Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape elections
The Emalahleni Local Municipality council consists of thirty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seventeen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seventeen wards, while the remaining seventeen 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 twenty-eight seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
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2000 election | 23 | 0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 |
2006 election | 28 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
2011 election | 30 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
2016 election | 28 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 34 |
2021 election | 28 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 34 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 16,803 | 83.03 | 12 | 22,740 | 86.01 | 11 | 23 | |
United Democratic Movement | 1,371 | 6.77 | 1 | 1,670 | 6.32 | 1 | 2 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,554 | 7.68 | 1 | 1,454 | 5.50 | 1 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 210 | 1.04 | 0 | 576 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 300 | 1.48 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 20,238 | 100.00 | 14 | 26,440 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
Valid votes | 20,238 | 91.76 | 26,440 | 98.09 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,818 | 8.24 | 516 | 1.91 | ||||
Total votes | 22,056 | 100.00 | 26,956 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 48,487 | 45.49 | 48,487 | 55.59 |
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 29,618 | 89.00 | 15 | 29,789 | 91.38 | 13 | 28 | |
United Democratic Movement | 1,298 | 3.90 | 0 | 1,545 | 4.74 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 752 | 2.26 | 0 | 853 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,123 | 3.37 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Democratic Alliance | 486 | 1.46 | 0 | 412 | 1.26 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 33,277 | 100.00 | 16 | 32,599 | 100.00 | 15 | 31 | |
Valid votes | 33,277 | 97.84 | 32,599 | 96.73 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 733 | 2.16 | 1,101 | 3.27 | ||||
Total votes | 34,010 | 100.00 | 33,700 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 57,910 | 58.73 | 57,910 | 58.19 |
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 28,521 | 80.09 | 17 | 29,916 | 86.71 | 13 | 30 | |
Independent candidates | 3,288 | 9.23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Democratic Alliance | 1,217 | 3.42 | 0 | 1,622 | 4.70 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 1,082 | 3.04 | 0 | 891 | 2.58 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 500 | 1.40 | 0 | 1,086 | 3.15 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Movement | 579 | 1.63 | 0 | 562 | 1.63 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 422 | 1.19 | 0 | 423 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 35,609 | 100.00 | 17 | 34,500 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 | |
Valid votes | 35,609 | 97.97 | 34,500 | 95.62 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 739 | 2.03 | 1,581 | 4.38 | ||||
Total votes | 36,348 | 100.00 | 36,081 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 58,105 | 62.56 | 58,105 | 62.10 |
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 29,489 | 82.19 | 17 | 29,449 | 82.19 | 11 | 28 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,201 | 11.71 | 0 | 4,019 | 11.22 | 4 | 4 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 912 | 2.54 | 0 | 983 | 2.74 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 783 | 2.18 | 0 | 733 | 2.05 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 252 | 0.70 | 0 | 282 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Movement | 181 | 0.50 | 0 | 243 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 63 | 0.18 | 0 | 122 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 35,881 | 100.00 | 17 | 35,831 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 | |
Valid votes | 35,881 | 97.84 | 35,831 | 97.74 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 794 | 2.16 | 830 | 2.26 | ||||
Total votes | 36,675 | 100.00 | 36,661 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 61,471 | 59.66 | 61,471 | 59.64 |
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 24,405 | 79.73 | 17 | 24,926 | 81.52 | 11 | 28 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,889 | 6.17 | 0 | 1,946 | 6.36 | 2 | 2 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,608 | 5.25 | 0 | 1,634 | 5.34 | 2 | 2 | |
United Democratic Movement | 620 | 2.03 | 0 | 767 | 2.51 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 619 | 2.02 | 0 | 703 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,003 | 3.28 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Transformation Movement | 259 | 0.85 | 0 | 422 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 205 | 0.67 | 0 | 179 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 30,608 | 100.00 | 17 | 30,577 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 | |
Valid votes | 30,608 | 98.04 | 30,577 | 97.89 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 611 | 1.96 | 660 | 2.11 | ||||
Total votes | 31,219 | 100.00 | 31,237 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 59,230 | 52.71 | 59,230 | 52.74 |
References
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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