Khâi-Ma Municipality (; ) is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Khâi-Ma is a Khoekhoe word meaning "to stand up". South African Languages - Place names
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Place Code Area (km2) Population Aggeneys 368006 205.7 2,262 Onseepkans 368001 27.7 2,090 Pella 368004 477.8 2,470 Pofadder 368005 162.1 3,287 Witbank 368003 0.4 210 Remainder 368002 15,754.2 2,148 Total 16,628.0 12,465
Demographics According to the 2022 South African census, the population of the municipality decreased to 8,510 people from 12,446 in 2011. Of those, 85.6% identified as "Coloured," 8.9% as "Black African," and 4.7% as "White."
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 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. Khâi-Ma local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 2,199 2,204 4,403 50.5% 6 0 6 820 889 1,709 19.6% 0 2 2 512 507 1,019 11.7% 0 1 1 272 275 547 6.3% 0 1 1 255 247 502 5.8% 0 1 1 147 143 290 3.3% 0 0 0 52 61 113 1.3% 0 0 0 89 – 89 1.0% 0 – 0 11 19 30 0.3% 0 0 0 4 5 9 0.1% 0 0 0 Total 4,361 4,350 8,711 6 5 11 Valid votes 4,361 4,350 8,711 98.5% Spoilt votes 57 74 131 1.5% Total votes cast 4,418 4,424 8,842 Voter turnout 4,430 Registered voters 7,799 Turnout percentage 56.8%
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