Politics of the Western Cape
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2022 invasion of Ukraine
by Russia the City of Cape Town lit up the City Hall in the colours of the Ukrainian flag. The Western Cape government's open support for Ukraine was in contrast to the neutral position taken by the South African government and is representative of the province's different political norms.The politics of the
Election history
In the
members of the Provincial Parliament moved to the ANC, giving the ANC an absolute majority in the province. The ANC chose Ebrahim Rasool as Premier; in 2008 he was replaced by Lynne Brown. The provincial leader of the ANC was Mcebisi Skwatsha
.
The official opposition in the Western Cape after the 2004 elections was the
2011 municipal elections to 61.09%, giving them a firm majority and allowing them to govern the City of Cape Town without their former coalition partners [4]
In the
election of 22 April 2009 the ANC was unseated by the DA, which took 51.46% of the vote.[5] This election marked the first time since the end of apartheid that a party scored an overall majority in the province. The DA leader Helen Zille replaced Lynne Brown as Premier on 6 May 2009.[6]
In the
election of 7 May 2014
the DA maintained its hold on the province, increasing its majority to 59.4%.
In the
election of 8 May 2019
the DA won a reduced majority of 55.45%.
Election results
Cape Party 9,331 | 0.45 | New | 0 | New | | ||||||
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| Congress of the People | 6,528 | 0.32 | –0.27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Alliance for Transformation for All | 6,175 | 0.30 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Land Party | 5,926 | 0.29 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| United Democratic Movement | 5,728 | 0.28 | –0.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| African Transformation Movement | 4,953 | 0.24 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Plaaslike Besorgde Inwoners | 3,852 | 0.19 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Pan Africanist Congress | 3,845 | 0.19 | +0.02 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party | 3,026 | 0.15 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African Independent Congress | 2,898 | 0.14 | –0.17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Green Party | 2,613 | 0.13 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| National Freedom Party | 2,240 | 0.11 | +0.07 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Khoisan Revolution | 1,854 | 0.09 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Dienslewerings Party | 1,703 | 0.08 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Karoo Democratic Force | 1,512 | 0.07 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African Covenant | 993 | 0.05 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African People's Convention | 915 | 0.04 | –0.02 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| People's Republic of South Africa | 710 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 599 | 0.03 | –0.02 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| All Things Are Possible | 556 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African Progressive Movement | 531 | 0.03 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Azanian People's Organisation | 475 | 0.02 | –0.02 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Free Democrats | 470 | 0.02 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| New South Africa Party | 444 | 0.02 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Forum for Service Delivery | 310 | 0.02 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| African Content Movement | 257 | 0.01 | New | 0 | New | ||||||
| Total | 2,057,212 | 100.00 | – | 42 | – | ||||||
| Valid votes | 2,057,212 | 99.20 | |||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 16,516 | 0.80 | |||||||||
| Total votes | 2,073,728 | 100.00 | |||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,128,567 | 66.28 | |||||||||
| Source: Election Resources | |||||||||||
References
- ^ "Self-determination is the issue of the year in the Western Cape". The Mail & Guardian. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Tito Mboweni wants Cape independence referendum nipped in the bud". The Citizen. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "Parties which supported Western Cape independence from SA reap rewards in local government elections". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
- ^ "2011 election: Cape Town results - NEWS & ANALYSIS - Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ 2009 provincial results News24. 25 April 2009
- ^ "Applause as Zille secures premiership". IOL. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
See also
- Cape Independence
- Politics of South Africa
- Government of the Western Cape
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