Midvaal Local Municipality elections
The Midvaal Local Municipality council consists of thirty members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifteen wards, while the remaining fifteen 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 Democratic Alliance (DA) won a majority of nineteen seats on the council.
Results
[edit]The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 6 | 9 | - | 1 | 2 | 18 |
2006 election | 8 | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | 19 |
2011 election | 11 | 15 | - | 1 | 0 | 27 |
2016 election | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
2021 election | 6 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
December 2000 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Democratic Alliance | 7,831 | 52.06 | 5 | 8,097 | 55.50 | 4 | 9 | |
African National Congress | 4,846 | 32.21 | 3 | 5,040 | 34.54 | 3 | 6 | |
Alliance of Independents Midvaal | 912 | 6.06 | 0 | 626 | 4.29 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 677 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 331 | 2.20 | 0 | 342 | 2.34 | 1 | 1 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 160 | 1.06 | 0 | 212 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 188 | 1.25 | 0 | 139 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 98 | 0.65 | 0 | 134 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 15,043 | 100.00 | 9 | 14,590 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 | |
Valid votes | 15,043 | 97.61 | 14,590 | 95.42 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 369 | 2.39 | 701 | 4.58 | ||||
Total votes | 15,412 | 100.00 | 15,291 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 30,803 | 50.03 | 30,803 | 49.64 |
March 2006 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Democratic Alliance | 11,908 | 55.40 | 6 | 11,892 | 56.00 | 5 | 11 | |
African National Congress | 8,165 | 37.99 | 4 | 8,289 | 39.04 | 4 | 8 | |
People's Forum | 299 | 1.39 | 0 | 287 | 1.35 | 0 | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 260 | 1.21 | 0 | 306 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 421 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 174 | 0.81 | 0 | 161 | 0.76 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Democrats | 141 | 0.66 | 0 | 145 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 127 | 0.59 | 0 | 154 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 21,495 | 100.00 | 10 | 21,234 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 | |
Valid votes | 21,495 | 98.63 | 21,234 | 97.57 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 299 | 1.37 | 529 | 2.43 | ||||
Total votes | 21,794 | 100.00 | 21,763 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 38,552 | 56.53 | 38,552 | 56.45 |
May 2011 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Democratic Alliance | 18,271 | 56.58 | 9 | 18,186 | 56.20 | 6 | 15 | |
African National Congress | 13,256 | 41.05 | 5 | 13,525 | 41.80 | 6 | 11 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 316 | 0.98 | 0 | 254 | 0.78 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 237 | 0.73 | 0 | 106 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 101 | 0.31 | 0 | 150 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | |
National Freedom Party | 48 | 0.15 | 0 | 52 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 87 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 65 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 32,294 | 100.00 | 14 | 32,360 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
Valid votes | 32,294 | 98.84 | 32,360 | 98.87 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 379 | 1.16 | 369 | 1.13 | ||||
Total votes | 32,673 | 100.00 | 32,729 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 47,961 | 68.12 | 47,961 | 68.24 |
August 2016 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Democratic Alliance | 21,346 | 59.61 | 11 | 21,426 | 59.80 | 6 | 17 | |
African National Congress | 11,487 | 32.08 | 4 | 11,497 | 32.09 | 5 | 9 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,731 | 4.83 | 0 | 1,706 | 4.76 | 2 | 2 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 1,088 | 3.04 | 0 | 1,053 | 2.94 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 159 | 0.44 | 0 | 150 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 35,811 | 100.00 | 15 | 35,832 | 100.00 | 14 | 29 | |
Valid votes | 35,811 | 99.21 | 35,832 | 99.23 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 286 | 0.79 | 278 | 0.77 | ||||
Total votes | 36,097 | 100.00 | 36,110 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 54,978 | 65.66 | 54,978 | 65.68 |
November 2021 election
[edit]The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Democratic Alliance | 19,384 | 62.44 | 12 | 19,471 | 62.95 | 7 | 19 | |
African National Congress | 6,613 | 21.30 | 3 | 6,515 | 21.06 | 3 | 6 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 1,963 | 6.32 | 0 | 1,909 | 6.17 | 2 | 2 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,589 | 5.12 | 0 | 1,529 | 4.94 | 2 | 2 | |
Transformative Youth Movement | 589 | 1.90 | 0 | 537 | 1.74 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 219 | 0.71 | 0 | 262 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 181 | 0.58 | 0 | 199 | 0.64 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 84 | 0.27 | 0 | 111 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | |
United Independent Movement | 64 | 0.21 | 0 | 89 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 62 | 0.20 | 0 | 87 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 62 | 0.20 | 0 | 84 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 105 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Community Solidarity Association | 52 | 0.17 | 0 | 48 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Africa Restoration Alliance | 45 | 0.14 | 0 | 42 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
New Horizon Movement | 20 | 0.06 | 0 | 24 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization | 13 | 0.04 | 0 | 26 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 31,045 | 100.00 | 15 | 30,933 | 100.00 | 15 | 30 | |
Valid votes | 31,045 | 98.90 | 30,933 | 98.76 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 344 | 1.10 | 388 | 1.24 | ||||
Total votes | 31,389 | 100.00 | 31,321 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 58,122 | 54.01 | 58,122 | 53.89 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Midvaal". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Midvaal". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Midvaal". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Midvaal". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Midvaal". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.