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6th December, 2008, Page 1 - Edition 200
6th December, 2008, Page 1 - Edition 200
Howick by-election
too close to call
A
n opinion poll conducted by NCRC, a Cape
Town-based market research company, re-
veals that the DA and ANC are in a statis-
tical dead heat in a Howick Ward 2 by-election. NCRC OPINION POLL
The by-election is due to take place on Wednes-
day 10th December 2008.
HOWICK WARD 2 BY-ELECTION
The poll was conducted between 28th October
and 26th November via telephonic surveys of ran-
ANC DA
domly-selected voters in the ward, and factors in a
margin of error of 6.8%.
The poll takes into account the latest registra- POLL RESULTS
tion statistics and assumes turnout levels that oc- ANC 48.4%
curred in Howick during the 2006 elections.
Constituency MP Greg Krumbock of the DA DA 48.4%
commented to The Herald that the by-election was ACDP 1.6%
“likely to be decided by less than 50 votes and that
victory would go to the party whose supporters OTHER 0.9%
wanted it most.
“While the ACDP and the independent candi- INDEPENDENT 0.6%
date have been forecast by NCRC to gain only 2.2%
of the vote in total, this may be enough of a split in
the opposition vote to play into the ANC’s hands,
delivering to them an undeserved victory.”
Local Howick DA Councillor Tim Lindsay-White
told The Midlands Herald that he believes the DA
has been a tough and effective opposition in Howick
which has persistently and successfully fought for
ACDP OTHER INDEPENDENT
residents’ rights, and now asks Ward 2 voters for a
mandate to continue these initiatives.
Voting stations open at 7 am and are expected to
close at 9 pm. Voters can cast their ballots at either
the sportsfield in Bell Street or at Nogqaza Pri-
mary School.