# Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality elections

The Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality council was formed in 2016 and consists of thirty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 eighteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | Other | Total |
| 2016 election | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
| 2021 election | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 |

## 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 | 21,875 | 58.69 | 14 | 21,916 | 58.78 | 4 | 18 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 11,479 | 30.80 | 2 | 11,494 | 30.83 | 8 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,529 | 4.10 | 0 | 1,670 | 4.48 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 984 | 2.64 | 0 | 1,064 | 2.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 495 | 1.33 | 0 | 480 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 |
| | Khoisan Revolution | 277 | 0.74 | 0 | 426 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 428 | 1.15 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 111 | 0.30 | 0 | 98 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 47 | 0.13 | 0 | 78 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| | Die Forum | 48 | 0.13 | 0 | 57 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37,273 | 100.00 | 16 | 37,283 | 100.00 | 15 | 31 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,273 | 99.09 | | 37,283 | 98.98 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 343 | 0.91 | | 383 | 1.02 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 37,616 | 100.00 | | 37,666 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 57,992 | 64.86 | | 57,992 | 64.95 | | |

## 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 | 17,470 | 55.52 | 14 | 17,262 | 54.75 | 4 | 18 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 10,991 | 34.93 | 3 | 11,169 | 35.43 | 9 | 12 |
| | Khoisan Revolution | 927 | 2.95 | 0 | 1,017 | 3.23 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 786 | 2.50 | 0 | 771 | 2.45 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 523 | 1.66 | 0 | 556 | 1.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 305 | 0.97 | 0 | 365 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 166 | 0.53 | 0 | 168 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 147 | 0.47 | 0 | 123 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 72 | 0.23 | 0 | 68 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 63 | 0.20 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 15 | 0.05 | 0 | 28 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,465 | 100.00 | 17 | 31,527 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,465 | 98.47 | | 31,527 | 98.27 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 490 | 1.53 | | 555 | 1.73 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 31,955 | 100.00 | | 32,082 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 59,509 | 53.70 | | 59,509 | 53.91 | | |