Kareeberg Municipality () is a local municipality within the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name originates from a mountain range in the region, the Karee Mountains. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa Place Code Area (km2) Population Most spoken language Carnarvon 310018.075,235Afrikaans Van Wyksvlei 310038.541,418Afrikaans Vosburg 310040.991,125Afrikaans Remainder of the municipality 3100217,681.081,702Afrikaans
Demographics According to the 2022 South African census, the municipality had a population of 10,961 people, a slight decrease from the 2011 population of 11,673. 86.4% of residents identified as "Coloured," 9.2% as "White," and 3.6% as "Black African."
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 no party obtained a majority of seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Kareeberg local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 2,166 2,173 4,339 44.2% 5 0 5 926 912 1,838 18.7% 1 1 2 825 871 1,696 17.3% 0 2 2 815 793 1,608 16.4% 0 2 2 165 162 327 3.3% 0 0 0 16 – 16 0.2% 0 – 0 Total 4,913 4,911 9,824 6 5 11 Valid votes 4,913 4,911 9,824 99.3% Spoilt votes 34 31 65 0.7% Total votes cast 4,947 4,942 9,889 Voter turnout 4,951 Registered voters 7,536 Turnout percentage 65.7%
By-elections from November 2021 The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor 31 May 2022 4
References
External links Official website