Merafong City Local Municipality elections
The Merafong City Local Municipality council consists of fifty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation . Twenty-eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-eight wards , while the remaining twenty-seven 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 their majority of seats on the council
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 29,288 72.66 21 29,496 73.00 16 37 Democratic Alliance 7,133 17.70 5 7,150 17.70 4 9 United Democratic Movement 1,293 3.21 0 1,305 3.23 2 2 Inkatha Freedom Party 1,078 2.67 0 1,026 2.54 1 1 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 505 1.25 0 549 1.36 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 461 1.14 0 462 1.14 1 1 United Christian Democratic Party 129 0.32 0 246 0.61 0 0 Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 129 0.32 0 171 0.42 0 0 Independent candidates 292 0.72 0 0 Total 40,308 100.00 26 40,405 100.00 25 51 Valid votes 40,308 97.60 40,405 97.87 Invalid/blank votes 991 2.40 880 2.13 Total votes 41,299 100.00 41,285 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 83,998 49.17 83,998 49.15
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 14,430 65.42 21 14,298 65.05 12 33 Democratic Alliance 4,891 22.18 5 4,948 22.51 7 12 Freedom Front Plus 1,081 4.90 0 1,017 4.63 3 3 Inkatha Freedom Party 828 3.75 0 832 3.79 2 2 United Democratic Movement 566 2.57 0 582 2.65 1 1 Independent Democrats 144 0.65 0 121 0.55 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 52 0.24 0 130 0.59 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 64 0.29 0 52 0.24 0 0 Independent candidates 0 0.00 0 0 Total 22,056 100.00 26 21,980 100.00 25 51 Valid votes 22,056 98.28 21,980 98.05 Invalid/blank votes 385 1.72 436 1.95 Total votes 22,441 100.00 22,416 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 89,026 25.21 89,026 25.18
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 37,741 73.77 25 38,177 74.31 16 41 Democratic Alliance 10,126 19.79 3 10,081 19.62 8 11 Inkatha Freedom Party 848 1.66 0 763 1.49 1 1 Merafong Civic Association 619 1.21 0 570 1.11 1 1 Congress of the People 609 1.19 0 554 1.08 1 1 United Democratic Movement 497 0.97 0 426 0.83 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 377 0.74 0 313 0.61 0 0 Independent Ratepayers Association of SA 236 0.46 0 166 0.32 0 0 African People's Convention 36 0.07 0 187 0.36 0 0 National Freedom Party 33 0.06 0 139 0.27 0 0 Independent candidates 40 0.08 0 0 Total 51,162 100.00 28 51,376 100.00 28 56 Valid votes 51,162 97.90 51,376 98.41 Invalid/blank votes 1,096 2.10 829 1.59 Total votes 52,258 100.00 52,205 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 94,546 55.27 94,546 55.22
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 28,909 54.73 23 28,022 53.18 7 30 Democratic Alliance 11,488 21.75 5 11,425 21.68 7 12 Economic Freedom Fighters 8,564 16.21 0 8,509 16.15 9 9 African Independent Congress 600 1.14 0 1,653 3.14 1 1 Freedom Front Plus 1,053 1.99 0 1,072 2.03 1 1 Inkatha Freedom Party 726 1.37 0 711 1.35 1 1 United Democratic Movement 724 1.37 0 690 1.31 1 1 Independent candidates 341 0.65 0 0 Merafong Civic Association 124 0.23 0 203 0.39 0 0 Congress of the People 111 0.21 0 126 0.24 0 0 Independent Ratepayers Association of SA 76 0.14 0 72 0.14 0 0 Azanian People's Organisation 64 0.12 0 74 0.14 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 8 0.02 0 71 0.13 0 0 Patriotic Alliance 17 0.03 0 33 0.06 0 0 International Revelation Congress 12 0.02 0 31 0.06 0 0 Total 52,817 100.00 28 52,692 100.00 27 55 Valid votes 52,817 98.49 52,692 98.17 Invalid/blank votes 812 1.51 984 1.83 Total votes 53,629 100.00 53,676 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 99,964 53.65 99,964 53.70
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total Votes % Seats Votes % Seats African National Congress 18,863 48.26 21 19,316 49.68 6 27 Democratic Alliance 6,159 15.76 5 6,430 16.54 4 9 Economic Freedom Fighters 5,584 14.29 1 6,127 15.76 8 9 Freedom Front Plus 2,671 6.83 0 2,761 7.10 4 4 Merafong Agents of Change 1,218 3.12 0 1,356 3.49 2 2 Independent candidates 2,024 5.18 1 1 Inkatha Freedom Party 625 1.60 0 654 1.68 1 1 African Independent Congress 443 1.13 0 460 1.18 1 1 United Democratic Movement 395 1.01 0 402 1.03 1 1 Forum for Service Delivery 170 0.43 0 227 0.58 0 0 Patriotic Alliance 182 0.47 0 203 0.52 0 0 African Transformation Movement 165 0.42 0 192 0.49 0 0 African Christian Democratic Party 170 0.43 0 181 0.47 0 0 Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 133 0.34 0 148 0.38 0 0 International Revelation Congress 135 0.35 0 129 0.33 0 0 Congress of the People 29 0.07 0 116 0.30 0 0 Justice and Employment Party 45 0.12 0 65 0.17 0 0 National Freedom Party 53 0.14 0 57 0.15 0 0 United Christian Democratic Party 19 0.05 0 59 0.15 0 0 Total 39,083 100.00 28 38,883 100.00 27 55 Valid votes 39,083 98.06 38,883 97.41 Invalid/blank votes 772 1.94 1,033 2.59 Total votes 39,855 100.00 39,916 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 94,811 42.04 94,811 42.10
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[ 6]
After the murder of ward 4's independent councillor, Thabo Malatjie, in Lesotho, a by-election was held on 30 November. The ANC regained the seat, winning 62% of the vote.[ 8]
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