The Emakhazeni Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of ten seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 13 |
| 2006 election | 11 | 2 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2011 election | 11 | 4 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 election | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| 2021 election | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 6,816 | 68.33 | 7 | 7,412 | 75.83 | 3 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,519 | 15.23 | 0 | 1,598 | 16.35 | 2 | 2 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,135 | 11.38 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 321 | 3.22 | 0 | 431 | 4.41 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 184 | 1.84 | 0 | 334 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 9,975 | 100.00 | 7 | 9,775 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 9,975 | 96.81 | 9,775 | 94.84 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 329 | 3.19 | 532 | 5.16 | ||||
| Total votes | 10,304 | 100.00 | 10,307 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 21,552 | 47.81 | 21,552 | 47.82 | ||||
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 8,462 | 78.46 | 7 | 8,950 | 82.99 | 4 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,239 | 11.49 | 0 | 1,230 | 11.40 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 358 | 3.32 | 0 | 359 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 263 | 2.44 | 0 | 246 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 463 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10,785 | 100.00 | 7 | 10,785 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 10,785 | 97.84 | 10,785 | 97.81 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 238 | 2.16 | 242 | 2.19 | ||||
| Total votes | 11,023 | 100.00 | 11,027 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 22,683 | 48.60 | 22,683 | 48.61 | ||||
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 10,725 | 74.05 | 7 | 10,812 | 74.48 | 4 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 3,416 | 23.59 | 1 | 3,438 | 23.68 | 3 | 4 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 240 | 1.66 | 0 | 266 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 102 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14,483 | 100.00 | 8 | 14,516 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
| Valid votes | 14,483 | 98.64 | 14,516 | 98.78 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 199 | 1.36 | 179 | 1.22 | ||||
| Total votes | 14,682 | 100.00 | 14,695 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 24,500 | 59.93 | 24,500 | 59.98 | ||||
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 10,412 | 69.68 | 8 | 10,432 | 69.77 | 3 | 11 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,609 | 17.46 | 0 | 2,663 | 17.81 | 3 | 3 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,366 | 9.14 | 0 | 1,401 | 9.37 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 360 | 2.41 | 0 | 377 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ubuntu Party | 80 | 0.54 | 0 | 78 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 115 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14,942 | 100.00 | 8 | 14,951 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
| Valid votes | 14,942 | 98.93 | 14,951 | 98.97 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 161 | 1.07 | 155 | 1.03 | ||||
| Total votes | 15,103 | 100.00 | 15,106 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,651 | 56.67 | 26,651 | 56.68 | ||||
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 7,902 | 63.90 | 8 | 7,961 | 63.93 | 2 | 10 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,348 | 18.99 | 0 | 2,356 | 18.92 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,734 | 14.02 | 0 | 1,721 | 13.82 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 332 | 2.68 | 0 | 376 | 3.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 22 | 0.18 | 0 | 39 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 28 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12,366 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,453 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
| Valid votes | 12,366 | 98.56 | 12,453 | 98.62 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 181 | 1.44 | 174 | 1.38 | ||||
| Total votes | 12,547 | 100.00 | 12,627 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,486 | 47.37 | 26,486 | 47.67 | ||||
References
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Emakhazeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Emakhazeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Emakhazeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Emakhazeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emakhazeni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
This page was last edited on 11 July 2023, at 01:01