Speaker, if members are making statements congratulating the ANC on by-election results, they should be sure that the ANC did well across the country, which was certainly not the case yesterday.
Results from important by-elections in Gauteng show that the DA continues to grow, and that voters are increasingly opting for the promise of clean government and open opportunities offered by the DA, rather than the poor and failed service delivery of that party.
We retained Ward 58 in Mayfair with an increased majority, while the ANC dropped 18% between 2009 and 2012. It is the same picture in Mogale City, where the DA's support doubled in the last three years while the ANC's support dropped from 45% to 4% in three years. It is the same picture in Hammanskraal, where the DA enjoyed a more than 300% increase in support.
The fact is that the DA is building momentum across the country. We want to congratulate every DA public representative and supporter. The DA's blue wave is rolling north and you better watch out, because it's coming to Gauteng soon. [Applause.]