The Mohokare Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received. In the 2021 South African municipal elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2006 election | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2011 election | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 election | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2021 election | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 13 |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 5,901 | 75.06 | 5 | 6,007 | 76.53 | 3 | 8 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,164 | 14.81 | 0 | 1,172 | 14.93 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 436 | 5.55 | 0 | 442 | 5.63 | 1 | 1 | |
| Alliance 2000+ | 151 | 1.92 | 0 | 228 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 210 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7,862 | 100.00 | 5 | 7,849 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 | |
| Valid votes | 7,862 | 96.83 | 7,849 | 96.72 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 257 | 3.17 | 266 | 3.28 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,119 | 100.00 | 8,115 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 14,725 | 55.14 | 14,725 | 55.11 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 6,265 | 81.16 | 5 | 6,272 | 80.47 | 3 | 8 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 797 | 10.33 | 0 | 753 | 9.66 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 415 | 5.38 | 0 | 357 | 4.58 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 201 | 2.60 | 0 | 205 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 16 | 0.21 | 0 | 116 | 1.49 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 25 | 0.32 | 0 | 91 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 7,719 | 100.00 | 5 | 7,794 | 100.00 | 5 | 10 | |
| Valid votes | 7,719 | 97.75 | 7,794 | 97.63 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 178 | 2.25 | 189 | 2.37 | ||||
| Total votes | 7,897 | 100.00 | 7,983 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,469 | 47.95 | 16,469 | 48.47 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 8,016 | 80.23 | 6 | 8,110 | 81.20 | 3 | 9 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,322 | 13.23 | 0 | 1,293 | 12.95 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 305 | 3.05 | 0 | 285 | 2.85 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 171 | 1.71 | 0 | 156 | 1.56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 121 | 1.21 | 0 | 129 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Residents Front | 37 | 0.37 | 0 | 15 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent candidates | 19 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9,991 | 100.00 | 6 | 9,988 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 9,991 | 98.28 | 9,988 | 98.67 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 175 | 1.72 | 135 | 1.33 | ||||
| Total votes | 10,166 | 100.00 | 10,123 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,773 | 57.20 | 17,773 | 56.96 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 6,481 | 64.45 | 6 | 6,632 | 66.10 | 1 | 7 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,642 | 16.33 | 0 | 1,667 | 16.62 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,636 | 16.27 | 0 | 1,530 | 15.25 | 2 | 2 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 204 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independent candidates | 151 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Congress of the People | 122 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| United Residents Front | 24 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10,056 | 100.00 | 6 | 10,033 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
| Valid votes | 10,056 | 98.06 | 10,033 | 98.10 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 199 | 1.94 | 194 | 1.90 | ||||
| Total votes | 10,255 | 100.00 | 10,227 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 18,483 | 55.48 | 18,483 | 55.33 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 4,893 | 55.84 | 6 | 5,650 | 65.20 | 2 | 8 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,569 | 17.90 | 0 | 1,704 | 19.66 | 2 | 2 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 799 | 9.12 | 0 | 818 | 9.44 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 1,074 | 12.26 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Freedom Front Plus | 382 | 4.36 | 0 | 384 | 4.43 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Independent Movement | 17 | 0.19 | 0 | 60 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Residents Front | 19 | 0.22 | 0 | 22 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 10 | 0.11 | 0 | 28 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8,763 | 100.00 | 7 | 8,666 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 | |
| Valid votes | 8,763 | 97.78 | 8,666 | 96.89 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 199 | 2.22 | 278 | 3.11 | ||||
| Total votes | 8,962 | 100.00 | 8,944 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,838 | 50.24 | 17,838 | 50.14 | ||||