Dipaleseng Local Municipality elections

The Dipaleseng Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF Other Total
2000 election 83011
2006 election 82111
2011 election 72312
2016 election 921012
2021 election 812112

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,99469.4956,02269.8238
Democratic Alliance1,89321.9511,98222.9823
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania3684.2703654.2300
Inkatha Freedom Party1902.2001782.0600
United Democratic Movement1151.330780.9000
Independent candidates660.7700
Total8,626100.0068,625100.00511
Valid votes8,62697.248,62597.02
Invalid/blank votes2452.762652.98
Total votes8,871100.008,890100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,54750.5617,54750.66

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,28275.2857,35076.0238
Democratic Alliance1,49715.4811,48115.3212
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania5375.5505275.4511
Freedom Front Plus1541.5902122.1900
Economic Freedom Movement880.910981.0100
Independent candidates1151.1900
Total9,673100.0069,668100.00511
Valid votes9,67396.899,66896.70
Invalid/blank votes3103.113303.30
Total votes9,983100.009,998100.00
Registered voters/turnout18,89252.8418,89252.92

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,43347.0446,81661.5237
Independent candidates3,37829.2511
Democratic Alliance1,48312.8411,57414.2112
Socialist Civic Movement7726.6802,12519.1822
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania3102.6803643.2900
Congress of the People1731.5002001.8100
Total11,549100.00611,079100.00612
Valid votes11,54995.8111,07993.19
Invalid/blank votes5054.198096.81
Total votes12,054100.0011,888100.00
Registered voters/turnout19,54761.6719,54760.82

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress9,54175.8669,56076.4639
Democratic Alliance1,63513.0001,62813.0222
Economic Freedom Fighters4853.8605034.0211
Socialist Civic Movement4463.5504753.8000
Freedom Front Plus1671.3301891.5100
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1481.1801491.1900
Independent candidates1551.2300
Total12,577100.00612,504100.00612
Valid votes12,57797.8812,50497.60
Invalid/blank votes2722.123072.40
Total votes12,849100.0012,811100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,41360.0121,41359.83

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,27556.1765,54259.4028
Economic Freedom Fighters1,30413.8901,73818.6322
Freedom Front Plus6647.0706717.1911
Democratic Alliance6016.4006737.2111
Independent candidates1,10511.7700
African Transformation Movement1741.8502052.2000
African Christian Democratic Party1341.4301851.9800
Socialist Civic Movement490.5201291.3800
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania560.6001081.1600
Inkatha Freedom Party290.310790.8500
Total9,391100.0069,330100.00612
Valid votes9,39197.559,33097.28
Invalid/blank votes2362.452612.72
Total votes9,627100.009,591100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,94845.9620,94845.78

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.[6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
5 April 2023[7]5 African National Congress African National Congress

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  6. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. Sussman, Wayne (2023-04-06). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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