Peaceful Hibiscus Coast elections
The African National Council (ANC) took the lion's share of the Hibiscus Coast votes.
HIBISCUS Coast Municipality enjoyed a peaceful, problem-free election day, according to Electoral Commission provincial communications officer, Thabani Ngwira.
A total of 109 651 of the 137 603 registered Hibiscus Coast voters made their mark when South Africa went to the polls on Wednesday last week, 20 years after the country’s first democratic elections. Of these votes, 1 604 were spoilt.
According to Mr Ngwira the African National Council (ANC) took the lion’s share of 72,91 percent of the Hibiscus Coast national votes. The Democratic Alliance (DA) was second with 18.45 percent and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was third with 3,18 percent. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) earned 1.44 percent and’ the National Freedom Party (NFP), 1,07 percent, the Vryheidsfront Plus (VF Plus), 0,82 percent, the African Christian Democratic Party, 0.48 percent, and the African Independent Congress (AIC), 0,44 percent.
Six parties have won seats in the KwaZulu-Natal provincial legislature. The ANC has 52 seats, the DA has 10 seats, the IFP has nine seats, the NFP has six seats, the EFF has two seats and the Minority Front has one seat.
The Council of Churches Election Observer Mission has noted the largely peaceful election atmosphere that prevailed on Election Day throughout KwaZulu-Natal. It has commended the efforts of everyone involved in the election for working together towards the consolidation of democratic gains and peace dividends in the province.
The council was invited by the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa to deploy observers for the election, partnered with the SADC Lawyers’ Association, KwaZulu-Natal Democracy and Election Forum and the Fellowship of the Council Of Churches in Southern Africa. Together they deployed 580 domestic and international observers in the 10 districts of KwaZulu-Natal. The mission covered around 220 voting stations.
