Thaba Chweu Local Municipality elections

The Thaba Chweu Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in South Africa. The council consists of twenty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fourteen wards, while the remaining thirteen 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 sixteen seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF FF+ PAC Other Total
2000 election 18 4 1 23
2006 election 18 3 1 1 0 23
2011 election 20 6 0 1 0 27
2016 election 17 7 2 0 0 1 27
2021 election 16 6 3 1 0 1 27

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress13,48978.821113,59979.27718
Democratic Alliance3,04917.8212,95717.2434
United Democratic Movement5763.3706003.5011
Total17,114100.001217,156100.001123
Valid votes17,11497.7917,15697.98
Invalid/blank votes3862.213542.02
Total votes17,500100.0017,510100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,04547.2437,04547.27

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress13,79776.611113,82776.59718
Democratic Alliance2,65514.7412,74415.2023
Freedom Front Plus6723.7307113.9411
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania6893.8305803.2111
Independent Democrats1971.0901911.0600
Total18,010100.001218,053100.001123
Valid votes18,01098.3618,05398.28
Invalid/blank votes3011.643161.72
Total votes18,311100.0018,369100.00
Registered voters/turnout41,72043.8941,72044.03

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress16,99871.161217,68674.05820
Democratic Alliance4,78120.0224,76619.9546
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania3611.5104451.8611
Freedom Front Plus4211.7603661.5300
Congress of the People3591.5003771.5800
Independent candidates7102.9700
African People's Convention2571.0802441.0200
Total23,887100.001423,884100.001327
Valid votes23,88797.9723,88497.85
Invalid/blank votes4952.035242.15
Total votes24,382100.0024,408100.00
Registered voters/turnout45,62453.4445,62453.50

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress16,72261.721117,00062.35617
Democratic Alliance6,55624.2036,60624.2347
Economic Freedom Fighters1,9637.2502,0167.3922
Bushbuckridge Residents Association4591.6907632.8011
Freedom Front Plus4631.7104871.7900
Independent candidates5151.9000
African People's Convention1430.5301320.4800
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1030.380970.3600
Congress of the People990.370720.2600
African Christian Democratic Party710.260940.3400
Total27,094100.001427,267100.001327
Valid votes27,09497.7927,26798.47
Invalid/blank votes6132.214251.53
Total votes27,707100.0027,692100.00
Registered voters/turnout51,54953.7551,54953.72

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress12,55258.051212,69958.61416
Democratic Alliance4,74421.9424,73021.8346
Economic Freedom Fighters2,43511.2602,57011.8633
Freedom Front Plus7733.5707933.6611
African Unified Movement3001.3902821.3011
African Christian Democratic Party2811.3002701.2500
Independent candidates3051.4100
African People's Convention1150.530840.3900
Power of Africans Unity950.440950.4400
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania110.050660.3000
African Transformation Movement100.050380.1800
Better Residents Association20.010410.1900
Total21,623100.001421,668100.001327
Valid votes21,62398.4721,66898.38
Invalid/blank votes3371.533571.62
Total votes21,960100.0022,025100.00
Registered voters/turnout50,95943.0950,95943.22

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since November 2021.

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
16 March 2022[6] 6 African National Congress African Unified Movement
25 October 2023[7] 6 African Unified Movement African National Congress

After the March 2022 by-election, the council was reconfigured as below, before returning to its 2021 makeup after the October 2023 by-election:[8]

PartySeats
WardListTotal
African National Congress11415
Democratic Alliance246
Economic Freedom Fighters033
African Unified Movement112
Freedom Front Plus011
Total141327

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Thaba Chweu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Thaba Chweu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Thaba Chweu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Thaba Chweu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Thaba Chweu". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2023-10-26). "October by-elections: ANC wins back seats in KZN, Mpumalanga". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  8. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2022-03-17). "BY-ELECTION RESULTS: Ex-ANC councillor in Mpumalanga wins back his seat, but for a rival party". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2022-07-12.