Phokwane Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Frances Baard District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. The name means "small Billy goat" in Setswana. South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Place Code Area (km2) Population Banksdrif 386001 1.1 505 Ganspan 386006 1.2 2,301 Hartswater 386003 10.8 10,465 Jan Kempdorp 386005 19.1 24,220 Pampierstad 386004 10.4 21,707 Remainder 386002 791.3 3,802 Total 833.9 63,000
Politics
The municipal council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Phokwane local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 7,509 7,486 14,995 47.2% 10 0 10 3,679 3,746 7,425 23.4% 0 4 4 1,833 1,858 3,691 11.6% 0 2 2 931 901 1,832 5.8% 0 1 1 498 571 1,069 3.4% 0 1 1 338 404 742 2.3% 0 1 1 294 408 702 2.2% 0 0 0 167 216 383 1.2% 0 0 0 372 – 372 1.2% 0 – 0 144 148 292 0.9% 0 0 0 111 – 111 0.3% 0 – 0 48 56 104 0.3% 0 0 0 34 35 69 0.2% 0 0 0 Total 15,958 15,829 31,787 10 9 19 Valid votes 15,958 15,829 31,787 97.3% Spoilt votes 455 442 897 2.7% Total votes cast 16,413 16,271 32,684 Voter turnout 16,440 Registered voters 32,409 Turnout percentage 50.7%
References
External links Official website