Ngqushwa Local Municipality elections

Last updated February 26, 2022

The Ngqushwa Local Municipality council consists of twenty-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve 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 eighteen seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	26	—	—	1	27
2006 election	26	1	—	0	27
2011 election	24	1	—	0	25
2016 election	20	1	2	0	23
2021 election	18	1	3	1	23

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	1,694	90.69	14	21,826	95.88	12	26
	United Democratic Movement	174	9.31	0	939	4.12	1	1
Total		1,868	100.00	14	22,765	100.00	13	27

Valid votes		1,868	97.85		22,765	97.59
Invalid/blank votes		41	2.15		561	2.41
Total votes		1,909	100.00		23,326	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		41,820	4.56		41,820	55.78

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	11,726	83.41	14	23,393	96.51	12	26
	Independent candidates	2,050	14.58	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	282	2.01	0	847	3.49	1	1
Total		14,058	100.00	14	24,240	100.00	13	27

Valid votes		14,058	97.98		24,240	95.42
Invalid/blank votes		290	2.02		1,164	4.58
Total votes		14,348	100.00		25,404	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		43,660	32.86		43,660	58.19

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	18,044	96.00	13	18,200	95.44	11	24
	Democratic Alliance	215	1.14	0	618	3.24	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	536	2.85	0	252	1.32	0	0
Total		18,795	100.00	13	19,070	100.00	12	25

Valid votes		18,795	95.65		19,070	97.04
Invalid/blank votes		854	4.35		582	2.96
Total votes		19,649	100.00		19,652	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		42,100	46.67		42,100	46.68

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	17,686	80.69	12	19,199	88.13	8	20
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,662	7.58	0	1,830	8.40	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,865	8.51	0				0
	Democratic Alliance	572	2.61	0	638	2.93	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	133	0.61	0	119	0.55	0	0
Total		21,918	100.00	12	21,786	100.00	11	23

Valid votes		21,918	98.07		21,786	97.78
Invalid/blank votes		432	1.93		495	2.22
Total votes		22,350	100.00		22,281	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		38,945	57.39		38,945	57.21

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	13,752	74.66	11	14,561	81.29	7	18
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,849	10.04	0	2,245	12.53	3	3
	Independent candidates	2,057	11.17	1				1
	Democratic Alliance	448	2.43	0	517	2.89	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	247	1.34	0	355	1.98	0	0
	Independent South African National Civic Organisation	67	0.36	0	235	1.31	0	0
Total		18,420	100.00	12	17,913	100.00	11	23

Valid votes		18,420	97.86		17,913	95.27
Invalid/blank votes		403	2.14		889	4.73
Total votes		18,823	100.00		18,802	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		35,846	52.51		35,846	52.45

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References

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↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ngqushwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
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[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ngqushwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ngqushwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ngqushwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ngqushwa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-02-25.

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