Pinelands, Cape Town - Politics

Politics

Pinelands is part of ward 53 of the City of Cape Town. The ward also includes Maitland Garden Village, Thornton, Epping Industria, Ndabeni and parts of Langa, Mowbray and Observatory; the current ward councillor is Brian Watkyns of the Democratic Alliance. He has represented the area for 28 years and is also the Chairperson of the Pinelands Subcouncil. Of the six voting districts in this ward, three of them cover Pinelands: the voting stations are at the Pinelands Town Hall, Pinelands High School, and Pinehurst Primary School. Generally, the majority of voters (over 90%) in the Pinelands area of the Ward, vote for the Democratic Alliance.

The following tables show the sum of the votes cast in the three Pinelands voting districts at the most recent national, provincial and local elections.

National Election (2009)
Party Votes %
Democratic Alliance 5616 79.3%
Congress of the People 665 9.4%
African National Congress 397 5.6%
African Christian Democratic Party 193 2.7%
Independent Democrats 112 1.6%
Other parties 100 1.4%
Total 7083 100%
Provincial Election (2009)
Party Votes %
Democratic Alliance 5919 85.4%
African National Congress 342 4.9%
Congress of the People 335 4.8%
African Christian Democratic Party 128 1.8%
Independent Democrats 116 1.7%
Other parties 90 1.3%
Total 6930 100%
Local Election (2006)

Proportional Representation vote

Party Votes %
Democratic Alliance 4030 81.4%
African National Congress 363 7.3%
Independent Democrats 285 5.8%
African Christian Democratic Party 213 4.3%
Other parties 57 1.2%
Total 4948 100%
Local Election (2006)

Ward vote

Candidate Votes %
Watkyns !Brian Watkyns (DA) 4200 85.1%
Mphahlele !Thobeka Mphahlele (ANC) 317 6.4%
Prins !Jacob Prins (ID) 197 4.0%
Reyneke !Megum Reyneke (ACDP) 187 3.8%
Other candidates 37 0.7%
Total 4938 100%

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