# Kai !Garib Local Municipality elections

The Kai !Garib Local Municipality council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 10 | 5 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2006 election | 10 | 2 | — | 3 | 15 |
| 2011 election | 10 | 4 | — | 3 | 17 |
| 2016 election | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 19 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 8,007 | 66.16 | 8 | 8,073 | 66.74 | 2 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,745 | 30.95 | 0 | 3,618 | 29.91 | 5 | 5 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 164 | 1.36 | 0 | 173 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 28 | 0.23 | 0 | 233 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 158 | 1.31 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,102 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,097 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,102 | 97.63 | | 12,097 | 97.72 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 294 | 2.37 | | 282 | 2.28 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 12,396 | 100.00 | | 12,379 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 22,576 | 54.91 | | 22,576 | 54.83 | | |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 8,638 | 66.84 | 8 | 8,531 | 66.21 | 2 | 10 |
| | Independent Democrats | 2,563 | 19.83 | 0 | 2,617 | 20.31 | 3 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,499 | 11.60 | 0 | 1,477 | 11.46 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 223 | 1.73 | 0 | 260 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,923 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,885 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,923 | 97.98 | | 12,885 | 97.71 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 266 | 2.02 | | 302 | 2.29 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,189 | 100.00 | | 13,187 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 25,421 | 51.88 | | 25,421 | 51.87 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 9,949 | 58.00 | 8 | 10,023 | 58.23 | 2 | 10 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,380 | 25.53 | 0 | 4,472 | 25.98 | 4 | 4 |
| | Congress of the People | 2,783 | 16.22 | 1 | 2,718 | 15.79 | 2 | 3 |
| | Independent candidates | 42 | 0.24 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17,154 | 100.00 | 9 | 17,213 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,154 | 98.44 | | 17,213 | 98.65 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 272 | 1.56 | | 235 | 1.35 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,426 | 100.00 | | 17,448 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 27,649 | 63.03 | | 27,649 | 63.11 | | |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 10,829 | 55.91 | 10 | 10,826 | 57.28 | 1 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,573 | 23.61 | 0 | 4,669 | 24.70 | 5 | 5 |
| | Die Forum | 1,672 | 8.63 | 0 | 1,678 | 8.88 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 571 | 2.95 | 0 | 610 | 3.23 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 552 | 2.85 | 0 | 531 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 467 | 2.41 | 0 | 392 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 596 | 3.08 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Khoisan Revolution | 67 | 0.35 | 0 | 135 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 40 | 0.21 | 0 | 60 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,367 | 100.00 | 10 | 18,901 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,367 | 98.43 | | 18,901 | 98.31 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 309 | 1.57 | | 324 | 1.69 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 19,676 | 100.00 | | 19,225 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 31,417 | 62.63 | | 31,417 | 61.19 | | |

## November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 8,229 | 44.27 | 10 | 8,220 | 44.45 | 0 | 10 |
| | Hope for the Future | 3,992 | 21.48 | 0 | 3,976 | 21.50 | 4 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,314 | 17.83 | 0 | 3,372 | 18.24 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 863 | 4.64 | 0 | 985 | 5.33 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 595 | 3.20 | 0 | 528 | 2.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 435 | 2.34 | 0 | 517 | 2.80 | 0 | 0 |
| | Khoisan Revolution | 454 | 2.44 | 0 | 492 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 414 | 2.23 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Good | 159 | 0.86 | 0 | 150 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 20 | 0.11 | 0 | 127 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 70 | 0.38 | 0 | 76 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 44 | 0.24 | 0 | 48 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 18,589 | 100.00 | 10 | 18,491 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 18,589 | 98.36 | | 18,491 | 96.99 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 310 | 1.64 | | 573 | 3.01 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,899 | 100.00 | | 19,064 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 30,846 | 61.27 | | 30,846 | 61.80 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 2 February 2022 | 2 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |
| 11 October 2023 | 3 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |