Big turnout expected
2009-04-16
A BIG turnout of voters is expected on election day next Wednesday (a public holiday), during the closely contested battle for control of the Western Cape. A total of 112 509 people in the Drakenstein area have registered to vote in the fourth democratic election. Voting stations will be open from 07:00 until 21:00 and voters must go to the polling station where they are registered to vote. Voters have two votes to cast in this election: one ballot is for the provincial government (Western Cape parliament) and the other is for the national government (national parliament). Municipal elections will only take place in two years’ time. Voters can make use of the IEC’s website (www.elections.org.za) to check which voting station to visit and must remember to bring along their green barcode ID book for identification purposes. The local voting stations are: * Paarl West: Paarl Boys’ Primary, Paarl Town Hall, KWV, Gymnasium High School, SAPS College, Noord-Eind Primary School, Drakenstein Training Centre, * Paarl East: Groenheuwel Primary School, Fairyland Hall, Dalweide Primary School, Rainbow Educare Centre (Milky Town), VGK Bet-el, Miqlat Centre of Hope (Klein Nederburg), AME Church (Bougaard Street), Hunter Temple AME Church (Klein Nederburg), Orleansvale Primary, New Orleans Primary, Huguenot Community Hall, Sonstraal Hospital, Boy Scout Hall (Klein Parys), William Lloyd Primary School, New Orleans Secondary School, Pentecostal Gospel Church (Magnolia Street, Nederburg Primary, Paulus Joubert Primary, Amstelhof Primary, Navolgers van Christus Kerk (Amstelhof), Calvyns Protestant Church, Daljosaphat Primary, Ronwe Primary, Sonop Primary. * Wellington: Voortrekker Hall, Huguenot Primary School, Huguenot High clubhouse, NGK Wellington North, Bergrivier Primary School, Colibri Hall, Weltevrede Secondary School, VGK Vanwyksvlei, Wellington Youth Care Centre, Church of the Nazarene (Hillcrest), VGK Newton, Safmarine Centre, Wellington Primary, Wellington Preparatory School, Wagenmakersvallei Primary, Groenberg Primary, Soetendal Primary. * Mbekweni: Mbekweni Sport Stadium, Silvertown Community Hall, United Congregational Church, St Charles Lwanga Catholic Church, Mbekweni Community Hall, Mbekweni Primary School, Vukukhanye Educare Centre (E Block), Desmond Mpilo Tutu High, St Bernard Mizeki Church, Ihlumelo Junior Secondary, Presbyterian Church (Mafila Street). * Rural: Simondium Primary School, St Simon’s Church Hall, Berg-en-Dal Primary School (Agter Paarl), Alfons Primary School (Windmeul), Slot van die Paarl Primary, Nieuwedrift Church, VGK Saron Hall, VGK Gouda. * Franschhoek: Groendal sport hall, Franschhoek town hall, Groendal Secondary, Wemmershoek Primary, La Motte hall, Pniel TLC hall and Pniel Millennium hall.
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