Matjhabeng Local Municipality elections

The Matjhabeng Local Municipality council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-six seats in the council.

Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event	ANC	COPE	DA	EFF	FF+	PAC	Other	Total
2000 election	56	-	14	-	-	1	1	72
2006 election	57	-	11	-	1	1	2	72
2011 election	52	3	16	-	1	0	1	72
2016 election	46	1	16	6	1	-	2	72
2021 election	39	1	16	9	2	-	5	72

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.^[1]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	67,207	76.84	30	67,970	77.45	26	56
	Democratic Alliance	17,478	19.98	6	15,921	18.14	8	14
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	724	0.83	0	1,222	1.39	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	393	0.45	0	991	1.13	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	374	0.43	0	711	0.81	0	0
	Independent candidates	866	0.99	0				0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	271	0.31	0	487	0.55	0	0
	Alliance 2000+	149	0.17	0	459	0.52	0	0
Total		87,462	100.00	36	87,761	100.00	36	72

Valid votes		87,462	97.75		87,761	98.00
Invalid/blank votes		2,016	2.25		1,789	2.00
Total votes		89,478	100.00		89,550	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		198,461	45.09		198,461	45.12

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.^[2]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	70,338	77.69	31	72,212	79.81	26	57
	Democratic Alliance	13,872	15.32	4	13,430	14.84	7	11
	Independent candidates	2,716	3.00	1				1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	1,434	1.58	0	1,218	1.35	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	965	1.07	0	992	1.10	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	666	0.74	0	876	0.97	1	1
	Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa	526	0.58	0	394	0.44	0	0
	United Democratic Movement				760	0.84	0	0
	Independent Democrats	20	0.02	0	599	0.66	0	0
Total		90,537	100.00	36	90,481	100.00	36	72

Valid votes		90,537	97.96		90,481	97.68
Invalid/blank votes		1,881	2.04		2,148	2.32
Total votes		92,418	100.00		92,629	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		200,816	46.02		200,816	46.13

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.^[3]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	77,277	70.69	30	79,583	72.49	22	52
	Democratic Alliance	23,459	21.46	6	22,989	20.94	10	16
	Congress of the People	4,214	3.85	0	4,974	4.53	3	3
	Independent candidates	2,101	1.92	0				0
	Freedom Front Plus	829	0.76	0	696	0.63	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	438	0.40	0	326	0.30	0	0
	African People's Convention	160	0.15	0	437	0.40	0	0
	Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa	323	0.30	0	268	0.24	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	282	0.26	0	284	0.26	0	0
	Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa	186	0.17	0	189	0.17	0	0
	United Residents Front	49	0.04	0	43	0.04	0	0
Total		109,318	100.00	36	109,789	100.00	36	72

Valid votes		109,318	98.32		109,789	98.68
Invalid/blank votes		1,867	1.68		1,471	1.32
Total votes		111,185	100.00		111,260	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		203,594	54.61		203,594	54.65

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.^[4]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	68,925	61.47	29	69,781	62.86	17	46
	Democratic Alliance	24,106	21.50	6	24,623	22.18	10	16
	Economic Freedom Fighters	9,138	8.15	0	9,738	8.77	6	6
	Independent candidates	5,947	5.30	1				1
	Freedom Front Plus	1,858	1.66	0	1,828	1.65	1	1
	Congress of the People	1,510	1.35	0	1,198	1.08	1	1
	United Front of Civics				2,708	2.44	1	1
	African People's Convention	207	0.18	0	509	0.46	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	273	0.24	0	308	0.28	0	0
	Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa	159	0.14	0	310	0.28	0	0
Total		112,123	100.00	36	111,003	100.00	36	72

Valid votes		112,123	98.34		111,003	98.25
Invalid/blank votes		1,894	1.66		1,972	1.75
Total votes		114,017	100.00		112,975	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		207,975	54.82		207,975	54.32

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.^[5]


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	46,035	53.08	28	46,605	53.88	11	39
	Democratic Alliance	18,785	21.66	8	18,869	21.82	8	16
	Economic Freedom Fighters	9,906	11.42	0	10,093	11.67	9	9
	Freedom Front Plus	2,720	3.14	0	2,614	3.02	2	2
	African Democratic Change	2,113	2.44	0	2,154	2.49	2	2
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	1,801	2.08	0	1,770	2.05	2	2
	Independent candidates	2,078	2.40	0				0
	African Transformation Movement	729	0.84	0	705	0.82	1	1
	Congress of the People	424	0.49	0	693	0.80	1	1
	Patriotic Alliance	422	0.49	0	515	0.60	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	454	0.52	0	459	0.53	0	0
	African People's Convention	433	0.50	0	256	0.30	0	0
	African Content Movement				560	0.65	0	0
	Forum for Service Delivery	249	0.29	0	271	0.31	0	0
	Patriotic Front of Azania	215	0.25	0	187	0.22	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	82	0.09	0	287	0.33	0	0
	Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa	87	0.10	0	204	0.24	0	0
	Power of Africans Unity	102	0.12	0	124	0.14	0	0
	Agency for New Agenda	85	0.10	0	126	0.15	0	0
Total		86,720	100.00	36	86,492	100.00	36	72

Valid votes		86,720	98.57		86,492	98.57
Invalid/blank votes		1,259	1.43		1,259	1.43
Total votes		87,979	100.00		87,751	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		197,853	44.47		197,853	44.35

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.^[6]

Date	Ward	Party of the previous councillor		Party of the newly elected councillor
11 Sep 2024^[7]	35		Democratic Alliance		Democratic Alliance

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^ Sussman, Wayne (12 September 2024). "DA retains electoral mining rights in Odendaalsrus". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 September 2024.