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Municipal PR ballot: 2006 and 2011

Official totals; “not stated” where the source does not give a figure

TotalsValid votes, votes cast, spoilt votes, registered voters and turnout
Figure	2006	2011	Change
Valid votes	9 852 099	13 357 511	+3 505 412
Votes cast	10 085 400	13 592 856	+3 507 456
Spoilt votes	233 301	235 345	+2 044
Registered voters	21 019 897	23 654 347	+2 634 450
Turnout	48,0%	57,5%	+9,5 pp

Parties

Ordered by votes in 2011. A party is on one line only where the record holds it as the same party in both elections (the same name as the IEC lists it); a party that stood under a different name — or did not stand — has a line of its own with a dash. Shares are of each election’s valid votes.

Party results, 2006 and 2011Municipal PR ballot
Party or contestant	Votes 2006	Share 2006	Votes 2011	Share 2011	Change in share
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	6 469 420	65,7%	8 405 429	62,9%	−2,7 pp
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE	1 608 154	16,3%	3 216 006	24,1%	+7,8 pp
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	744 486	7,6%	475 621	3,6%	−4,0 pp
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	–	–	318 352	2,4%	–
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	–	–	296 624	2,2%	–
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	129 047	1,3%	84 623	0,6%	−0,7 pp
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	128 990	1,3%	78 737	0,6%	−0,7 pp
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	109 816	1,1%	54 846	0,4%	−0,7 pp
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	–	–	54 332	0,4%	–
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS	94 140	1,0%	53 931	0,4%	−0,6 pp
MINORITY FRONT	42 530	0,4%	53 042	0,4%	0,0 pp
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	30 321	0,3%	26 300	0,2%	−0,1 pp
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	62 459	0,6%	25 971	0,2%	−0,4 pp
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	10 345	0,1%	23 414	0,2%	+0,1 pp
DIKWANKWETLA PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	9 477	0,1%	13 765	0,1%	0,0 pp
MPUMALANGA PARTY	–	–	13 429	0,1%	–
BUSHBUCKRIDGE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	11 153	0,1%	–
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	7 724	0,1%	–
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	11 090	0,1%	7 299	0,1%	−0,1 pp
AL JAMA-AH	–	–	6 890	0,1%	–
XIMOKO PARTY	8 610	0,1%	6 140	0,0%	0,0 pp
NATIONAL PARTY SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	6 038	0,0%	–
TRULY ALLIANCE	4 193	0,0%	6 026	0,0%	0,0 pp
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY	2 130	0,0%	5 712	0,0%	0,0 pp
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA	1 831	0,0%	5 446	0,0%	0,0 pp
CIVIC INDEPENDENT	–	–	3 852	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION	–	–	3 652	0,0%	–
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY	1 729	0,0%	3 476	0,0%	0,0 pp
NATIONAL INDEPENDANT CIVIC ORGANISATION	–	–	3 386	0,0%	–
IKUSASA LESIZWE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	–	–	3 243	0,0%	–
DISPLACEES RATE-PAYERS ASSOCIATION	7 472	0,1%	3 222	0,0%	−0,1 pp
AFRICA MUSLIM PARTY	9 749	0,1%	3 157	0,0%	−0,1 pp
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE-AFRIKANER CHRISTEN ALLIANSIE	2 922	0,0%	3 077	0,0%	0,0 pp
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	4 121	0,0%	3 010	0,0%	0,0 pp
STELLENBOSCH CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	2 994	0,0%	–
OPERATION KHANYISA MOVEMENT	3 132	0,0%	2 757	0,0%	0,0 pp
CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS	–	–	2 740	0,0%	–
KAROO GEMEENSKAP PARTY	–	–	2 635	0,0%	–
ROYAL LOYAL PROGRESS	1 730	0,0%	2 561	0,0%	0,0 pp
FEDERAL CONGRESS	–	–	2 384	0,0%	–
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	–	–	2 352	0,0%	–
