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How the Ward Councillor/PR Vote Allocation Works to Determine Seats in Council

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Metropolitan Municipalities consist of:

  1. 50% Ward Councillors (60 seats for NMB)
  2. 50% Councillors that proportionally represent the parties contesting (60 seats for NMB)

You have TWO Ballots:

  1. One for Ward Councillor
  2. One for PR Vote

The easy determination is for Ward Councillor Candidate who receives the most votes then wins that Ward Seat

The allocation of PR Seats takes place in 3 steps:

  1. Quota Determination
  2. Seat Allocation Formula
  3. Deduct Ward Councillors representing the parties

The PR determination is best explained in the images below on HOW the above is determined and the formulas used to determine the outcome.

Municipal Elections Ward and PR Vote ExplainedMunicipal Elections Ward and PR Vote Explained

Author: Alan Straton from Ward 7 Nelson Mandela Bay.

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Alan Straton

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