-bags-coalition-deals-in-prince-albert-laingsburg-and-beaufort-west |title=DA bags coalition deals in Prince Albert, Laingsburg and Beaufort West |access-date=2016-08-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813140152/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2016/08/12/da-bags-coalition-deals-in-prince-albert-laingsburg-and-beaufort-west |archive-date=August 13, 2016 }}
The DA won a majority in the 2021 election.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Event
! ANC ! DA ! FF+ ! Other ! Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election
| 7 | 8 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2006 election
| 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2011 election
| 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 15 |
| 2016 election
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 election
| 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
December 2000 election
{{main|2000 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/2/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/WP/WC042.pdf |title=Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Langeberg |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=7 November 2021}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Democratic Alliance |votes1=8263 |votes1_2=8358 |seats1=3 |seats1_2=5 |totseats1=8
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=7655 |votes2_2=7693 |seats2=5 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=7
|party3=Independent candidates |votes3=104 |votes3_2= |seats3=0 |seats3_2= |totseats3=0
|invalid=235 |invalid2=205
|electorate=20588 |electorate2=20588
}}
=By-elections from December 2000 to September 2004=
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the election in December 2000 and the floor crossing period in September 2004.{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/downloads/mbe-results |title=Municipal By-elections results |publisher=Electoral Commission of South Africa |access-date=19 November 2021}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Ward | colspan=2| Party of the previous councillor | colspan=2| Party of the newly elected councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2003 | 1 | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} | {{Full party name with color|African National Congress}} |
=September 2004 floor crossing=
In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, in the period from 1–15 September 2004 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats. In the Langeberg council one councillor crossed from the Democratic Alliance to the African National Congress.
| class=wikitable style="text-align:right" | |||
| colspan="2"| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{Full party name with color |African National Congress}}
| 7 | {{up}} 1 | 8 | |
| {{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 8 | {{down}} 1 | 7 |
March 2006 election
{{main|2006 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/95/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/WP/WC042.pdf |title=Local Government Elections 2006 - Seat Calculation Detail: Hessequa |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=7 November 2021}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=9341 |votes1_2=9428 |seats1=5 |seats1_2=4 |totseats1=9
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=6644 |votes2_2=6667 |seats2=3 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=6
|party3=African Christian Democratic Party |votes3=176 |votes3_2=202 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=0 |totseats3=0
|party4=United Independent Front |votes4=117 |votes4_2=150 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=208 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|invalid=133 |invalid2=157
|electorate=24360 |electorate2=24360
}}
=September 2007 floor crossing=
The final floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2007; floor-crossing was subsequently abolished in 2008 by the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution. In the Hessequa council, one councillor from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the African National Congress, while another DA councillor left the party to sit as an independent.{{cite web |title=2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report |publisher=Electoral Commission |url=http://www.elections.org.za/content/Documents/Floor-Crossing-results/2007/2007-Floor-Crossing-Results--Summary-reports/ |format=PDF |access-date=17 April 2017}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:right" | |||
| colspan="2"| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{Full party name with color |African National Congress}}
| 9 | {{up}} 1 | 10 | |
| {{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}}
| 6 | {{down}} 2 | 4 | |
| {{Full party name with color |Independent (politics)}}
| — | {{up}} 1 | 1 |
May 2011 election
{{main|2011 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/197/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/WP/WC042.pdf |title=Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Hessequa |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=7 November 2021}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Democratic Alliance |votes1=9425 |votes1_2=9434 |seats1=4 |seats1_2=3 |totseats1=7
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=8038 |votes2_2=8060 |seats2=4 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=6
|party3=Congress of the People |votes3=1330 |votes3_2=1301 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Civic Independent |votes4=970 |votes4_2=955 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=South African Progressive Civic Organisation |votes5=118 |votes5_2=115 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=National Independent Civic Organisation |votes6=5 |votes6_2=26 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|invalid=153 |invalid2=149
|electorate=27251 |electorate2=27251
}}
=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.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Ward | colspan=2| Party of the previous councillor | colspan=2| Party of the newly elected councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2013 | 7 | {{Full party name with color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} | {{Full party name with color|Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} |
August 2016 election
{{main|2016 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/402/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/WP/WC042.pdf |title=Local Government Elections 2016 - Seat Calculation Detail: Hessequa |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=7 November 2021}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=9935 |votes1_2=10040 |seats1=6 |seats1_2=2 |totseats1=8
|party2=Democratic Alliance |votes2=8808 |votes2_2=9590 |seats2=3 |seats2_2=5 |totseats2=8
|party3=Freedom Front Plus |votes3=987 |votes3_2=1115 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Independent candidates |votes4=1359 |votes4_2= |seats4=0 |seats4_2= |totseats4=0
|party5=Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa |votes5=531 |votes5_2=543 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes6=83 |votes6_2=124 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Civic Independent |votes7=40 |votes7_2=140 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|invalid=119 |invalid2=301
|electorate=30950 |electorate2=30950
}}
= By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021 =
The following by-election was held to fill a vacant ward seat in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Date | Ward | colspan=2| Party of the previous councillor | colspan=2| Party of the newly elected councillor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2019 | 4 | {{Full party name with color |African National Congress}} | {{Full party name with color |Democratic Alliance (South Africa)}} |
November 2021 election
{{main|2021 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.{{cite web |url=https://results.elections.org.za/home/LGEPublicReports/1091/Seat%20Calculation%20Detail/WP/WC042.pdf |title=Local Government Elections 2021 - Seat Calculation Detail: Hessequa |publisher=Independent Electoral Commission |accessdate=7 November 2021}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=Democratic Alliance |votes1=10391 |votes1_2=10597 |seats1=6 |seats1_2=3 |totseats1=9
|party2=African National Congress |votes2=7309 |votes2_2=7245 |seats2=3 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=6
|party3=Freedom Front Plus |votes3=1647 |votes3_2=1577 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=Patriotic Alliance |votes4=572 |votes4_2=606 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Hessequa Peoples Movement |votes5=265 |votes5_2=285 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=African Christian Democratic Party |votes6=159 |votes6_2=182 |seats6=0 |seats6_2=0 |totseats6=0
|party7=Good |votes7=143 |votes7_2=141 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|party8=Independent candidates |votes8=182 |votes8_2= |seats8=0 |seats8_2= |totseats8=0
|party9=Cape Independence Party |votes9=75 |votes9_2=89 |seats9=0 |seats9_2=0 |totseats9=0
|party10=Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa |votes10=71 |votes10_2=80 |seats10=0 |seats10_2=0 |totseats10=0
|party11=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes11=72 |votes11_2=76 |seats11=0 |seats11_2=0 |totseats11=0
|party12=Eden United People's Party |votes12=32 |votes12_2=24 |seats12=0 |seats12_2=0 |totseats12=0
|invalid=103 |invalid2=138
|electorate=33270 |electorate2=33270
}}