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Ward 14: Who won? (It’s a surprise!)

Rod AmnerBy Rod AmnerNovember 3, 2021Updated:November 3, 2021No Comments1 Min Read
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By ROD AMNER

In a shock victory, Independent candidate Vuyani Nesi has captured Ward 14 after receiving 40% of the ward votes. He secured 721 votes at the Alicedale voting station alone.

The ANC won 49,54% of the proportional representation votes. Independent candidates are not eligible for PR votes.

This may explain the high number of spoilt ballots in Ward 14. Over 20% of PR ballots and almost a quarter of District Council ballots were spoilt. It seems that many voters were primarily interested in getting their independent ward candidate into office – and were not keen to vote for any political party.

The African National Congress (ANC) won the ward comfortably in 2016 with 63.68% of the vote.

Voter turnout in Ward 14 stands at 59.61%, slightly higher than the 58.59% recorded in 2016, and the highest voter turnout in Makana’s municipal elections this year.

 

Vuyani Nesi, independent candidate for Ward 14

Ward 14: 2016

  • ANC 63.68%
  • DA 32.61%
  • EFF 3.68%
  • UDM 0.03%

Total registered voters: 2 980

Voter turn-out %: 58.59%

Voter turn-out: 1 746

Councillor E. Louw, ANC

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