The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has sprung a major surprise by winning two of three by-elections held in the Western Cape yesterday.
The PA secured just over 40% of the support in the Swartland on the Cape West Coast, while the Democratic Alliance (DA) obtained second place with nearly 39% of the votes.
An independent candidate came in third with just over 14%.
At Oudtshoorn in the Karoo, the PA garnered the majority of the votes with 65.5%.
The DA came in second in the Karoo town with just over 32%.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) secured third place with just of over just over 1% of the votes.
In the Cederberg district, the Cederberg Eerste (CE) party won the by-election with 39% of the votes.
The PA was the runner-up in this district with just over 36%.
The African National Congress (ANC) came in third with about 22% of the votes.
