Staff Reporter
In the recently conducted municipal by-elections on Wednesday, 19 June 2024, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has emerged victorious, retaining all its seats in the City of Cape Town – Metro and sweeping all three seats in Beaufort West previously held by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Patriotic Alliance (PA).
In the City of Cape Town – Metro, the DA retained its seats as follows:
- Ward 64: Izabel Sherry of the DA won with 97.64% of the votes, compared to 85.10% in the 2021 Municipal Elections.
- Ward 105: Francois Berry secured victory with 89.06% of the votes, up from 76.89% in 2021.
- Ward 113: Susan Iris van der Linde emerged victorious with 97.96% of the votes, an increase from 84.01% in 2021.
Moving to Beaufort West, the DA won all three seats:
- Ward 01: October Haarvoor won with 42.02% of the votes, compared to 35.90% in 2021.
- Ward 03: Georgina Juliana Dumpies secured victory with 41.08% of the votes, down from 42.95% in 2021.
- Ward 06: Elvico Links emerged victorious with 37.35% of the votes, up from 31.40% in 2021.
Voter turnout varied across the wards, with Cape Town seeing turnouts between 20.00% and 28.38%, while Beaufort West had turnouts ranging from 55.37% to 61.19%.
Michael Hendrickse, the IEC Provincial Electoral Officer, expressed satisfaction with the voter turnout, stating, “It augurs well for the Local Government Elections in 2026.”
South African citizens who are not registered to vote are reminded they can still do so by visiting www.elections.org.za.