# Kouga Local Municipality elections

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

## Results

| Event | ANC | DA | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 2002 floor-crossing | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
| 2004 floor-crossing | 11 | 8 | 0 | 19 |
| 2006 election | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 2011 election | 15 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 2016 election | 12 | 17 | 0 | 29 |
| 2021 election | 11 | 16 | 3 | 30 |

## December 2000 election

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 8,702 | 45.61 | 5 | 9,408 | 49.38 | 4 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 8,519 | 44.65 | 5 | 8,785 | 46.11 | 4 | 9 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,048 | 5.49 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Kouga 2000 | 465 | 2.44 | 0 | 459 | 2.41 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 346 | 1.81 | 0 | 401 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 19,080 | 100.00 | 10 | 19,053 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 19,080 | 97.91 | | 19,053 | 97.81 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 407 | 2.09 | | 426 | 2.19 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 19,487 | 100.00 | | 19,479 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 31,773 | 61.33 | | 31,773 | 61.31 | | |
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### 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 Kouga council, one councillor from the Democratic Alliance (DA) crossed to the New National Party (NNP), which had formerly been part of the DA, while the single councillor from Kouga 2000 crossed to the DA.
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Democratic Alliance | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| New National Party | – | 1 | 1 |
| Kouga 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### By-elections from October 2002 to August 2004

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing periods in October 2002 and September 2004.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 29 April 2004 | 5 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |

### September 2004 floor crossing

Another floor crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the NNP councillor and one DA councillor both crossed to the African National Congress (ANC).
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after |
| African National Congress | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Democratic Alliance | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| New National Party | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### By-elections from September 2004 to February 2006

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the floor crossing period in September 2004 and the election in March 2006.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 22 September 2004 | 7 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |

## March 2006 election

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 11,887 | 52.75 | 7 | 11,718 | 52.22 | 4 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,921 | 30.71 | 3 | 7,020 | 31.28 | 3 | 6 |
| | Kouga 2000 | 1,476 | 6.55 | 0 | 1,367 | 6.09 | 1 | 1 |
| | Kouga Civic Alliance | 1,215 | 5.39 | 0 | 1,212 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Democrats | 480 | 2.13 | 0 | 479 | 2.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 315 | 1.40 | 0 | 351 | 1.56 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 240 | 1.07 | 0 | 293 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 22,534 | 100.00 | 10 | 22,440 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,534 | 98.24 | | 22,440 | 97.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 403 | 1.76 | | 473 | 2.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,937 | 100.00 | | 22,913 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 39,395 | 58.22 | | 39,395 | 58.16 | | |
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### By-elections from March 2006 to May 2011

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in March 2006 and May 2011.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 14 October 2009 | 6 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |

## May 2011 election

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 16,607 | 47.89 | 9 | 17,184 | 50.17 | 6 | 15 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 16,381 | 47.23 | 6 | 16,551 | 48.32 | 8 | 14 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,129 | 3.26 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 286 | 0.82 | 0 | 240 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kouga 2000 | 241 | 0.69 | 0 | 245 | 0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African Progressive Civic Organisation | 36 | 0.10 | 0 | 32 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34,680 | 100.00 | 15 | 34,252 | 100.00 | 14 | 29 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,680 | 98.77 | | 34,252 | 97.55 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 433 | 1.23 | | 861 | 2.45 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 35,113 | 100.00 | | 35,113 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 51,435 | 68.27 | | 51,435 | 68.27 | | |
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### By-elections from May 2011 to August 2016

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in May 2011 and August 2016.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 27 November 2013 | 5 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |
| 27 November 2013 | 9 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |

## August 2016 election

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | 21,364 | 56.24 | 7 | 21,543 | 56.75 | 10 | 17 |
| | African National Congress | 15,407 | 40.56 | 8 | 15,409 | 40.59 | 4 | 12 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 298 | 0.78 | 0 | 431 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 274 | 0.72 | 0 | 247 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 399 | 1.05 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 184 | 0.48 | 0 | 163 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 64 | 0.17 | 0 | 95 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | | | | 72 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 37,990 | 100.00 | 15 | 37,960 | 100.00 | 14 | 29 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,990 | 98.89 | | 37,960 | 98.75 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 426 | 1.11 | | 481 | 1.25 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 38,416 | 100.00 | | 38,441 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 58,145 | 66.07 | | 58,145 | 66.11 | | |
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### By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and 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 |
| 13 December 2017 | 5 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |
| 11 November 2020 | 2 | | African National Congress | | African National Congress |

## November 2021 election

| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | Democratic Alliance | 18,097 | 53.11 | 9 | 18,333 | 53.89 | 7 | 16 |
| | African National Congress | 12,538 | 36.80 | 6 | 12,779 | 37.56 | 5 | 11 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,047 | 3.07 | 0 | 1,051 | 3.09 | 1 | 1 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 662 | 1.94 | 0 | 679 | 2.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 618 | 1.81 | 0 | 641 | 1.88 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 833 | 2.44 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 106 | 0.31 | 0 | 277 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 |
| | Good | 107 | 0.31 | 0 | 134 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Compatriots of South Africa | 34 | 0.10 | 0 | 64 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 |
| | The Organic Humanity Movement | 25 | 0.07 | 0 | 28 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 36 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 34,072 | 100.00 | 15 | 34,022 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 34,072 | 98.81 | | 34,022 | 98.51 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 410 | 1.19 | | 513 | 1.49 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 34,482 | 100.00 | | 34,535 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 60,572 | 56.93 | | 60,572 | 57.01 | | |
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