Maquassi Hills Local Municipality elections

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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.

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Results

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

Event ANC DA MHG EFF FSD FF+ PAC OtherTotal
2000 election 10032015
2006 election 131101016
2011 election 173121
2016 election 143221022
2021 election 132411122

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 8,01561.7078,48765.15310
Die Maquassi Hills/Rante Gemeenskapsvereniging 2,46819.0011,95415.0023
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 1,57712.1401,66412.7722
Democratic Alliance 2301.7707836.0100
Independent candidates 6184.7600
United Christian Democratic Party 820.6301391.0700
Total12,990100.00813,027100.00715
Valid votes12,99097.0213,02797.08
Invalid/blank votes3992.983922.92
Total votes13,389100.0013,419100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,15151.2026,15151.31

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 14,06581.23813,85080.98513
Democratic Alliance 8234.7509855.7611
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 8915.1508264.8311
Die Maquassi Hills/Rante Gemeenskapsvereniging 8354.8206884.0211
Freedom Front Plus 4002.3104032.3600
United Christian Democratic Party 3021.7403512.0500
Total17,316100.00817,103100.00816
Valid votes17,31698.0117,10397.01
Invalid/blank votes3521.995282.99
Total votes17,668100.0017,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout33,46052.8033,46052.69

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 14,88076.421015,41079.82717
Democratic Alliance 2,90414.9112,88314.9323
Congress of the People 4622.3704442.3011
Independent candidates 7473.8400
Lebaleng Communist Party 2261.1603431.7800
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa 2531.3002251.1700
Total19,472100.001119,305100.001021
Valid votes19,47297.2119,30596.28
Invalid/blank votes5582.797453.72
Total votes20,030100.0020,050100.00
Registered voters/turnout35,12657.0235,12657.08

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 13,46564.981013,32064.55414
Democratic Alliance 2,75013.2712,78513.5023
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,26410.9302,28511.0722
Forum for Service Delivery 1,4927.2001,4677.1122
Freedom Front Plus 4472.1604752.3011
Lebaleng Communist Party 1430.6901460.7100
Patriotic Alliance 320.150910.4400
United Christian Democratic Party 570.280660.3200
Independent candidates 720.3500
Total20,722100.001120,635100.001122
Valid votes20,72296.8620,63596.73
Invalid/blank votes6723.146973.27
Total votes21,394100.0021,332100.00
Registered voters/turnout37,47557.0937,47556.92

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress 10,62862.70119,87758.59213
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,61615.4302,64315.6844
Democratic Alliance 1,88711.1301,82610.8322
South African Political Association 6483.8207864.6611
Freedom Front Plus 5973.5206253.7111
Forum for Service Delivery 3432.0203181.8911
African Independent Congress 5523.2700
African Freedom Revolution 1771.0401610.9600
African Transformation Movement 100.060410.2400
United Christian Democratic Party 150.090280.1700
Independent candidates 300.1800
Total16,951100.001116,857100.001122
Valid votes16,95197.5716,85797.28
Invalid/blank votes4232.434722.72
Total votes17,374100.0017,329100.00
Registered voters/turnout36,60247.4736,60247.34

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021. [6]

DateWardParty of the previous councillorParty of the newly elected councillor
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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