Metsimaholo Local Municipality elections
The Metsimaholo Local Municipality council consists of forty-six members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Twenty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-three wards , while the remaining twenty-three 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 , no party won a majority on the council. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) formed a coalition with the African National Congress (ANC). The EFF's Selloane Motjeane was elected mayor, while Lucas Fisher of the ANC was elected Speaker and Fikile Msokweni of the ANC the Council Whip. Shortly after, the EFF ordered the mayor to stand down, as the party rejected working with the ANC.[ 1]
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 2]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 14,838 54.57 12 14,823 54.67 6 18 Democratic Alliance 7,127 26.21 4 7,276 26.84 5 9 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 3,272 12.03 1 3,121 11.51 3 4 United Democratic Movement 1,129 4.15 0 1,103 4.07 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 345 1.27 0 290 1.07 1 1 Alliance 2000+ 274 1.01 0 219 0.81 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 204 0.75 0 281 1.04 0 0 Total 27,189 100.00 17 27,113 100.00 16 33 Valid votes 27,189 98.67 27,113 98.49 Invalid/blank votes 367 1.33 416 1.51 Total votes 27,556 100.00 27,529 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 54,230 50.81 54,230 50.76
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 3]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 19,288 65.37 14 19,226 65.45 10 24 Democratic Alliance 6,220 21.08 4 6,184 21.05 4 8 United Democratic Movement 1,459 4.94 0 1,513 5.15 2 2 Freedom Front Plus 761 2.58 0 760 2.59 1 1 United Independent Front 775 2.63 0 679 2.31 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 381 1.29 0 341 1.16 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 343 1.16 0 342 1.16 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 181 0.61 0 332 1.13 0 0 Independent candidates 100 0.34 0 0 Total 29,508 100.00 18 29,377 100.00 18 36 Valid votes 29,508 98.22 29,377 97.84 Invalid/blank votes 536 1.78 648 2.16 Total votes 30,044 100.00 30,025 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 62,063 48.41 62,063 48.38
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 24,404 62.66 16 24,697 63.42 10 26 Democratic Alliance 13,770 35.36 5 13,662 35.08 10 15 Freedom Front Plus 627 1.61 0 584 1.50 1 1 Independent candidates 113 0.29 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 30 0.08 0 0 Total 38,944 100.00 21 38,943 100.00 21 42 Valid votes 38,944 98.84 38,943 98.88 Invalid/blank votes 457 1.16 443 1.12 Total votes 39,401 100.00 39,386 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 72,068 54.67 72,068 54.65
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 20,454 45.38 16 20,037 44.77 3 19 Democratic Alliance 13,074 29.00 5 12,954 28.94 7 12 Economic Freedom Fighters 7,982 17.71 0 8,075 18.04 8 8 Metsimaholo Community Association 2,163 4.80 0 2,246 5.02 2 2 Freedom Front Plus 956 2.12 0 966 2.16 1 1 Congress of the People 66 0.15 0 143 0.32 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 81 0.18 0 117 0.26 0 0 Independent candidates 189 0.42 0 0 African People's Convention 26 0.06 0 136 0.30 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 59 0.13 0 57 0.13 0 0 Alternative African Allegiance 26 0.06 0 23 0.05 0 0 Total 45,076 100.00 21 44,754 100.00 21 42 Valid votes 45,076 98.61 44,754 98.52 Invalid/blank votes 637 1.39 674 1.48 Total votes 45,713 100.00 45,428 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 79,675 57.37 79,675 57.02
November 2017 election
The municipal council failed to adopt a budget for the 2017/18 financial year because of disagreements between the coalition members.[ 6] [ 7] [ 6] [ 8] [ 9]
Party Ward List Total +/– Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 13,177 34.69 16 13,001 33.63 0 16 −3 Democratic Alliance 10,603 27.91 5 10,586 27.38 6 11 −1 Economic Freedom Fighters 7,263 19.12 0 7,740 20.02 8 8 0 South African Communist Party 3,323 8.75 0 3,270 8.46 3 3 New Freedom Front Plus 1,348 3.55 0 1,278 3.31 1 1 0 African Independent Congress 716 1.88 0 1,110 2.87 1 1 New Metsimaholo Community Association 629 1.66 0 655 1.69 1 1 −1 Forum for Service Delivery 405 1.07 0 391 1.01 1 1 New Congress of the People 68 0.18 0 164 0.42 0 0 0 People's Movement 114 0.30 0 115 0.30 – 0 New United Democratic Movement 121 0.32 0 90 0.23 0 0 New African Christian Democratic Party 87 0.23 0 116 0.30 0 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 61 0.16 0 63 0.16 0 0 0 Uniting People First 50 0.13 0 50 0.13 0 0 New Power of Africans Unity 23 0.06 0 33 0.09 0 0 New Total 37,988 100.00 21 38,662 100.00 21 42 – Valid votes 37,988 98.54 38,662 98.18 Invalid/blank votes 563 1.46 715 1.82 Total votes 38,551 100.00 39,377 100.00
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 10]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 12,612 34.23 15 12,860 34.71 1 16 Democratic Alliance 9,612 26.09 6 9,744 26.30 6 12 Economic Freedom Fighters 9,160 24.86 2 9,521 25.69 10 12 Freedom Front Plus 1,826 4.96 0 1,842 4.97 3 3 Independent candidates 1,178 3.20 0 0 African Independent Congress 588 1.60 0 526 1.42 1 1 Metsimaholo Community Association 418 1.13 0 492 1.33 1 1 African Transformation Movement 387 1.05 0 459 1.24 1 1 Agency for New Agenda 132 0.36 0 346 0.93 0 0 Batho Ba Qetile 189 0.51 0 180 0.49 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 169 0.46 0 183 0.49 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 166 0.45 0 163 0.44 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 90 0.24 0 206 0.56 0 0 Forum for Service Delivery 109 0.30 0 155 0.42 0 0 Metsimaholo Progressive People Forum 91 0.25 0 166 0.45 0 0 Africa Restoration Alliance 52 0.14 0 44 0.12 0 0 United Independent Movement 30 0.08 0 61 0.16 0 0 Congress of the People 13 0.04 0 66 0.18 0 0 Disability and Older Person Political Party 24 0.07 0 40 0.11 0 0 Total 36,846 100.00 23 37,054 100.00 23 46 Valid votes 36,846 98.33 37,054 98.66 Invalid/blank votes 625 1.67 502 1.34 Total votes 37,471 100.00 37,556 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 81,379 46.05 81,379 46.15
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