Politics
The municipal council consists of seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three 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 18 May 2011 no party obtained a majority; the Karoo Gemeenskaps Party (KGP) won three seats, while the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the African National Congress won two each. The KGP and the ANC formed a coalition to govern the municipality.
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | ||||
| Karoo Gemeenskaps Party | 5,267 | 50.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,670 | 25.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| African National Congress | 2,483 | 23.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Independent | 21 | 0.2 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10,441 | 100.0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Spoilt votes | 117 | |||||
The local council sends one representative, a member of the Karoo Gemeenskaps Party, to the council of the Central Karoo District Municipality.
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