Kopanong Local Municipality elections

The Kopanong Local Municipality council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 eleven seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF Other Total
2000 election 10 4 - 0 14
2006 election 11 2 - 1 14
2011 election 10 3 - 2 15
2016 election 11 3 1 0 15
2021 election 11 3 2 1 17

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 Congress8,32765.9878,78970.14310
Democratic Alliance3,26525.8703,41427.2544
Independent candidates8266.5500
Alliance 2000+2021.6003272.6100
Total12,620100.00712,530100.00714
Valid votes12,62096.9712,53096.36
Invalid/blank votes3943.034733.64
Total votes13,014100.0013,003100.00
Registered voters/turnout21,85759.5421,85759.49

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 Congress10,17076.47710,15576.90411
Democratic Alliance2,01415.1402,03015.3722
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania5273.9604943.7411
Freedom Front Plus4993.7504293.2500
African Christian Democratic Party390.290980.7400
Independent candidates510.3800
Total13,300100.00713,206100.00714
Valid votes13,30098.1513,20698.32
Invalid/blank votes2511.852251.68
Total votes13,551100.0013,431100.00
Registered voters/turnout23,77157.0123,77156.50

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 Congress11,00467.15711,17772.72310
Democratic Alliance2,83617.3102,63617.1533
Congress of the People9025.5001,2808.3311
Independent candidates1,3087.9811
Freedom Front Plus2921.7802361.5400
United Residents Front450.270410.2700
Total16,387100.00815,370100.00715
Valid votes16,38798.0315,37092.14
Invalid/blank votes3291.971,3127.86
Total votes16,716100.0016,682100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,15766.4525,15766.31

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 Congress10,75168.12811,18270.91311
Democratic Alliance2,71717.2102,83317.9733
Economic Freedom Fighters9996.3301,3488.5511
Independent candidates7704.8800
Freedom Front Plus3652.3103552.2500
Congress of the People1811.1500
United Residents Front510.3200
Total15,783100.00815,769100.00715
Valid votes15,78397.9415,76997.85
Invalid/blank votes3322.063462.15
Total votes16,115100.0016,115100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,90862.2025,90862.20

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 Congress7,83565.1598,05566.93211
Democratic Alliance1,99616.6001,96716.3433
Economic Freedom Fighters1,1209.3101,29910.7922
Freedom Front Plus6245.1906265.2011
Independent candidates4033.3500
African Transformation Movement480.400880.7300
Total12,026100.00912,035100.00817
Valid votes12,02697.9112,03597.45
Invalid/blank votes2572.093152.55
Total votes12,283100.0012,350100.00
Registered voters/turnout24,96749.2024,96749.47

References

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