Siyathemba Local Municipality elections

Last updated February 06, 2023

The Siyathemba Local Municipality council in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality district of the Northern Cape province of South Africa consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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) lost its majority, but remains the largest party, with five seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	Other	Total
2000 election	5	3	—	8
2006 election	5	3	0	8
2011 election	5	1	2	8
2016 election	6	3	0	9
2021 election	5	2	4	11

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	3,237	57.17	2	3,223	57.14	3	5
	Democratic Alliance	2,425	42.83	2	2,418	42.86	1	3
Total		5,662	100.00	4	5,641	100.00	4	8

Valid votes		5,662	98.09		5,641	97.70
Invalid/blank votes		110	1.91		133	2.30
Total votes		5,772	100.00		5,774	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		9,089	63.51		9,089	63.53

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	3,165	63.29	4	3,170	63.41	1	5
	Democratic Alliance	1,717	34.33	0	1,709	34.19	3	3
	African Christian Democratic Party	119	2.38	0	120	2.40	0	0
Total		5,001	100.00	4	4,999	100.00	4	8

Valid votes		5,001	97.13		4,999	97.20
Invalid/blank votes		148	2.87		144	2.80
Total votes		5,149	100.00		5,143	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		10,145	50.75		10,145	50.69

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	4,414	56.01	4	4,508	57.03	1	5
	Congress of the People	2,100	26.65	0	2,018	25.53	2	2
	Democratic Alliance	1,367	17.35	0	1,379	17.44	1	1
Total		7,881	100.00	4	7,905	100.00	4	8

Valid votes		7,881	98.08		7,905	98.44
Invalid/blank votes		154	1.92		125	1.56
Total votes		8,035	100.00		8,030	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		11,306	71.07		11,306	71.02

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	4,555	58.88	5	4,661	60.23	1	6
	Democratic Alliance	2,343	30.29	0	2,437	31.49	3	3
	Independent candidates	424	5.48	0				0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	143	1.85	0	267	3.45	0	0
	Congress of the People	164	2.12	0	237	3.06	0	0
	Freedom Front Plus	107	1.38	0	108	1.40	0	0
	Khoisan Revolution	0	0.00	0	29	0.37	0	0
Total		7,736	100.00	5	7,739	100.00	4	9

Valid votes		7,736	98.06		7,739	98.10
Invalid/blank votes		153	1.94		150	1.90
Total votes		7,889	100.00		7,889	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,107	65.16		12,107	65.16

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	3,289	44.30	5	3,310	44.51	0	5
	Siyathemba Community Movement	2,959	39.85	1	2,937	39.49	3	4
	Democratic Alliance	950	12.79	0	942	12.67	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	200	2.69	0	221	2.97	0	0
	Economic Freedom Fighters	27	0.36	0	27	0.36	0	0
Total		7,425	100.00	6	7,437	100.00	5	11

Valid votes		7,425	98.79		7,437	98.75
Invalid/blank votes		91	1.21		94	1.25
Total votes		7,516	100.00		7,531	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,434	60.45		12,434	60.57

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References

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↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

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[1] "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[2] "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[3] "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[4] "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[5] "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Siyathemba". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

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