The Msinga Local Municipality council consists of forty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of twenty-seven seats on the council.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
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2000 election | 4 | 1 | - | 28 | 0 | 33 |
2006 election | 4 | 1 | - | 28 | 1 | 34 |
2011 election | 12 | 0 | - | 21 | 4 | 37 |
2016 election | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 36 |
2021 election | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 41 |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election. [1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 28,452 | 82.54 | 17 | 28,994 | 83.55 | 11 | 28 | |
African National Congress | 4,217 | 12.23 | 0 | 4,311 | 12.42 | 4 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,411 | 4.09 | 0 | 1,396 | 4.02 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 390 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 34,470 | 100.00 | 17 | 34,701 | 100.00 | 16 | 33 | |
Valid votes | 34,470 | 97.82 | 34,701 | 97.80 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 769 | 2.18 | 780 | 2.20 | ||||
Total votes | 35,239 | 100.00 | 35,481 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 57,758 | 61.01 | 57,758 | 61.43 |
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election. [2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 30,632 | 82.62 | 16 | 30,632 | 82.62 | 12 | 28 | |
African National Congress | 4,747 | 12.80 | 1 | 4,747 | 12.80 | 3 | 4 | |
National Democratic Convention | 956 | 2.58 | 0 | 956 | 2.58 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 739 | 1.99 | 0 | 739 | 1.99 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 37,074 | 100.00 | 17 | 37,074 | 100.00 | 17 | 34 | |
Valid votes | 37,074 | 98.20 | 37,074 | 98.20 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 681 | 1.80 | 681 | 1.80 | ||||
Total votes | 37,755 | 100.00 | 37,755 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 64,284 | 58.73 | 64,284 | 58.73 |
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election. [3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 28,210 | 56.02 | 17 | 27,958 | 55.57 | 4 | 21 | |
African National Congress | 15,952 | 31.68 | 2 | 16,516 | 32.83 | 10 | 12 | |
National Freedom Party | 5,060 | 10.05 | 0 | 5,136 | 10.21 | 4 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 715 | 1.42 | 0 | 484 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 418 | 0.83 | 0 | 221 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 50,355 | 100.00 | 19 | 50,315 | 100.00 | 18 | 37 | |
Valid votes | 50,355 | 98.35 | 50,315 | 98.10 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 844 | 1.65 | 977 | 1.90 | ||||
Total votes | 51,199 | 100.00 | 51,292 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 75,067 | 68.20 | 75,067 | 68.33 |
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election. [4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 37,233 | 65.66 | 18 | 37,851 | 66.62 | 6 | 24 | |
African National Congress | 18,083 | 31.89 | 0 | 18,092 | 31.84 | 12 | 12 | |
Democratic Alliance | 514 | 0.91 | 0 | 494 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 545 | 0.96 | 0 | 380 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 331 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 56,706 | 100.00 | 18 | 56,817 | 100.00 | 18 | 36 | |
Valid votes | 56,706 | 98.65 | 56,817 | 98.77 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 776 | 1.35 | 706 | 1.23 | ||||
Total votes | 57,482 | 100.00 | 57,523 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 85,368 | 67.33 | 85,368 | 67.38 |
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election. [5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 32,104 | 65.91 | 20 | 32,546 | 68.14 | 7 | 27 | |
African National Congress | 12,431 | 25.52 | 0 | 12,500 | 26.17 | 11 | 11 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 1,008 | 2.07 | 0 | 1,477 | 3.09 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,880 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Economic Freedom Fighters | 436 | 0.90 | 0 | 463 | 0.97 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 276 | 0.57 | 0 | 240 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | |
National Freedom Party | 208 | 0.43 | 0 | 120 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
Justice and Employment Party | 128 | 0.26 | 0 | 142 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 92 | 0.19 | 0 | 90 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
African Mantungwa Community | 62 | 0.13 | 0 | 53 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
National People's Front | 49 | 0.10 | 0 | 61 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 33 | 0.07 | 0 | 49 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 22 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 48,707 | 100.00 | 21 | 47,763 | 100.00 | 20 | 41 | |
Valid votes | 48,707 | 98.34 | 47,763 | 97.56 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 820 | 1.66 | 1,193 | 2.44 | ||||
Total votes | 49,527 | 100.00 | 48,956 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 86,107 | 57.52 | 86,107 | 56.85 |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. [6]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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30 November 2022 | 11 | Inkatha Freedom Party | Inkatha Freedom Party |
After the assassination of the previous IFP councillor in ward 11, a by-election was held on 30 November 2022. The IFP's candidate retained the seat for the party, winning 57% of the vote. [7]
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