By Anees Teladia
With elections officially over, final statistics have been made available. These statistics reflect voter favourites in the different voting districts and stations. This article highlights a few areas with commonly perceived considerable Muslim populations and displays the amount of support these areas hold for the now reinstated provincial ruling party, the Democratic Alliance (DA).
Some areas have also been added solely for the purpose of general overview and comparison, with no specific reference to area demographics.
National ballot:
AREA |
VOTING STATION |
REGISTERED VOTERS |
TOTAL VOTES | RECEIVED BY DA |
Crawford |
College of Cape Town – Crawford Campus |
2 755 |
2 055 |
59.09% |
Rondebosch East |
Rondebosch East Islamic Centre |
2846 |
2070 |
45.52% |
Athlone |
Athlone Baptist Church |
2 221 |
1 429 |
59.62% |
Crawford |
Thornton Road Primary School |
1 944 |
1 342 |
58.19% |
Bridgetown |
Bridgetown High School |
2 848 |
1 944 |
72.27% |
Tafelsig |
Tafelsig Community Centre |
3 479 |
2 177 |
76.78% |
Mitchells Plain |
Mitchells Plain Library |
2 191 |
1 353 |
73.52% |
Ottery |
Ottery Islamic Society |
1 501 |
1 265 |
58.96% |
Ottery |
Ottery Fire Station |
2 986 |
1 919 |
62.31% |
Lansdowne |
Lansdowne Civic Centre |
2 606 |
1 714 |
52.87% |
Woodstock |
Woodstock Town Hall |
2 374 |
1 683 |
51.35% |
Woodstock |
Salt River Town Hall |
1 181 |
784 |
54.81% |
Claremont |
Batavia School |
2 587 |
1 960 |
72.8% |
Maitland |
Maitland High School |
2 198 |
1 406 |
52.44% |
Provincial ballot:
AREA |
VOTING STATION |
REGISTERED VOTERS |
TOTAL VOTES |
RECEIVED BY DA |
Crawford |
College of Cape Town – Crawford Campus |
2 755 |
2 152 |
58.73% |
Rondebosch East |
Rondebosch East Islamic Centre |
2 846 |
2 077 |
50.58% |
Athlone |
Athlone Baptist Church |
2 221 |
1 416 |
60.06% |
Crawford |
Thornton Road Primary School |
1 944 |
1 335 |
59.79% |
Bridgetown |
Bridgetown High School |
2 848 |
1 933 |
70.55% |
Tafelsig |
Tafelsig Community Centre |
3 479 |
2 179 |
77.15% |
Mitchells Plain |
Mitchells Plain Library |
2 191 |
1 350 |
72.9% |
Ottery |
Ottery Islamic Society |
1 501 |
1 283 |
57.14% |
Ottery |
Ottery Fire Station |
2 986 |
2 085 |
67.94% |
Lansdowne |
Lansdowne Civic Centre |
2 606 |
1 635 |
52.83% |
Woodstock |
Woodstock Town Hall |
2 374 |
1 625 |
55.36% |
Woodstock / Salt River |
Salt River Town Hall |
1 181 |
753 |
57.09% |
Claremont |
Batavia School |
2 587 |
1 924 |
77.88% |
Maitland |
Maitland High School |
2 198 |
1 388 |
56.21% |
(Source: News24 – Elections)
Data analysis tool available at: [https://www.news24.com/Elections/]
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