2018 Cape Town mayoral election

An indirect mayoral election was held at a special sitting of the Cape Town City Council on 6 November 2018 to determine the successor of former mayor Patricia de Lille after she resigned on 31 October. Former mayor and Provincial Minister of Community Safety, Dan Plato, of the Democratic Alliance won the election as the party holds a two-thirds majority in the city council.[1][2]

2018 Cape Town mayoral election
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Nominee Dan Plato Xolani Sotashe Grant Haskin
Party DA ANC ACDP
Electoral vote 146 53 3
Percentage 72.3% 26.2% 1.5%

Mayor before election

Ian Neilson (Acting)
DA

Elected mayor

Dan Plato
DA

Democratic Alliance selection

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Nominated

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Declared

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Declined

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African National Congress selection

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Nominated

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Xolani Sotashe, Leader of the African National Congress in the Cape Town City Council; Mayoral candidate in 2016; Member of the Cape Town City Council[16]

African Christian Democratic Party selection

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Nominated

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Grant Haskin, Leader of the African Christian Democratic Caucus; former Deputy Mayor of Cape Town; former Member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament[17]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Dan PlatoDemocratic Alliance14672.28
Xolani SotasheAfrican National Congress5326.24
Grant HaskinAfrican Christian Democratic Party31.49
Total202100.00
Valid votes20297.12
Invalid/blank votes62.88
Total votes208100.00

References

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  1. ^ Patricia De Lille resigns as Cape Town Mayor and DA member. Retrieved on 18 January 2019
  2. ^ WATCH: Dan Plato elected Cape Town mayor. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  3. ^ The race is on for Cape Town's new mayor Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ Dan Plato is Cape Town's next mayor. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ Dan Plato will be the next mayor of Cape Town. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ PODCAST: Fiona Furey chats to Cape Town mayoral candidate Ian Neilson. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ Brett Herron enters race to become Cape Town's next mayor. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  8. ^ Gauteng legislature member now in running for Cape mayor. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  9. ^ DA elects Grant Twigg as party's Cape Town metro leader Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 18 January 2019
  10. ^ Here Are The DA Candidates To Be Cape Town’s Next Mayor. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  11. ^ Plato, Fernandez leading mayor race - experts. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  12. ^ Regaining Capetonians' trust top of mind for mayoral hopeful, Sharna Fernandez. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  13. ^ Mbombo in line for DA post. Retrieved on 21 January 2019.
  14. ^ Western Cape MEC Madikizela out of the running for Cape Town mayor Archived 2019-01-19 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  15. ^ DA urgently seeking new mayor with even Zille considered. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  16. ^ DA's Dan Plato gets challengers for mayoral position. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  17. ^ Cape Town council gathers to elect new mayor. Retrieved on 18 January 2019.