The Maquassi Hills Local Municipality council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 thirteen seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | MHG | EFF | FSD | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
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2000 election | 10 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 15 |
2006 election | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
2011 election | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 21 |
2016 election | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 22 |
2021 election | 13 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 22 |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 8,015 | 61.70 | 7 | 8,487 | 65.15 | 3 | 10 | |
Die Maquassi Hills/Rante Gemeenskapsvereniging | 2,468 | 19.00 | 1 | 1,954 | 15.00 | 2 | 3 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,577 | 12.14 | 0 | 1,664 | 12.77 | 2 | 2 | |
Democratic Alliance | 230 | 1.77 | 0 | 783 | 6.01 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 618 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | ||||
United Christian Democratic Party | 82 | 0.63 | 0 | 139 | 1.07 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 12,990 | 100.00 | 8 | 13,027 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
Valid votes | 12,990 | 97.02 | 13,027 | 97.08 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 399 | 2.98 | 392 | 2.92 | ||||
Total votes | 13,389 | 100.00 | 13,419 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 26,151 | 51.20 | 26,151 | 51.31 |
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 14,065 | 81.23 | 8 | 13,850 | 80.98 | 5 | 13 | |
Democratic Alliance | 823 | 4.75 | 0 | 985 | 5.76 | 1 | 1 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 891 | 5.15 | 0 | 826 | 4.83 | 1 | 1 | |
Die Maquassi Hills/Rante Gemeenskapsvereniging | 835 | 4.82 | 0 | 688 | 4.02 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 400 | 2.31 | 0 | 403 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 302 | 1.74 | 0 | 351 | 2.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 17,316 | 100.00 | 8 | 17,103 | 100.00 | 8 | 16 | |
Valid votes | 17,316 | 98.01 | 17,103 | 97.01 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 352 | 1.99 | 528 | 2.99 | ||||
Total votes | 17,668 | 100.00 | 17,631 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 33,460 | 52.80 | 33,460 | 52.69 |
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 14,880 | 76.42 | 10 | 15,410 | 79.82 | 7 | 17 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,904 | 14.91 | 1 | 2,883 | 14.93 | 2 | 3 | |
Congress of the People | 462 | 2.37 | 0 | 444 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 747 | 3.84 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Lebaleng Communist Party | 226 | 1.16 | 0 | 343 | 1.78 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 253 | 1.30 | 0 | 225 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 19,472 | 100.00 | 11 | 19,305 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 | |
Valid votes | 19,472 | 97.21 | 19,305 | 96.28 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 558 | 2.79 | 745 | 3.72 | ||||
Total votes | 20,030 | 100.00 | 20,050 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 35,126 | 57.02 | 35,126 | 57.08 |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 13,465 | 64.98 | 10 | 13,320 | 64.55 | 4 | 14 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,750 | 13.27 | 1 | 2,785 | 13.50 | 2 | 3 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,264 | 10.93 | 0 | 2,285 | 11.07 | 2 | 2 | |
Forum for Service Delivery | 1,492 | 7.20 | 0 | 1,467 | 7.11 | 2 | 2 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 447 | 2.16 | 0 | 475 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | |
Lebaleng Communist Party | 143 | 0.69 | 0 | 146 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 32 | 0.15 | 0 | 91 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 57 | 0.28 | 0 | 66 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 72 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 20,722 | 100.00 | 11 | 20,635 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 | |
Valid votes | 20,722 | 96.86 | 20,635 | 96.73 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 672 | 3.14 | 697 | 3.27 | ||||
Total votes | 21,394 | 100.00 | 21,332 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 37,475 | 57.09 | 37,475 | 56.92 |
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 10,628 | 62.70 | 11 | 9,877 | 58.59 | 2 | 13 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,616 | 15.43 | 0 | 2,643 | 15.68 | 4 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,887 | 11.13 | 0 | 1,826 | 10.83 | 2 | 2 | |
South African Political Association | 648 | 3.82 | 0 | 786 | 4.66 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 597 | 3.52 | 0 | 625 | 3.71 | 1 | 1 | |
Forum for Service Delivery | 343 | 2.02 | 0 | 318 | 1.89 | 1 | 1 | |
African Independent Congress | 552 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Freedom Revolution | 177 | 1.04 | 0 | 161 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 10 | 0.06 | 0 | 41 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
United Christian Democratic Party | 15 | 0.09 | 0 | 28 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 30 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 16,951 | 100.00 | 11 | 16,857 | 100.00 | 11 | 22 | |
Valid votes | 16,951 | 97.57 | 16,857 | 97.28 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 423 | 2.43 | 472 | 2.72 | ||||
Total votes | 17,374 | 100.00 | 17,329 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 36,602 | 47.47 | 36,602 | 47.34 |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021. [6]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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27 September 2023 [7] | 3 | African National Congress | Economic Freedom Fighters | ||
4 Dec 2024 [8] | 5 | African National Congress | Democratic Alliance | ||
The African National Congress lost its majority following its by-election defeat to the Democratic Alliance on 4 December 2024. [8]
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