Makana Local Municipality elections

Last updated January 08, 2023

The Makana Local Municipality 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 fourteen seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	20	3	—	1	24
2006 election	20	4	—	0	24
2011 election	20	6	—	2	28
2016 election	17	8	2	0	27
2021 election	14	5	2	6	27

December 2000 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	18,118	82.00	11	18,173	82.02	9	20
	Democratic Alliance	3,026	13.69	1	3,155	14.24	2	3
	African Christian Democratic Party	481	2.18	0	411	1.85	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	471	2.13	0	418	1.89	0	0
Total		22,096	100.00	12	22,157	100.00	12	24

Valid votes		22,096	98.17		22,157	98.44
Invalid/blank votes		411	1.83		351	1.56
Total votes		22,507	100.00		22,508	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		39,034	57.66		39,034	57.66

March 2006 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	17,981	80.89	11	17,977	80.91	9	20
	Democratic Alliance	3,169	14.26	1	3,103	13.97	3	4
	African Christian Democratic Party	330	1.48	0	292	1.31	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	249	1.12	0	238	1.07	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	212	0.95	0	230	1.04	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	196	0.88	0	246	1.11	0	0
	Independent Democrats	33	0.15	0	133	0.60	0	0
	Independent candidates	59	0.27	0				0
Total		22,229	100.00	12	22,219	100.00	12	24

Valid votes		22,229	98.54		22,219	98.48
Invalid/blank votes		330	1.46		343	1.52
Total votes		22,559	100.00		22,562	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		43,059	52.39		43,059	52.40

May 2011 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	17,451	71.79	10	18,106	73.31	10	20
	Democratic Alliance	5,035	20.71	4	5,074	20.54	2	6
	Congress of the People	798	3.28	0	690	2.79	1	1
	Makana Independent New Deal	593	2.44	0	483	1.96	1	1
	Azanian People's Organisation	302	1.24	0	346	1.40	0	0
	Independent candidates	130	0.53	0				0
Total		24,309	100.00	14	24,699	100.00	14	28

Valid votes		24,309	98.05		24,699	98.64
Invalid/blank votes		483	1.95		341	1.36
Total votes		24,792	100.00		25,040	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		44,876	55.25		44,876	55.80

August 2016 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	14,087	60.81	11	15,078	62.83	6	17
	Democratic Alliance	6,911	29.83	3	7,134	29.73	5	8
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,127	4.87	0	1,382	5.76	2	2
	Independent candidates	898	3.88	0				0
	Azanian People's Organisation	142	0.61	0	208	0.87	0	0
	United Democratic Movement				195	0.81	0	0
Total		23,165	100.00	14	23,997	100.00	13	27

Valid votes		23,165	98.46		23,997	98.35
Invalid/blank votes		363	1.54		402	1.65
Total votes		23,528	100.00		24,399	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		46,398	50.71		46,398	52.59

November 2021 election

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	9,341	49.53	11	9,333	51.82	3	14
	Makana Citizens Front	3,277	17.38	0	3,396	18.86	5	5
	Democratic Alliance	3,127	16.58	2	3,182	17.67	3	5
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,130	5.99	0	1,050	5.83	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,099	5.83	1				1
	Makana Independent New Deal	330	1.75	0	371	2.06	0	0
	Patriotic Alliance	184	0.98	0	222	1.23	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	142	0.75	0	172	0.95	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	135	0.72	0	136	0.76	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	95	0.50	0	149	0.83	0	0
Total		18,860	100.00	14	18,011	100.00	13	27

Valid votes		18,860	98.13		18,011	96.09
Invalid/blank votes		360	1.87		732	3.91
Total votes		19,220	100.00		18,743	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		43,664	44.02		43,664	42.93

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References

↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Makana". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

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