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Western Cape

25 municipalities on the 2021 boundaries. The latest national and provincial result here is the 2004 National and Provincial Elections (as selected). Turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections by area, from the official results.

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  • Western Cape, South Africa
  • 2021 boundaries
  • Turnout, 2021

Turnout, 2021 Local Government Elections

  • 42,9%–47,2%
  • 47,2%–51,2%
  • 51,2%–55,5%
  • 55,5%–60,5%
  • 60,5%–70,7%

Votes cast on the municipal PR ballot ÷ registered voters. Classes split the areas shown into equal groups.

MDB 2021 boundaries · select an area to open it

2004 National and Provincial Elections

14 April 2004 · Provincial ballot · Western Cape provincial legislature ballot · official result

Selected · National & Provincial
Valid votes
1 566 949
Turnout
71,3%
Registered
2 220 283
  1. AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS45,3%
  2. DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE/DEMOKRATIESE ALLIANSIE27,1%
  3. NUWE NASIONALE PARTY/NEW NATIONAL PARTY10,9%
  4. INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS7,8%
  5. AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3,4%
  6. All others5,5%

National and provincial elections are a different election from local ones; each is shown with its own year. Full 2004 results

2021 Local Government Elections

Municipal PR ballots across 25 municipalities · official results

Votes cast
1 510 098
Turnout
48,5%
Registered voters
3 111 930

Every voter in a municipality receives its PR ballot, so these figures cover all voters. There is no province-wide ballot in local elections.

Turnout by municipality

  1. Prince Albert70,7%
  2. Laingsburg68,8%
  3. Bitou64,1%
  4. Hessequa63,2%
  5. Kannaland60,5%
  6. Swellendam59,0%
  7. Overstrand57,8%
  8. Beaufort West56,7%
  9. Cape Agulhas56,6%
  10. Knysna55,5%
  11. Mossel Bay55,4%
  12. Cederberg54,9%

All 25 municipalities

Public money

National infrastructure projects the budget places in this province; municipal finance is on each municipality's page

All projects

The national register places no project in Western Cape by name; most of its projects state no province. Municipal finance is reported per municipality.

Representatives

Members of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature and its delegates to the National Council of Provinces, as official rosters list them

Western Cape Provincial Legislature43 listed
Western Cape Provincial Legislature43 listed as current members, as at 8 October 2026
NameParty (as listed)Role (as listed)
Brendon AdamsPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE–
Reagen AllenDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEDeputy Speaker
Deidré BaartmanDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Finance
Ayanda BansAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSChief Whip of the Official Opposition
Memory BooysenDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
Gilion BosmanDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEChief Whip
Anton BredellDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Local Govt, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning
Galil BrinkhuisAL JAMA-AH–
Dave BryantDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
Aishah CassiemECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS–
Ferlon ChristiansAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY–
Samuel ClaassenPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE–
Brett HerronGOOD–
Peter JohnsonDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
Wendy Kaizer-PhilanderDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Social Development
Fransie KamferAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS–
Pat LekkerAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS–
Thozama LithakongECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS–
Jaco LondtDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Education
Ricardo MackenzieDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Cultural Affairs and Sport
Anroux MaraisDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Police Oversight and Community Safety
Grant MaraisVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUSListed as “Freedom Front Plus”–
Patrick MarranAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS–
Noko MasipaDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
David MaynierDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Education
Nomafrench MbomboDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
Ivan MeyerDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism
John MichelsNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS–
Daylin MitchellDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCESpeaker
Benson NgqentsuAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS–
Nomi NkondloAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS–
Bazil PetrusPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE–
Khalid SayedAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSLeader of the Opposition
Isaac SilekuDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Mobility
Tertuis SimmersDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Infrastructure
Beauty StoffelAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS–
Benedicta Van MinnenDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
Leon Van WykDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
Thomas WaltersDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
Mireille WengerDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEMinister for Health and Wellness
Dirk WesselsDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE–
Alan WindeDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEPremier
Rachel WindvogelAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS–
Permanent delegates to the National Council of Provinces · Western Cape6 listed as current members, as at 8 October 2026
NameParty (as listed)Role (as listed)
Frederik Jacobus BadenhorstDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEListed as “DA”–
Bino Jan FarmerPATRIOTIC ALLIANCEListed as “PA”–
Virgill GerickeECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERSListed as “EFF”–
Nicholas GotsellDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEListed as “DA”–
Sindiswa MasumpaAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSListed as “ANC”–
Paul John SwartDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEListed as “DA”–

Each name opens the person’s record, with the roster it comes from. Everyone listed for Western Cape

Municipalities of Western Cape

2021 boundaries · turnout in the 2021 Local Government Elections

25 municipalities2021 boundaries
NameTypeTurnout
City of Cape TownMetropolitan municipality46,8%
Breede ValleyLocal municipality48,1%
DrakensteinLocal municipality51,2%
LangebergLocal municipality47,2%
StellenboschLocal municipality46,0%
WitzenbergLocal municipality42,9%
Beaufort WestLocal municipality56,7%
LaingsburgLocal municipality68,8%
Prince AlbertLocal municipality70,7%
BitouLocal municipality64,1%
GeorgeLocal municipality50,8%
HessequaLocal municipality63,2%
KannalandLocal municipality60,5%
KnysnaLocal municipality55,5%
Mossel BayLocal municipality55,4%
OudtshoornLocal municipality44,2%
Cape AgulhasLocal municipality56,6%
OverstrandLocal municipality57,8%
SwellendamLocal municipality59,0%
TheewaterskloofLocal municipality43,5%
BergrivierLocal municipality54,6%
CederbergLocal municipality54,9%
MatzikamaLocal municipality52,6%
Saldanha BayLocal municipality51,0%
SwartlandLocal municipality47,4%

Province record and boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) · MDB Provinces (provincial boundaries, ArcGIS item 2c9c5b4a166d4c6ab148119fe462c127), GeoJSON export · retrieved

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