Matatiele Local Municipality elections

The Matatiele Local Municipality council consists of fifty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-seven wards, while the remaining twenty-seven 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 forty seats.

In 2006 and 2011, the largest opposition party was the locally founded African Independent Congress, protesting against the inclusion of Matatiele in the Eastern Cape rather than KwaZulu-Natal.[1]

Results

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

Event AIC ANC DA EFF UDM Other Total
2006 election 10 36 1 - 1 0 48
2011 election 7 39 3 - 1 2 52
2016 election 4 38 5 3 1 0 51
2021 election 2 40 3 7 1 1 54

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 Congress35,44374.972434,90272.841236
African Independent Congress9,51120.12010,34521.591010
United Democratic Movement1,2932.7401,5503.2311
Democratic Alliance8511.8008471.7711
United Independent Front2740.5700
Independent candidates1770.3700
Total47,275100.002447,918100.002448
Valid votes47,27596.8147,91896.79
Invalid/blank votes1,5583.191,5873.21
Total votes48,833100.0049,505100.00
Registered voters/turnout85,32557.2385,32558.02

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 Congress36,00069.822637,78674.181339
African Independent Congress6,39512.4007,10913.9677
Democratic Alliance2,3874.6302,4814.8733
Congress of the People1,8543.6002,0023.9322
Independent candidates3,8447.4600
United Democratic Movement1,0802.0901,5573.0611
Total51,560100.002650,935100.002652
Valid votes51,56096.4850,93594.58
Invalid/blank votes1,8823.522,9185.42
Total votes53,442100.0053,853100.00
Registered voters/turnout89,85659.4889,85659.93

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 Congress40,77272.692641,68474.441238
Democratic Alliance5,3499.5404,5228.0855
African Independent Congress4,0687.2503,9187.0044
Economic Freedom Fighters3,8156.8003,8106.8033
United Democratic Movement6311.1201,5362.7411
Independent candidates1,0921.9500
African People's Convention3200.5703820.6800
His Lordship to Save and Lead Party440.0801450.2600
Total56,091100.002655,997100.002551
Valid votes56,09197.0055,99796.82
Invalid/blank votes1,7343.001,8373.18
Total votes57,825100.0057,834100.00
Registered voters/turnout97,53559.2997,53559.30

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 Congress36,87572.882736,98273.041340
Economic Freedom Fighters6,03811.9305,95411.7677
Democratic Alliance2,6165.1702,6405.2133
African Independent Congress9591.9001,8013.5622
African Transformation Movement8851.7508811.7411
United Democratic Movement6601.3006681.3211
Independent candidates1,1592.2900
Socialist Party of South Africa2990.5903530.7000
Independent South African National Civic Organisation3640.7202860.5600
Batho Pele Movement3490.6902500.4900
Patriotic Alliance1240.2501680.3300
Inkatha Freedom Party10.0002440.4800
African People's Convention770.1501310.2600
Arusha Economic Coalition380.0801270.2500
His Lordship to Save and Lead Party950.190600.1200
Socialist Revolutionary Workers Party560.110880.1700
Total50,595100.002750,633100.002754
Valid votes50,59597.7050,63397.44
Invalid/blank votes1,1932.301,3282.56
Total votes51,788100.0051,961100.00
Registered voters/turnout99,23252.1999,23252.36

References

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  1. ^ "Rise against incompetent leaders: AIC". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Matatiele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Matatiele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Matatiele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Matatiele". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 18 December 2021.