Overstrand Local Municipality elections

The council of the Overstrand Local Municipality in the Western Cape, South Africa is elected every five years by a system of mixed-member proportional representation. Half of the councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting from individual wards, while the other half are appointed from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. By-elections are held to replace the councillors elected by wards if a vacancy occurs.

December 2000 election

Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The Overstrand municipality was created in 2000 by merging the Hangklip-Kleinmond, Hermanus, Stanford and Gansbaai municipalities. The council consisted of 18 members, 9 elected to represent wards and 9 from party lists. The election was held on 5 December 2000; the Democratic Alliance won a majority of 12 seats.

Overstrand local election, 5 December 2000[1][2]
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	Democratic Alliance	11,060	11,168	22,228	66.9%	7	5	12
	African National Congress	4,521	4,604	9,125	27.5%	2	3	5
	African Christian Democratic Party	843	850	1,693	5.1%	0	1	1
	Independent	149	–	149	0.4%	0	–	0
	United Democratic Movement	34	–	34	0.1%	0	–	0
Total		16,607	16,622	33,229		9	9	18
Valid votes		16,607	16,622	33,229	98.7%
Spoilt votes		216	214	430	1.3%
Total votes cast		16,823	16,836	33,659
Total voter turnout		16,841
Registered voters		26,754
Turnout percentage		62.9%

By-elections from December 2000 to October 2002

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 October 2002.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
15 May 2002[3]	2		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance
	4		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

October 2002 floor crossing

See also: Floor crossing (South Africa)

In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats.

In the Overstrand council, seven councillors departed the Democratic Alliance (DA) to become representatives of the New National Party (NNP). The NNP, which had formerly been part of the DA, then formed a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC); this coalition had a majority of 12 seats.

Overstrand floor crossing, 8–22 October 2002[4]
Party		Seats before	Net change	Seats after
	New National Party	—	7	7
	Democratic Alliance	12	7	5
	African National Congress	5	0	5
	African Christian Democratic Party	1	0	1

September 2004 floor crossing

Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004. In the Overstrand council, 5 councillors crossed from the New National Party (NNP) to the African National Congress (ANC), giving the ANC a majority of 10 seats.

Overstrand floor crossing, 1–15 September 2004[5]
Party		Seats before	Net change	Seats after
	African National Congress	5	5	10
	Democratic Alliance	5	0	5
	New National Party	7	5	2
	African Christian Democratic Party	1	0	1

March 2006 election

Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

At the elections of 1 March 2006, the council was expanded to 19 members with the addition of a new ward. The Democratic Alliance won a majority with 10 seats.

Overstrand local election, 1 March 2006[6][7]
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	Democratic Alliance	10,866	10,801	21,667	54.6%	6	4	10
	African National Congress	7,625	7,534	15,159	38.2%	4	3	7
	African Christian Democratic Party	973	907	1,880	4.7%	0	1	1
	Independent Democrats	374	441	815	2.1%	0	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress	–	126	126	0.3%	–	0	0
Total		19,838	19,809	39,647		10	9	19
Valid votes		19,838	19,809	39,647	98.8%
Spoilt votes		234	244	478	1.2%
Total votes cast		20,072	20,053	40,125
Total voter turnout		20,078
Registered voters		35,584
Turnout percentage		56.4%

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 Overstrand council, the only representative of the African Christian Democratic Party crossed to the Democratic Alliance (DA), giving the DA an increased majority with 11 seats. The only representative of the Independent Democrats, as well as one representative of the African National Congress, crossed to the newly formed National People's Party.

Overstrand floor crossing, 1–15 September 2007[8]
Party		Seats before	Net change	Seats after
	Democratic Alliance	10	1	11
	African National Congress	7	1	6
	National People's Party	—	2	2
	African Christian Democratic Party	1	1	0
	Independent Democrats	1	1	0

By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in September 2007 and the election in May 2011.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
24 June 2009[9]	3		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance
24 February 2010[10]	1		African National Congress		Democratic Alliance

May 2011 election

Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

At the election of 18 May 2011, the council was expanded to 25 members with the addition of 3 new wards and 3 new PR list seats. The Democratic Alliance won a majority with 15 seats.

Overstrand local election, 18 May 2011[11][12][13]
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	Democratic Alliance	17,766	18,028	35,794	57.3%	9	6	15
	African National Congress	10,808	11,336	22,144	35.4%	4	5	9
	National Independent Civic Organisation	986	991	1,977	3.2%	0	1	1
	Congress of the People	465	420	885	1.4%	0	0	0
	Independent	503	–	503	0.8%	0	–	0
	United Democratic Movement	256	231	487	0.8%	0	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	228	180	408	0.7%	0	0	0
	National People's Party	100	89	189	0.3%	0	0	0
	African Bond of Unity	61	68	129	0.2%	0	0	0
Total		31,173	31,343	62,516		13	12	25
Valid votes		31,173	31,343	62,516	99.3%
Spoilt votes		270	191	461	0.7%
Total votes cast		31,443	31,534	62,977
Total voter turnout		31,576
Registered voters		45,298
Turnout percentage		69.7%

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.

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
7 August 2013[14]	3		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance
26 November 2014[15]	2		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance
	5		African National Congress		African National Congress
	7		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance[Note 1]
30 September 2015[16]	2		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance[Note 1]

August 2016 election

Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

At the election of 3 August 2016, the Democratic Alliance won a majority with 16 seats.

Overstrand local election, 3 August 2016[17][18][19]
Party		Votes				Seats
		Ward	List	Total	%	Ward	List	Total
	Democratic Alliance	22,917	23,047	45,964	64.5%	9	7	16
	African National Congress	11,116	11,154	22,270	31.2%	4	4	8
	Economic Freedom Fighters	697	665	1,362	1.9%	0	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	625	510	1,135	1.6%	0	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	140	206	346	0.5%	0	0	0
	People's Democratic Movement	35	65	100	0.1%	0	0	0
	Ubuntu Party	48	–	48	0.1%	0	–	0
	Independent	46	–	46	0.1%	0	–	0
Total		35,624	35,647	71,271		13	12	25
Valid votes		35,624	35,647	71,271	99.4%
Spoilt votes		211	242	453	0.6%
Total votes cast		35,835	35,889	71,724
Voter turnout		35,929
Registered voters		53,384
Turnout percentage		67.3%

Notes

1. Elected uncontested as no other candidates were nominated.

References

1. "Seat Calculation Summary: Overstrand" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
2. "Results Report: Overstrand: PR Ballot" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
3. "By-elections 15 May 2002 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
4. "2002 Detailed Floor Crossing Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
5. "2004 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
6. "Seat Calculation Summary: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
7. "Results Report: Overstrand: PR Ballot" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
8. "2007 Floor Crossing - Summary report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
9. "By-elections 24 Jun 2009 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
10. "By-elections 24 Feb 2010 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
11. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
12. "Seat Calculation Detail: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
13. "Voter Turnout Report: Overstrand" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
14. "By-elections 07 Aug 2013 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
15. "By-elections 26 Nov 2014 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
16. "By-elections 30 Sep 2015 Comparison Report" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
17. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
18. "Seat Calculation Detail: Overstrand" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
19. "Voter Turnout Report: Overstrand" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Retrieved 4 June 2017.