A breakdown of how Ward 97 residents voted
The ward’s voting districts are Amanzimtoti Civic Centre, Ullovu Secondary School, Amanzimtoti Lion's Club, Warner Beach Junior Primary School, and Doon Heights Primary School.
OF THE 18 320 registered voters in Ward 97, a total of 10 476 made their way to the ward’s five voting stations on November 4 to cast their votes in the Local Government Elections, marking a 57.18% voter turnout.
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The ward’s voting districts are Amanzimtoti Civic Centre, Ullovu Secondary School, Amanzimtoti Lion’s Club, Warner Beach Junior Primary School, and Doon Heights Primary School.
Here are the top four parties in each of the ward’s voting districts:
Amanzimtoti Civic Centre
Of this station’s 6 151 registered voters, 3 249 voted, marking a 52.82%turnoutt.
• DA – 71.36%
• MKP – 9.04%
• VF Plus – 5.43%
• Action SA – 4.85%
Ullovu Secondary School
The district saw a 63.75% voter turnout, with 1 036 of the registered 1 625 residents voting.
• MKP – 58.55%
• ANC – 17.01%
• DA – 10.41%
• Action SA – 4.25%
Amanzimtoti Lion’s Club
This voting station had the second-highest voter turnout in the ward at 60.43%, signalling a total of 2 198 residents casting their votes out of a total of 3 637 registered voters in the district.
• DA – 79.96%
• VF Plus – 6.34%
• Action SA – 5.76%
• MKP – 2.89%
Warner Beach Junior Primary School
Stretching from Warner Beach to Uitsig, this district has 4 125 registered voters and 2 398 voted. This is a 58.13% turnout.
• DA – 75.54%
• VF Plus – 7.86%
• MKP – 6.22%
• Action SA – 5.59%
Doon Heights Primary School
With 2 782 registered voters, 1 595 voted for a 57.33% turnoutt.
• DA – 65.46%
• MKP – 12.72%
• Action SA – 6.06%
• VF Plus – 4.74%
With the DA winning the ward by getting 67.21% of the vote, André Beetge will make a return for another term as councillor.
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