Govan Mbeki Local Municipality elections The Govan Mbeki Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga , South Africa . The council consists of sixty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards , while the remaining thirty-one 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) lost its majority, but remained the largest party, winning twenty-six seats.
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.[ 1]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 31,522 69.32 25 31,559 69.10 17 42 Democratic Alliance 9,402 20.68 6 9,492 20.78 7 13 Hoëveldrif Inwoners Vereniging 1,795 3.95 0 1,409 3.08 2 2 Highveld Residents Concerned Party 1,112 2.45 0 945 2.07 1 1 Inkatha Freedom Party 675 1.48 0 721 1.58 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 253 0.56 0 716 1.57 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 342 0.75 0 525 1.15 1 1 United Democratic Movement 124 0.27 0 306 0.67 0 0 Independent candidates 247 0.54 0 0 Total 45,472 100.00 31 45,673 100.00 30 61 Valid votes 45,472 96.83 45,673 97.37 Invalid/blank votes 1,487 3.17 1,235 2.63 Total votes 46,959 100.00 46,908 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 111,470 42.13 111,470 42.08
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 2]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 33,371 68.50 25 33,426 68.66 17 42 Democratic Alliance 9,598 19.70 6 9,547 19.61 6 12 Freedom Front Plus 1,629 3.34 0 1,559 3.20 2 2 Independent Democrats 1,308 2.68 0 1,259 2.59 1 1 Highveld Residents Concerned Party 790 1.62 0 844 1.73 1 1 Inkatha Freedom Party 648 1.33 0 617 1.27 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 645 1.32 0 617 1.27 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 671 1.38 0 545 1.12 1 1 National Democratic Convention 57 0.12 0 271 0.56 0 0 Total 48,717 100.00 31 48,685 100.00 30 61 Valid votes 48,717 97.69 48,685 97.67 Invalid/blank votes 1,153 2.31 1,161 2.33 Total votes 49,870 100.00 49,846 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 120,834 41.27 120,834 41.25
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 3]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 49,103 69.42 26 50,158 71.19 19 45 Democratic Alliance 17,867 25.26 6 17,328 24.59 10 16 Freedom Front Plus 1,202 1.70 0 969 1.38 1 1 Congress of the People 712 1.01 0 650 0.92 1 1 African Christian Democratic Party 561 0.79 0 394 0.56 0 0 National Freedom Party 267 0.38 0 387 0.55 0 0 Independent candidates 620 0.88 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 212 0.30 0 300 0.43 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 189 0.27 0 275 0.39 0 0 Total 70,733 100.00 32 70,461 100.00 31 63 Valid votes 70,733 98.37 70,461 98.53 Invalid/blank votes 1,170 1.63 1,050 1.47 Total votes 71,903 100.00 71,511 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 131,576 54.65 131,576 54.35
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 43,198 56.55 26 43,441 57.36 10 36 Democratic Alliance 18,504 24.22 6 17,910 23.65 9 15 Economic Freedom Fighters 10,135 13.27 0 10,006 13.21 9 9 Freedom Front Plus 1,951 2.55 0 1,677 2.21 2 2 Sakhisizwe Progressive Movement 949 1.24 0 930 1.23 1 1 Congress of the People 243 0.32 0 658 0.87 0 0 Independent candidates 627 0.82 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 191 0.25 0 410 0.54 0 0 African People's Convention 326 0.43 0 271 0.36 0 0 Singukukhanya Kwezwe Christian Party 149 0.20 0 147 0.19 0 0 African Peace Party 58 0.08 0 204 0.27 0 0 Sindawonye Progressive Party 60 0.08 0 75 0.10 0 0 Total 76,391 100.00 32 75,729 100.00 31 63 Valid votes 76,391 98.48 75,729 98.40 Invalid/blank votes 1,179 1.52 1,229 1.60 Total votes 77,570 100.00 76,958 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 145,295 53.39 145,295 52.97
By-elections from August 2016 to November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period between the elections in August 2016 and November 2021.
In a by-election held on 9 October 2019, a ward previously held by a DA councillor was won by the ANC candidate.[ 5]
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 6]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 22,287 40.31 24 23,652 41.83 2 26 Democratic Alliance 14,707 26.60 7 15,007 26.54 10 17 Economic Freedom Fighters 10,836 19.60 0 11,397 20.15 13 13 Freedom Front Plus 2,538 4.59 0 2,536 4.48 3 3 Azania Resident Party 1,154 2.09 1 1,174 2.08 1 2 African Transformation Movement 748 1.35 0 715 1.26 1 1 Independent candidates 1,450 2.62 0 0 Inkatha Freedom Party 433 0.78 0 706 1.25 1 1 Sakhisizwe Progressive Movement 276 0.50 0 249 0.44 0 0 African People's Convention 232 0.42 0 224 0.40 0 0 Singukukhanya Kwezwe Christian Party 217 0.39 0 216 0.38 0 0 Disability and Older Person Political Party 133 0.24 0 266 0.47 0 0 United Democratic Movement 120 0.22 0 122 0.22 0 0 Patriotic Alliance 101 0.18 0 130 0.23 0 0 Congress of the People 56 0.10 0 153 0.27 0 0 Total 55,288 100.00 32 56,547 100.00 31 63 Valid votes 55,288 98.21 56,547 98.37 Invalid/blank votes 1,010 1.79 936 1.63 Total votes 56,298 100.00 57,483 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 141,058 39.91 141,058 40.75
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[ 7]
On 28 February 2024, the uMkhonto we Sizwe party contested its first election outside KwaZulu-Natal , finishing second on 28% behind the ANC on 51%.[ 9]
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