Abaqulusi Local Municipality elections

The Abaqulusi Local Municipality council within the South African Zululand District Municipality 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 election of 3 August 2016 no party obtained a majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) formed a government with the support of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).[1][2]

In the election of 1 November 2021 again no party obtained a majority, with the IFP obtaining a plurality of twenty-one seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP NFP Other Total
2000 election 7 5 - 27 - 0 39
2006 election 10 4 - 22 - 3 39
2011 election 17 3 - 16 7 1 44
2016 election 21 3 1 19 - 0 44
2021 election 14 2 3 21 4 1 45

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party19,87768.841620,06269.181127
African National Congress5,26218.2225,06417.4657
Democratic Alliance3,54012.2623,87513.3635
Independent candidates1970.6800
Total28,876100.002029,001100.001939
Valid votes28,87697.4829,00197.58
Invalid/blank votes7482.527202.42
Total votes29,624100.0029,721100.00
Registered voters/turnout66,02344.8766,02345.02

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party19,54554.981320,11157.25922
African National Congress9,55126.8749,67827.55610
Democratic Alliance3,2659.1823,3179.4424
National Democratic Convention1,2073.4001,3563.8611
Independent candidates1,4524.0811
African Christian Democratic Party5301.4906691.9011
Total35,550100.002035,131100.001939
Valid votes35,55098.0335,13197.03
Invalid/blank votes7131.971,0762.97
Total votes36,263100.0036,207100.00
Registered voters/turnout72,07650.3172,07650.23

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress19,08238.101019,50638.95717
Inkatha Freedom Party17,63935.221017,43434.81616
National Freedom Party8,15316.2808,23116.4477
Democratic Alliance3,1816.3523,4846.9613
Owethu Residents Organisation1,1872.3709571.9111
Freedom Front Plus4390.8801530.3100
African Christian Democratic Party2910.5802400.4800
Independent candidates1030.2100
Royal Loyal Progress120.020770.1500
Total50,087100.002250,082100.002244
Valid votes50,08798.3850,08298.49
Invalid/blank votes8251.627701.51
Total votes50,912100.0050,852100.00
Registered voters/turnout84,13160.5284,13160.44

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress24,66345.501125,51746.931021
Inkatha Freedom Party22,54641.59923,20242.681019
Democratic Alliance3,9907.3624,1837.6913
Economic Freedom Fighters8511.5709201.6911
Independent candidates1,6573.0600
Freedom Front Plus5000.9205451.0000
Total54,207100.002254,367100.002244
Valid votes54,20798.6654,36798.79
Invalid/blank votes7391.346651.21
Total votes54,946100.0055,032100.00
Registered voters/turnout97,88156.1497,88156.22

August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections

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In a by election held in March 2019 the ANC won a ward previously held by the IFP, reconstituting the council as follows:

Party Ward PR list Total
ANC 12 10 22
Inkatha Freedom Party 8 10 18
DA 2 1 3
Economic Freedom Fighters 0 1 1
Total 22 22 44

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party19,92144.071821,17546.62321
African National Congress13,99130.95414,19331.251014
National Freedom Party3,4387.6103,4227.5344
Economic Freedom Fighters2,3025.0902,4565.4133
Democratic Alliance2,2324.9412,3615.2012
Independent candidates1,5003.3200
Freedom Front Plus5731.2705521.2211
Abantu Batho Congress3500.7702930.6500
African Christian Democratic Party2480.5502550.5600
Development of Jobs in Vryheid2150.4801930.4200
African People's Movement2100.4601750.3900
Land Party570.1301060.2300
African Mantungwa Community720.160690.1500
African Transformation Movement510.110640.1400
The Organic Humanity Movement430.100410.0900
National People's Front30.010610.1300
Total45,206100.002345,416100.002245
Valid votes45,20698.5845,41698.67
Invalid/blank votes6501.426101.33
Total votes45,856100.0046,026100.00
Registered voters/turnout96,71947.4196,71947.59

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[8]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
30 November 2022 13 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party
5 April 2023[9] 12 African National Congress African National Congress
7 February 2024[10] 8 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

After the death of the previous IFP councillor in a car accident, a by-election was held on 30 November. The IFP candidate improved the party's showing, increasing their vote share from 34% to 59%.[11]

After the resignation of the ward 8 councillor, the resulting by-election saw the first electoral contest by the uMkhonto we Sizwe, which finished third, with 19%, behind the African National Congress (ANC) on 31%. The IFP retained the seat with 47%.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Abaqulusi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Abaqulusi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. ^ Sussman, Wayne (6 April 2023). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. ^ a b Sussman, Wayne (8 February 2024). "IFP retains Vryheid, KZN ward amid ANC gains, strong MK debut". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  11. ^ Sussman, Wayne (1 December 2022). "NOVEMBER BY-ELECTION: ANC posts strong results in rural KZN and Eastern Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 1 December 2022.