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT	–	–	2 326	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S CIVIC ORGANISATION	–	–	2 287	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL PARTY	–	–	2 266	0,0%	–
SOCIALIST CIVIC MOVEMENT	–	–	2 125	0,0%	–
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	31 018	0,3%	2 102	0,0%	−0,3 pp
BREEDEVALLEI ONAFHANKLIK	1 256	0,0%	1 715	0,0%	0,0 pp
CAPE PARTY/ KAAPSE PARTY	–	–	1 670	0,0%	–
WESTERN CAPE COMMUNITY	2 285	0,0%	1 642	0,0%	0,0 pp
DEMOCRATS FOR CHANGE	–	–	1 637	0,0%	–
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM	–	–	1 587	0,0%	–
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	–	–	1 573	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	434	0,0%	1 526	0,0%	0,0 pp
COMMUNITY COALITION	–	–	1 271	0,0%	–
UNITED ACTION FRONT	–	–	1 256	0,0%	–
THE PEOPLES INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION	–	–	1 246	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC CHRISTIAN PARTY	–	–	1 116	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTANANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI	–	–	989	0,0%	–
THE REAL CONGRESS	–	–	983	0,0%	–
OWETHU RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	–	–	957	0,0%	–
NEW GENERATION PARTY	–	–	912	0,0%	–
MOVEMENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	822	0,0%	–
CIVIC ALLIANCE OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	819	0,0%	–
NXUBA COMMUNITY ORGANISATION	–	–	744	0,0%	–
AFRICAN BOND OF UNITY	–	–	730	0,0%	–
CATHCART RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	656	0,0%	–
SIMUNYE IN CHRIST ORGANISATION	1 873	0,0%	650	0,0%	0,0 pp
UNIVERSAL PARTY	1 009	0,0%	650	0,0%	0,0 pp
FIRST NATION LIBERATION ALLIANCE	–	–	639	0,0%	–
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY	–	–	629	0,0%	–
CHRISTIAN FRONT	1 296	0,0%	625	0,0%	0,0 pp
STELLENBOSCH PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE	–	–	616	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS	–	–	592	0,0%	–
UNIVERSAL CIVICS OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	572	0,0%	–
MERAFONG CIVIC ASSOCIATION	–	–	570	0,0%	–
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM	–	–	568	0,0%	–
THE SOCIALIST PARTY OF AZANIA	2 352	0,0%	559	0,0%	0,0 pp
GREAT KONGRESS OF SOUTH AFRICA	–	–	549	0,0%	–
AFRICAN COMMUNITY MOVEMENT	–	–	497	0,0%	–
SOCIALIST GREEN COALITION	–	–	492	0,0%	–
MAKANA INDEPENDENT NEW DEAL	–	–	483	0,0%	–
FUTURE DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	447	0,0%	–
SOLIDARITY PARTY	–	–	400	0,0%	–
VOICE OF INDEPENDENTS PARTY	–	–	385	0,0%	–
STUDENTE STEM PARTY	–	–	383	0,0%	–
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY	–	–	379	0,0%	–
INDEPENDENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	–	–	366	0,0%	–
THEMBISA CONCERNED RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION	–	–	355	0,0%	–
LEBALENG COMMUNIST PARTY	–	–	343	0,0%	–
WORKING-TOGETHER POLITICAL PARTY	–	–	338	0,0%	–
SERVICE TO OUR PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	330	0,0%	–
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE	625	0,0%	300	0,0%	0,0 pp
KHOISAN PARTY	–	–	298	0,0%	–
DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION OF WITZENBERG INDEPENDENCE	–	–	282	0,0%	–
KOUGA 2000	1 367	0,0%	245	0,0%	0,0 pp
COMMUNITY WORKERS FORUM	–	–	244	0,0%	–
LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	236	0,0%	–
ADELAIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	2 138	0,0%	222	0,0%	0,0 pp
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION	35 899	0,4%	208	0,0%	−0,4 pp
LIBERAL PEOPLE'S PARTY	–	–	208	0,0%	–
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTY	–	–	198	0,0%	–
BETER BLOEMHOF PARTY	–	–	188	0,0%	–
CIVIC DEMOCRATS	–	–	179	0,0%	–
KAYAMANDI COMMUNITY ALLIANCE	730	0,0%	178	0,0%	0,0 pp
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION	991	0,0%	175	0,0%	0,0 pp
