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
2000 election 230-22027
2006 election 280-11131
2011 election 301-11134
2016 election 2841-1034
2021 election 2822-1134

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress16,80383.031222,74086.011123
United Democratic Movement1,3716.7711,6706.3212
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,5547.6811,4545.5012
Democratic Alliance2101.0405762.1800
Independent candidates3001.4800
Total20,238100.001426,440100.001327
Valid votes20,23891.7626,44098.09
Invalid/blank votes1,8188.245161.91
Total votes22,056100.0026,956100.00
Registered voters/turnout48,48745.4948,48755.59

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress29,61889.001529,78991.381328
United Democratic Movement1,2983.9001,5454.7411
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania7522.2608532.6211
Independent candidates1,1233.3711
Democratic Alliance4861.4604121.2600
Total33,277100.001632,599100.001531
Valid votes33,27797.8432,59996.73
Invalid/blank votes7332.161,1013.27
Total votes34,010100.0033,700100.00
Registered voters/turnout57,91058.7357,91058.19

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress28,52180.091729,91686.711330
Independent candidates3,2889.2300
Democratic Alliance1,2173.4201,6224.7011
United Democratic Movement1,0823.0408912.5811
Congress of the People5001.4001,0863.1511
Pan Africanist Movement5791.6305621.6311
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania4221.1904231.2300
Total35,609100.001734,500100.001734
Valid votes35,60997.9734,50095.62
Invalid/blank votes7392.031,5814.38
Total votes36,348100.0036,081100.00
Registered voters/turnout58,10562.5658,10562.10

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress29,48982.191729,44982.191128
Democratic Alliance4,20111.7104,01911.2244
Economic Freedom Fighters9122.5409832.7411
United Democratic Movement7832.1807332.0511
African People's Convention2520.7002820.7900
Pan Africanist Movement1810.5002430.6800
Congress of the People630.1801220.3400
Total35,881100.001735,831100.001734
Valid votes35,88197.8435,83197.74
Invalid/blank votes7942.168302.26
Total votes36,675100.0036,661100.00
Registered voters/turnout61,47159.6661,47159.64

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress24,40579.731724,92681.521128
Democratic Alliance1,8896.1701,9466.3622
Economic Freedom Fighters1,6085.2501,6345.3422
United Democratic Movement6202.0307672.5111
Independent South African National Civic Organisation6192.0207032.3011
Independent candidates1,0033.2800
African Transformation Movement2590.8504221.3800
African People's Convention2050.6701790.5900
Total30,608100.001730,577100.001734
Valid votes30,60898.0430,57797.89
Invalid/blank votes6111.966602.11
Total votes31,219100.0031,237100.00
Registered voters/turnout59,23052.7159,23052.74

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Emalahleni". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
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