# Kannaland Local Municipality elections

The Kannaland Local Municipality council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | ICO | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 9 |
| 2002 floor-crossing | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 9 |
| 2004 floor-crossing | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 election | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2007 floor-crossing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2011 election | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 election | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |

## 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 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,223 | 46.23 | 4 | 3,359 | 48.49 | 0 | 4 |
| | African National Congress | 3,135 | 44.97 | 1 | 3,136 | 45.27 | 3 | 4 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 363 | 5.21 | 0 | 432 | 6.24 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 250 | 3.59 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6,971 | 100.00 | 5 | 6,927 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,971 | 98.38 | | 6,927 | 97.78 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 115 | 1.62 | | 157 | 2.22 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 7,086 | 100.00 | | 7,084 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 10,164 | 69.72 | | 10,164 | 69.70 | | |

### October 2002 floor crossing

In terms of the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution and the judgment of the Constitutional Court in United Democratic Movement v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others, in the period from 8–22 October 2002 councillors had the opportunity to cross the floor to a different political party without losing their seats.
In the Kannaland council, three councillors from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed the floor: one to the New National Party (NNP) which had formerly been part of the DA, one to the African National Congress (ANC), and one to sit as an independent. The single councillor from the Pan Africanist Congress also crossed to the ANC.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Democratic Alliance | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| New National Party | — | 1 | 1 |
| Independent | — | 1 | 1 |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### September 2004 floor crossing

Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the single NNP councillor crossed to the ANC.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Democratic Alliance | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| New National Party | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## 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 | 2,718 | 39.07 | 3 | 2,738 | 39.34 | 1 | 4 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,134 | 16.30 | 1 | 1,832 | 26.32 | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 1,493 | 21.46 | 1 | 1,469 | 21.11 | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent Democrats | 655 | 9.41 | 0 | 749 | 10.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 849 | 12.20 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 93 | 1.34 | 0 | 109 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 15 | 0.22 | 0 | 63 | 0.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6,957 | 100.00 | 5 | 6,960 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 6,957 | 97.71 | | 6,960 | 97.70 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 163 | 2.29 | | 164 | 2.30 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 7,120 | 100.00 | | 7,124 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 11,553 | 61.63 | | 11,553 | 61.66 | | |

### September 2007 floor crossing

The final floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2007; floor-crossing was subsequently abolished in 2008 by the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution. In the Kannaland council, three councillors from the ANC and two from the Independent Civic Organisation crossed to the newly-formed National People's Party.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| National People's Party | — | 5 | 5 |
| African National Congress | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Democratic Alliance | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 |

### By-elections from September 2007 to May 2011

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in September 2007 and the election in May 2011.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 29 October 2008 | 5 | National People's Party | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa |
| 24 June 2009 | 3 | National People's Party | African National Congress |
| 24 February 2010 | 5 | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa |

## 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 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 3,869 | 41.98 | 3 | 3,872 | 41.94 | 0 | 3 |
| | African National Congress | 2,524 | 27.38 | 0 | 2,581 | 27.96 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,162 | 23.46 | 1 | 2,172 | 23.53 | 1 | 2 |
| | Universal Civics of South Africa | 402 | 4.36 | 0 | 364 | 3.94 | 0 | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 91 | 0.99 | 0 | 91 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 88 | 0.95 | 0 | 81 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Progressive Civic Organisation | 81 | 0.88 | 0 | 71 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9,217 | 100.00 | 4 | 9,232 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 9,217 | 99.12 | | 9,232 | 99.19 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 82 | 0.88 | | 75 | 0.81 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,299 | 100.00 | | 9,307 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 13,088 | 71.05 | | 13,088 | 71.11 | | |

## 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 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 4,889 | 47.78 | 2 | 4,949 | 48.51 | 1 | 3 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,735 | 26.73 | 1 | 2,889 | 28.32 | 1 | 2 |
| | African National Congress | 2,168 | 21.19 | 1 | 2,227 | 21.83 | 1 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 316 | 3.09 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 125 | 1.22 | 0 | 137 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,233 | 100.00 | 4 | 10,202 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,233 | 98.55 | | 10,202 | 98.49 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 151 | 1.45 | | 156 | 1.51 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,384 | 100.00 | | 10,358 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 14,735 | 70.47 | | 14,735 | 70.30 | | |
The local council sends one representative to the council of the Garden Route District Municipality. As of February 2017 that councillor is a representative of the DA.

## 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 |
| | Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 4,063 | 45.16 | 3 | 4,046 | 45.24 | 0 | 3 |
| | African National Congress | 1,952 | 21.70 | 0 | 1,908 | 21.33 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,838 | 20.43 | 1 | 1,844 | 20.62 | 0 | 1 |
| | Kannaland Independent Party | 657 | 7.30 | 0 | 686 | 7.67 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 284 | 3.16 | 0 | 272 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 51 | 0.57 | 0 | 39 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 43 | 0.48 | 0 | 43 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 51 | 0.57 | 0 | 33 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Good | 36 | 0.40 | 0 | 40 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| | Suid-Kaap Saamstaan | 21 | 0.23 | 0 | 33 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 8,996 | 100.00 | 4 | 8,944 | 100.00 | 3 | 7 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 8,996 | 98.93 | | 8,944 | 98.99 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 97 | 1.07 | | 91 | 1.01 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 9,093 | 100.00 | | 9,035 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 14,937 | 60.88 | | 14,937 | 60.49 | | |