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The politics of the
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The provincial ballot paper. A total of 22 political parties contested the election.
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List of acts of the
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906:Helen Zille
876:Helen Zille
664:Provincial:
549:Ayanda Bans
378:Helen Zille
363:Lynne Brown
251:Percentage
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129:Helen Zille
1579:Categories
1487:References
1197:Cape Party
1071:Al Jama-ah
691:Municipal:
453:Alan Winde
125:Candidate
51:2009-04-22
1557:iol.co.za
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229:New party
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1511:12 April
1477:Source:
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970:620,918
916:Results
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1404:Total
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934:Seats
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