Kareeberg Local Municipality
Kareeberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Kareeberg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains.[4]
Kareeberg | |
|---|---|
Location in the Northern Cape | |
| Coordinates: 30°40′S 22°10′E / 30.667°S 22.167°E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | Pixley ka Seme |
| Seat | Carnarvon |
| Wards | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Monray Julian Maczali (KCM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17,702 km2 (6,835 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 11,673 |
| • Density | 0.66/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 4.8% |
| • Coloured | 85.1% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 9.1% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Afrikaans | 95.9% |
| • English | 1.3% |
| • Other | 2.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NC074 |
Main places edit
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnarvon | 31001 | 8.07 | 5,235 | Afrikaans |
| Van Wyksvlei | 31003 | 8.54 | 1,418 | Afrikaans |
| Vosburg | 31004 | 0.99 | 1,125 | Afrikaans |
| Remainder of the municipality | 31002 | 17,681.08 | 1,702 | Afrikaans |
Politics edit
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 1 November 2021 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[6][7]
| Kareeberg local election, 1 November 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 2,166 | 2,173 | 4,339 | 44.2% | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 926 | 912 | 1,838 | 18.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kareeberg Civic Movement | 825 | 871 | 1,696 | 17.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 815 | 793 | 1,608 | 16.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 165 | 162 | 327 | 3.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 16 | – | 16 | 0.2% | 0 | – | 0 | |
| Total | 4,913 | 4,911 | 9,824 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,913 | 4,911 | 9,824 | 99.3% | ||||
| Spoilt votes | 34 | 31 | 65 | 0.7% | ||||
| Total votes cast | 4,947 | 4,942 | 9,889 | |||||
| Voter turnout | 4,951 | |||||||
| Registered voters | 7,536 | |||||||
| Turnout percentage | 65.7% | |||||||
By-elections from November 2021 edit
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2022[8] | 4 | African National Congress | Democratic Alliance | ||
References edit
- ^ <"Kareeberg Local Municipality - Council & Management". municipalities.co.za. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "The new Kareeberg council composition is ANC 4 (5) DA 3 (2) EFF 2 Kareeberg Civic Movement (KCM) 2". Twitter. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary - All Ballots" (PDF). Electoral Commission of South Africa. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail" (PDF). Electoral Commission. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "BREAKING: DA wins Ward 4 Kareeberg". Twitter. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links edit
- Official website