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	167	0,0%	–
ABOLITION OF INCOME TAX AND USURY PARTY	328	0,0%	165	0,0%	0,0 pp
CAPE AGULHAS RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION	–	–	156	0,0%	–
OU PACALTSDORP INWONERS VERENIGING	–	–	155	0,0%	–
BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PARTY	–	–	154	0,0%	–
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ALLIANCE	1 094	0,0%	124	0,0%	0,0 pp
DAGGA PARTY	–	–	124	0,0%	–
UNITED MAJORITY FRONT	–	–	124	0,0%	–
SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM	–	–	113	0,0%	–
BELASTINGBETALERSVERENING VAN PARYS	731	0,0%	87	0,0%	0,0 pp
SOUTH AFRICAN DETERMINED VOLUNTEERS	–	–	66	0,0%	–
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY	–	–	60	0,0%	–
BEDFORD RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION	733	0,0%	48	0,0%	0,0 pp
PLETTENBERG BAY COMMUNITY FORUM	–	–	48	0,0%	–
INDEPENDENT CONGRESS	–	–	37	0,0%	–
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	217 761	2,2%	–	–	–
ALLIANCE FOR DEMOCRACY AND PROSPERITY	4 474	0,0%	–	–	–
GREATER MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	3 345	0,0%	–	–	–
SCARA CIVIC PARTY	2 047	0,0%	–	–	–
DAVEYTON COMMUNITY PEACE COMMITTEE	1 976	0,0%	–	–	–
KNYSNA COMMUNITY FORUM	1 943	0,0%	–	–	–
CONGRESS MOVEMENT OF THE COLOURED PEOPLE IN SOUTH AFRICA	1 869	0,0%	–	–	–
OUDTSHOORN CIVIC ASSOCIATION	1 637	0,0%	–	–	–
FEDERAL ALLIANCE	1 497	0,0%	–	–	–
FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATS	1 436	0,0%	–	–	–
PEOPLE'S PROGRESSIVE PARTY	1 344	0,0%	–	–	–
BARKLY WEST TASK TEAM	1 312	0,0%	–	–	–
FIRST COMMUNITY PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	1 234	0,0%	–	–	–
UBUMBANO LWESIZWE INDEPENDENT RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION	1 226	0,0%	–	–	–
KOUGA CIVIC ALLIANCE	1 212	0,0%	–	–	–
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE CIVIC MOVEMENT	1 200	0,0%	–	–	–
ECOPEACE	1 156	0,0%	–	–	–
DABALORIVHUWA PATRIOTIC FRONT	1 152	0,0%	–	–	–
THEMBISA CONCERNED RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	1 102	0,0%	–	–	–
SOSHANGUVE CIVIC ASSOCIATION	1 068	0,0%	–	–	–
ASCORA	1 017	0,0%	–	–	–
LAINGSBURG GEMEENSKAPS PARTY	954	0,0%	–	–	–
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS FORUM	945	0,0%	–	–	–
PRO RATEPAYERS PARTY PRO BELASTINGBETALERS PARTY	942	0,0%	–	–	–
KHAYALAMI RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	894	0,0%	–	–	–
TSHWARANANG CIVIC ORGANISATION	861	0,0%	–	–	–
HIGHVELD RESIDENTS CONCERNED PARTY	844	0,0%	–	–	–
ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION	772	0,0%	–	–	–
MIDDELBURG RESIDENTS ORGANISATION	730	0,0%	–	–	–
NATIONAL UNITED PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	722	0,0%	–	–	–
MODERATE INDEPENDENT PARTY	715	0,0%	–	–	–
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT	710	0,0%	–	–	–
REGTE PARTY/RIGHT PARTY	689	0,0%	–	–	–
DIE MAQUASSI HILLS/RANTE GEMEENSKAPSVERENIGING	688	0,0%	–	–	–
PENSION POVERTY RELIEF AND UNEMPLOYMENT FRONT	683	0,0%	–	–	–
PEACE AND JUSTICE CONGRESS	626	0,0%	–	–	–
GEMINI	625	0,0%	–	–	–
JANSENVILLE KLIPPLAAT ALLIANSIE	593	0,0%	–	–	–
ALLIANCE OF FREE DEMOCRATS	541	0,0%	–	–	–
ECONOMIC FREEDOM MOVEMENT	535	0,0%	–	–	–
ONAFHANKLIKE MUNISIPALE KIESERSFORUM	525	0,0%	–	–	–
GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM	367	0,0%	–	–	–
UMHLABA UHLANGENE PEOPLE'S UNITED NATIONS	364	0,0%	–	–	–
WORKERS INTERNATIONAL VANGUARD LEAGUE	297	0,0%	–	–	–
LIBERAL PARTY	296	0,0%	–	–	–
PEOPLE'S FORUM	287	0,0%	–	–	–
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF	283	0,0%	–	–	–
THE CAPE PEOPLES CONGRESS	190	0,0%	–	–	–
INDEPENDENT HERITAGE SOUTH PARTY	165	0,0%	–	–	–
PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY	119	0,0%	–	–	–
UNITED PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA	76	0,0%	–	–	–

Sources: 2006 Local Government Elections and 2011 Local Government Elections — each page lists its official files and checks.