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The election resulted in a significant decline of the NNP to the third-largest party in the
Provincial Parliament, with the ANC increasing its plurality of seats and the Democratic Alliance becoming the second-largest party. The ANC-NNP coalition continued in power, but a month after the election,
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four members of the provincial parliament crossed to the ANC, giving it an absolute majority of 22 seats in the 42-seat house. However, the ANC remained in coalition with the NNP and van
Schalkwyk remained as Premier heading into the
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On 14 July 2008, Rasool was recalled from the position of premier by the
National Executive Committee of the ANC, as the ANC leadership had disapproved of him giving preference to the large
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The previous election resulted in no party obtaining a majority in the
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took up a ministerial post in the national cabinet. The ANC then selected MEC for
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as leader of the NNP and was elected
Premier of the Western Cape on 5 December 2001.
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was designated as his successor. Brown and the ANC were defeated by the DA in the
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the ANC gained a further three members of the provincial parliament.
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28:. As of 2024, this election was the first and only time in which the
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20:was held on 14 April 2004, concurrently with the
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1038:List of municipalities in the Western Cape
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667:"Ebrahim Rasool explains why he was fired"
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617:The NNP was finally dissolved after the
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665:Jika, Thanduxolo (17 January 2011).
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191:African Christian Democratic Party
26:Western Cape Provincial Parliament
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317:United Christian Democratic Party
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1057:2004 elections in South Africa
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1062:Elections in the Western Cape
441:Azanian People's Organisation
480:Peace and Development Party
338:Green Party of South Africa
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461:Moderate Independent Party
359:Peace and Justice Congress
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30:African National Congress
642:2009 provincial election
72:2009 provincial election
608:Marthinus van Schalkwyk
296:Pan Africanist Congress
63:Marthinus van Schalkwyk
421:Cape People's Congress
401:Inkatha Freedom Party
170:Independent Democrats
696:Mail & Guardian
552:Invalid/blank votes
233:Africa Muslim Party
128:Democratic Alliance
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24:, to elect the 3rd
593:Election Resources
275:Freedom Front Plus
149:New National Party
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904:Stellenbosch
871:Saldanha Bay
822:2018 mayoral
809:Metropolitan
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746:Western Cape
700:. Retrieved
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674:. Retrieved
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56:Peter Marais
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899:Drakenstein
646:Helen Zille
638:Lynne Brown
565:Total votes
539:Valid votes
1051:Categories
1013:Laingsburg
985:Oudtshoorn
975:Mossel Bay
947:Swellendam
937:Overstrand
894:Witzenberg
866:Bergrivier
848:West Coast
753:Provincial
652:References
36:Background
965:Kannaland
914:Langeberg
876:Swartland
861:Cederberg
856:Matzikama
601:Aftermath
581:2,220,283
568:1,582,503
542:1,566,949
521:1,566,949
970:Hessequa
924:Overberg
834:District
702:4 August
676:4 August
606:premier
591:Source:
174:122,867
153:170,469
132:424,832
111:709,052
78:Results
995:Knysna
980:George
671:News24
630:Muslim
571:100.00
555:15,554
524:100.00
258:10,526
237:11,019
216:27,489
195:53,934
990:Bitou
839:local
584:71.27
545:99.02
518:Total
445:1,455
424:1,960
405:2,222
384:2,248
363:3,278
342:3,317
321:3,575
300:6,524
279:9,705
156:10.88
135:27.11
114:45.25
96:Seats
90:Votes
87:Party
837:and
790:2024
785:2019
780:2014
775:2009
770:2004
765:1999
760:1994
704:2019
678:2019
632:and
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303:0.42
282:0.62
261:0.67
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219:1.75
198:3.44
177:7.84
16:The
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492:New
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