Alfred Duma Local Municipality elections

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The Alfred Duma Local Municipality council consists of seventy-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-seven wards, while the remaining thirty-six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

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It was established for the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Emnambithi/Ladysmith and Indaka local municipalities. [1]

In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-six seats on the council, while in 2021, the Inkatha Freedom Party won a plurality of thirty-three seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP NPA Other
2016 election 46441611
2021 election 28353313

August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 62,83663.093264,42264.121446
Inkatha Freedom Party 21,75021.84321,82421.721316
Democratic Alliance 5,8875.9116,1346.1134
Economic Freedom Fighters 5,1455.1705,1485.1244
National Democratic Convention 9760.9801,0611.0611
National Peoples Ambassadors 9690.9707210.7211
Independent candidates 1,0121.0200
African Mantungwa Community 3280.3304960.4900
Freedom Front Plus 3160.3202530.2500
African Christian Democratic Party 2380.2402560.2500
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 70.0101510.1500
Congress of the People 1360.1400
Total99,600100.0036100,466100.003672
Valid votes99,60098.62100,46698.26
Invalid/blank votes1,3961.381,7761.74
Total votes100,996100.00102,242100.00
Registered voters/turnout164,35761.45164,35762.21

November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party 37,72344.192139,11445.731233
African National Congress 32,39437.951432,27837.741428
Economic Freedom Fighters 5,0825.9505,1856.0655
Democratic Alliance 3,3823.9623,6154.2313
National Freedom Party 1,4231.6701,4141.6511
National Peoples Ambassadors 7350.8609151.0711
African People's Movement 8531.0006590.7711
Independent candidates 1,4541.7000
Abantu Batho Congress 7000.8206050.7111
Justice and Employment Party 2880.3404070.4800
Freedom Front Plus 3540.4102510.2900
United Cultural Movement 2260.2602290.2700
African Christian Democratic Party 1880.2201900.2200
African Transformation Movement 1430.1702060.2400
National Democratic Convention 1680.2001400.1600
African Mantungwa Community 1370.1601220.1400
African People's Convention 920.1101080.1300
Congress of the People 250.030950.1100
Total85,367100.003785,533100.003673
Valid votes85,36798.6785,53398.51
Invalid/blank votes1,1541.331,2971.49
Total votes86,521100.0086,830100.00
Registered voters/turnout161,68853.51161,68853.70

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021. [4]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
28 Jun 2023 [5] 29 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

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References

  1. "The Local Government Handbook" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Alfred Duma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Alfred Duma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. Sussman, Wayne (29 June 2023). "JUNE BY-ELECTIONS: PA benefits from absent DA to trounce ANC in Joburg ward, but ruling party records crucial win over IFP in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 29 June 2023.