Alfred Duma Local Municipality

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Alfred Duma Local Municipality
Local municipality
Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Alfred Duma highlighted (2016).svg
Map of KwaZulu-Natal with Alfred Duma highlighted
Country South Africa
Province KwaZulu-Natal
District uThukela
Seat Ladysmith
Government
 • Type Municipal council
Area
[1]
 • Total3,764 km2 (1,453 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
 • Total340,553
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeKZN238

Alfred Duma Municipality (Zulu : UMasipala wase Alfred Duma) is a local municipality within the uThukela District Municipality, in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. It was established for the August 2016 local elections by merging the Emnambithi/Ladysmith and Indaka local municipalities. [2]

Politics

The municipal council consists of seventy-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-six wards, while the remaining thirty-six 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election. [3] [4]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal %WardListTotal
ANC 62,83664,422127,25863.6321446
IFP 21,75021,82443,57421.831316
Democratic Alliance 5,8876,13412,0216.0134
EFF 5,1455,14810,2935.1044
National Democratic Convention 9761,0612,0371.0011
National Peoples Ambassadors9697211,6900.8011
Independent 1,012–1,0120.50–0
African Mantungwa Community 3284968240.4000
FF Plus 3162535690.3000
ACDP 2382564940.3000
PAC 71511580.1000
COPE 136–1360.1000
Total99,600100,466200,066100.0363672
Spoilt votes1,3961,7763,172

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References

  1. 1 2 Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Emnambithi/Ladysmith, Indaka.
  2. ↑ "The Local Government Handbook" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ladysmith/Waaihoek" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ladysmith/Waaihoek" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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