The Nkomazi Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-three councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-three wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 fifty seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ACDP | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
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2000 election | 1 | 54 | 4 | — | 1 | 60 |
2006 election | 1 | 56 | 3 | — | 0 | 60 |
2011 election | 1 | 60 | 4 | — | 0 | 65 |
2016 election | 0 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 65 |
2021 election | 0 | 50 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 65 |
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 | 44,788 | 90.51 | 29 | 45,853 | 90.00 | 25 | 54 | |
Democratic Alliance | 3,461 | 6.99 | 1 | 3,097 | 6.08 | 3 | 4 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 849 | 1.72 | 0 | 749 | 1.47 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 347 | 0.70 | 0 | 660 | 1.30 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 41 | 0.08 | 0 | 587 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 49,486 | 100.00 | 30 | 50,946 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 | |
Valid votes | 49,486 | 97.01 | 50,946 | 97.34 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,526 | 2.99 | 1,391 | 2.66 | ||||
Total votes | 51,012 | 100.00 | 52,337 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 103,021 | 49.52 | 103,021 | 50.80 |
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 | 60,292 | 91.47 | 30 | 60,571 | 92.42 | 26 | 56 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,838 | 4.31 | 0 | 2,907 | 4.44 | 3 | 3 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 722 | 1.10 | 0 | 700 | 1.07 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,183 | 1.79 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 487 | 0.74 | 0 | 442 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 318 | 0.48 | 0 | 588 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Democrats | 71 | 0.11 | 0 | 328 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 65,911 | 100.00 | 30 | 65,536 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 | |
Valid votes | 65,911 | 98.03 | 65,536 | 97.74 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,323 | 1.97 | 1,518 | 2.26 | ||||
Total votes | 67,234 | 100.00 | 67,054 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 127,999 | 52.53 | 127,999 | 52.39 |
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 | 72,866 | 87.48 | 33 | 76,028 | 91.39 | 27 | 60 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5,240 | 6.29 | 0 | 5,634 | 6.77 | 4 | 4 | |
Independent candidates | 4,009 | 4.81 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Christian Democratic Party | 745 | 0.89 | 0 | 626 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | |
African People's Convention | 190 | 0.23 | 0 | 606 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 247 | 0.30 | 0 | 294 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 83,297 | 100.00 | 33 | 83,188 | 100.00 | 32 | 65 | |
Valid votes | 83,297 | 98.14 | 83,188 | 98.05 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,580 | 1.86 | 1,657 | 1.95 | ||||
Total votes | 84,877 | 100.00 | 84,845 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 146,958 | 57.76 | 146,958 | 57.73 |
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 | 83,227 | 82.85 | 33 | 83,259 | 82.87 | 21 | 54 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 10,225 | 10.18 | 0 | 9,941 | 9.89 | 7 | 7 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5,703 | 5.68 | 0 | 5,774 | 5.75 | 4 | 4 | |
Congress of the People | 475 | 0.47 | 0 | 325 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 188 | 0.19 | 0 | 519 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 267 | 0.27 | 0 | 235 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 212 | 0.21 | 0 | 201 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 155 | 0.15 | 0 | 105 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 113 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 100,452 | 100.00 | 33 | 100,472 | 100.00 | 32 | 65 | |
Valid votes | 100,452 | 98.70 | 100,472 | 98.72 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,325 | 1.30 | 1,299 | 1.28 | ||||
Total votes | 101,777 | 100.00 | 101,771 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 167,009 | 60.94 | 167,009 | 60.94 |
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 | 53,502 | 69.61 | 33 | 58,121 | 75.89 | 17 | 50 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,236 | 12.02 | 0 | 11,085 | 14.47 | 9 | 9 | |
Democratic Alliance | 4,191 | 5.45 | 0 | 4,283 | 5.59 | 4 | 4 | |
Independent candidates | 7,504 | 9.76 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Transformation Movement | 724 | 0.94 | 0 | 773 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 630 | 0.82 | 0 | 682 | 0.89 | 1 | 1 | |
Power of Africans Unity | 271 | 0.35 | 0 | 376 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 323 | 0.42 | 0 | 304 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 190 | 0.25 | 0 | 228 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |
Spectrum National Party | 121 | 0.16 | 0 | 167 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 24 | 0.03 | 0 | 213 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
African Voice | 90 | 0.12 | 0 | 105 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 35 | 0.05 | 0 | 121 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 15 | 0.02 | 0 | 126 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 76,856 | 100.00 | 33 | 76,584 | 100.00 | 32 | 65 | |
Valid votes | 76,856 | 98.23 | 76,584 | 98.02 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,388 | 1.77 | 1,550 | 1.98 | ||||
Total votes | 78,244 | 100.00 | 78,134 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 172,783 | 45.28 | 172,783 | 45.22 |
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021. A number of ANC councillors were expelled by the party after working with the EFF to elect Johan Mkhatshwa, former mayor and the top-ranked ANC candidate on the proportional list, elected as mayor. The ANC candidates won both available seats in the August by-elections, although the party received less than 50% of the votes in ward 10. [6] [7] The EFF won the October by-election in ward 11, its first ward win in the province. [8]
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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31 August 2022 | 10 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
31 August 2022 | 13 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
19 October 2022 | 11 | African National Congress | Economic Freedom Fighters | ||
23 November 2022 | 4 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
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