The Moqhaka Local Municipality council consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

In the 2021 South African municipal election the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC COPE DA EFF FF+ PAC Other Total
2000 election 37-9--1148
2006 election 38-7-22150
2011 election 34311-1-150
2016 election 2711142-045
2021 election 2201053-444

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress29,80075.092030,37376.891737
Democratic Alliance6,74717.0047,11118.0059
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania7972.0108222.0811
Independent candidates1,4513.6600
Azanian People's Organisation4131.0404911.2411
United Democratic Movement4721.1903941.0000
African Christian Democratic Party80.0203130.7900
Total39,688100.002439,504100.002448
Valid votes39,68898.0539,50497.76
Invalid/blank votes7881.959052.24
Total votes40,476100.0040,409100.00
Registered voters/turnout80,09450.5480,09450.45

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress26,67874.932127,18476.861738
Democratic Alliance4,79413.4644,77413.5037
Freedom Front Plus1,2443.4901,2823.6222
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1,1343.1809932.8122
African Christian Democratic Party6711.8805521.5611
Independent candidates6971.9600
Azanian People's Organisation2600.7303490.9900
Socialist Party of Azania1270.3602360.6700
Total35,605100.002535,370100.002550
Valid votes35,60598.1235,37097.71
Invalid/blank votes6811.888292.29
Total votes36,286100.0036,199100.00
Registered voters/turnout82,19544.1582,19544.04

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress29,08667.232129,78467.871334
Democratic Alliance9,65322.3149,68422.07711
Congress of the People2,4025.5502,8146.4133
Freedom Front Plus1,0602.4507001.6011
African People's Convention3650.8403710.8511
African Christian Democratic Party2700.6202550.5800
Azanian People's Organisation2200.5102760.6300
Independent candidates2080.4800
Total43,264100.002543,884100.002550
Valid votes43,26497.6043,88498.28
Invalid/blank votes1,0652.407691.72
Total votes44,329100.0044,653100.00
Registered voters/turnout81,61754.3181,61754.71

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress25,18860.282025,08459.93727
Democratic Alliance10,35024.77310,39724.84811
Economic Freedom Fighters3,3017.9003,4518.2444
Freedom Front Plus1,4623.5001,3693.2722
Congress of the People8822.1108191.9611
African People's Convention1270.3002320.5500
African Christian Democratic Party1700.4101750.4200
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1710.4101550.3700
Azanian People's Organisation1080.2601750.4200
Independent candidates250.0600
Total41,784100.002341,857100.002245
Valid votes41,78498.4341,85798.34
Invalid/blank votes6661.577051.66
Total votes42,450100.0042,562100.00
Registered voters/turnout81,06952.3681,06952.50

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress15,70349.931915,47749.17322
Democratic Alliance6,66921.2136,66921.19710
Economic Freedom Fighters3,55311.3003,70511.7755
Moqhaka Community Forum1,7975.7102,2317.0933
Freedom Front Plus1,8635.9201,9576.2233
Power of Africans Unity5021.6004811.5311
Independent candidates6292.0000
Congress of the People2970.9403100.9800
African Christian Democratic Party1480.4702770.8800
Independent South African National Civic Organisation950.3001090.3500
African Transformation Movement830.2601090.3500
Inkatha Freedom Party120.0401130.3600
Azanian People's Organisation900.2900
Forum for Service Delivery90.030410.1300
Total31,450100.002231,479100.002244
Valid votes31,45097.9631,47998.05
Invalid/blank votes6542.046251.95
Total votes32,104100.0032,104100.00
Registered voters/turnout76,37842.0376,37842.03

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Moqhaka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Moqhaka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Moqhaka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Moqhaka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Moqhaka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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