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2021 · City of Cape Town
City of Cape Town
2021 local government election PR ballot
Party vote share · % of valid PR votes
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Share of 913,444 valid proportional representation votes in City of Cape Town, all wards and all voting districts. Excludes 10,665 spoilt PR ballots. Other parties combines the remaining 42 parties; its share is calculated from their exact vote total. 913 444 valid votes. Percentages rounded to two decimal places. Election year 2021. Last checked 2026-10-29.
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Alliance | 536 571 | 58.74% |
| African National Congress | 170 911 | 18.71% |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 37 913 | 4.15% |
| GOOD | 33 656 | 3.68% |
| Cape Coloured Congress | 25 854 | 2.83% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 20 886 | 2.29% |
| Vryheidsfront Plus | 14 025 | 1.54% |
| Patriotic Alliance | 13 102 | 1.43% |
| Other parties | 60 526 | 6.63% |
What this chart tells you
This chart uses valid proportional representation (PR) votes across all wards and voting districts in the City of Cape Town. It excludes spoilt ballots. It is not a combined ward-and-PR result and does not show the proportion of council seats.
The eight largest party totals are shown separately. “Other parties” combines the remaining parties; the full IEC report lists every party. Shares are rounded to two decimal places, so their sum may differ slightly from 100%.
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