Ikwezi Local Municipality elections
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The council of the Ikwezi Local Municipality was elected in 2000, 2006 and 2011. The first two elections were conducted by a system of party-list proportional representation, while the 2011 election used mixed-member proportional representation. In 2016 the Ikwezi Local Municipality was merged with two others to create the Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality; for election results in the merged municipality see Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality elections.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | JKA | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 3 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| 2002 floor-crossing | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 floor-crossing | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 election | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 2011 election | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 7 |
2000 elections
The Ikwezi Local Municipality was created in 2000, replacing the transitional local councils of Willowmore and Steytlerville. The council consisted of five members; the ANC obtained a majority of three.
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 1,979 | 65.42 | 3 | |
| Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie | 1,046 | 34.58 | 2 | |
| Total | 3,025 | 100.00 | 5 | |
| Valid votes | 3,025 | 97.77 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 69 | 2.23 | ||
| Total votes | 3,094 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,692 | 65.94 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||
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 Ikwezi council, one councillor crossed from the "Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie" to the New National Party (NNP).[2]
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 3 |  0 | 3 | |
| Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie | 2 |  1 | 1 | |
| New National Party | – |  1 | 1 | |
September 2004 floor crossing
Another floor-crossing period occurred on 1–15 September 2004, in which the NNP councillor crossed to the ANC.[3]
| Party | Seats before | Net change | Seats after | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| New National Party | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
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