Nama Khoi Municipality () is a local municipality within the Namakwa District Municipality, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. Its seat is Springbok.
Main places The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places: Place Code Area (km2) Population Bulletrap 364006 1.8 415 Carolusberg 364013 123.6 1,336 Concordia 364007 4.8 4,988 Goodhouse 364004 0.3 171 Kleinzee 364009 9.1 728 Kleinzee Mine 364008 160.2 3 Komaggas 364014 2.6 3,116 Kotzehoop 364001 9.3 467 Nababeep 364010 123.1 5,374 Okiep 364011 38.6 6,304 Springbok 364012 37.6 12,790 Steinkopf 364005 7.6 7,842 Vioolsdrif 364003 2.0 599 Remainder 364002 17,468.1 2,909 Total 17,988.6 47,041
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 no party obtained a majority on the council. The Democratic Alliance and the Namakwa Civic Movement formed a coalition to govern the municipality,
Nama Khoi local election, 1 November 2021 Party Votes Seats Ward List Total % Ward List Total 6,625 6,513 13,138 42.0% 7 0 7 4,665 4,739 9,404 30.1% 1 4 5 3,229 3,290 6,519 20.8% 1 3 4 223 234 457 1.5% 0 1 1 213 225 438 1.4% 0 0 0 145 147 292 0.9% 0 0 0 123 168 291 0.9% 0 0 0 131 143 274 0.9% 0 0 0 115 120 235 0.8% 0 0 0 132 – 132 0.4% 0 – 0 34 31 65 0.2% 0 0 0 1 19 20 0.1% 0 0 0 4 6 10 0.0% 0 0 0 Total 15,640 15,635 31,275 9 8 17 Valid votes 15,640 15,635 31,275 98.9% Spoilt votes 174 179 353 1.1% Total votes cast 15,814 15,814 31,628 Voter turnout 15,814 Registered voters 29,072 Turnout percentage 54.4%
References
External links Nama Khoi Official website