Results in one of two by-elections in Tshwane this week show that “many” former ActionSA voters in Pretoria North “have switched their support to the DA”, says the DA’s Tshwane Caucus Leader and former mayor Cilliers Brink.
He was responding to the outcome of two municipal by-elections in Tshwane this week.
In Ward 98, the DA grew its share of the vote from 37.5% in the 2024 National and Provincial Election to 72.77%, and in Ward 44, from 74.3% in the 2024 National and Provincial Election to 88,07%.
Brink said in statement the results “(boost) the confidence of the Democratic Alliance (DA) ahead of next year’s Local Government Election”.
Brink said: “It is clear that many former ActionSA voters in Ward 98 (Pretoria North) have switched their support to the DA. This ward is one of the most diverse in the Metro. In the 2021 local government election ActionSA won 17% of the vote in the ward.”
He added: “It is notable that ActionSA, a party that currently holds the mayoral position in the city, did not contest these by-elections. ActionSA has not contested a single by-election in Tshwane since November 2023.”
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