Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality
| Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality | |
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Northern Cape |
| District | ZF Mgcawu |
| Seat | Mier |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44,231 km2 (17,078 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 100,497 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (5.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | SAST (UTC+2) |
| Municipal code | NC087 |
Dawid Kruiper Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by merging Mier and //Khara Hais local municipalities. and named after the San politician Dawid Kruiper.
The municipal council consists of thirty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eighteen seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.
Coordinates: 28°27′36″S 21°13′48″E / 28.4600°S 21.2300°E
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