Alan Winde re-elected as Western Cape premier
Alan Winde was re-elected as premier by the newly sworn-in members of the Western Cape legislature, beating Muhammad Khalid Sayed.
Democratic Alliance (DA) member, Alan Winde, has been re-elected by the provincial legislature for another five-year term as premier. The first sitting of the legislature took place on Thursday, 13 June, the first of nine legislature sittings set to take place in the other provinces.
Winde was nominated for the premiership alongside Muhammad Khalid Sayed, from the ANC. Winde won the contest with 26 votes, after a secret ballot, while Sayed obtained 14 votes. Two votes were spoiled.
Before the election, Western Cape acting judge president Patricia Goliath presided over the official swear-in ceremony of all members of the provincial legislature (MPLs), in the chambers in Cape Town.
ALAN WINDE NOMINATION A FORMALITY
The DA won 55.30% of the provincial vote during the 29 May elections, which translated to 24 seats out of a total 42, the same number they garnered during the 2019 general elections. The ANC came in with 19.55% of the vote, which meant their seats shrunk from 12 in 2019, to 8.
This meant Winde’s nomination was a mere formality, since the DA held an outright majority of seats in the House.
After the announcement of his victory, Winde conveyed his gratitude to the MPLs and citizens of Western Cape.
“It is an absolute honour and privilege to receive the majority vote in this house,” Winde said.