The Matjhabeng Local Municipality 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 in the council.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
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2000 election | 56 | - | 14 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 72 |
2006 election | 57 | - | 11 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
2011 election | 52 | 3 | 16 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
2016 election | 46 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | 72 |
2021 election | 39 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | - | 5 | 72 |
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 | 67,207 | 76.84 | 30 | 67,970 | 77.45 | 26 | 56 | |
Democratic Alliance | 17,478 | 19.98 | 6 | 15,921 | 18.14 | 8 | 14 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 724 | 0.83 | 0 | 1,222 | 1.39 | 1 | 1 | |
United Democratic Movement | 393 | 0.45 | 0 | 991 | 1.13 | 1 | 1 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 374 | 0.43 | 0 | 711 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 866 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 271 | 0.31 | 0 | 487 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | |
Alliance 2000+ | 149 | 0.17 | 0 | 459 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 87,462 | 100.00 | 36 | 87,761 | 100.00 | 36 | 72 | |
Valid votes | 87,462 | 97.75 | 87,761 | 98.00 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 2,016 | 2.25 | 1,789 | 2.00 | ||||
Total votes | 89,478 | 100.00 | 89,550 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 198,461 | 45.09 | 198,461 | 45.12 |
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 | 70,338 | 77.69 | 31 | 72,212 | 79.81 | 26 | 57 | |
Democratic Alliance | 13,872 | 15.32 | 4 | 13,430 | 14.84 | 7 | 11 | |
Independent candidates | 2,716 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,434 | 1.58 | 0 | 1,218 | 1.35 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 965 | 1.07 | 0 | 992 | 1.10 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 666 | 0.74 | 0 | 876 | 0.97 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 526 | 0.58 | 0 | 394 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 760 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Independent Democrats | 20 | 0.02 | 0 | 599 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 90,537 | 100.00 | 36 | 90,481 | 100.00 | 36 | 72 | |
Valid votes | 90,537 | 97.96 | 90,481 | 97.68 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,881 | 2.04 | 2,148 | 2.32 | ||||
Total votes | 92,418 | 100.00 | 92,629 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 200,816 | 46.02 | 200,816 | 46.13 |
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 | 77,277 | 70.69 | 30 | 79,583 | 72.49 | 22 | 52 | |
Democratic Alliance | 23,459 | 21.46 | 6 | 22,989 | 20.94 | 10 | 16 | |
Congress of the People | 4,214 | 3.85 | 0 | 4,974 | 4.53 | 3 | 3 | |
Independent candidates | 2,101 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 829 | 0.76 | 0 | 696 | 0.63 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 438 | 0.40 | 0 | 326 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 160 | 0.15 | 0 | 437 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | |
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa | 323 | 0.30 | 0 | 268 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 282 | 0.26 | 0 | 284 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 186 | 0.17 | 0 | 189 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | |
United Residents Front | 49 | 0.04 | 0 | 43 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 109,318 | 100.00 | 36 | 109,789 | 100.00 | 36 | 72 | |
Valid votes | 109,318 | 98.32 | 109,789 | 98.68 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,867 | 1.68 | 1,471 | 1.32 | ||||
Total votes | 111,185 | 100.00 | 111,260 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 203,594 | 54.61 | 203,594 | 54.65 |
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 | 68,925 | 61.47 | 29 | 69,781 | 62.86 | 17 | 46 | |
Democratic Alliance | 24,106 | 21.50 | 6 | 24,623 | 22.18 | 10 | 16 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,138 | 8.15 | 0 | 9,738 | 8.77 | 6 | 6 | |
Independent candidates | 5,947 | 5.30 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 1,858 | 1.66 | 0 | 1,828 | 1.65 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 1,510 | 1.35 | 0 | 1,198 | 1.08 | 1 | 1 | |
United Front of Civics | 2,708 | 2.44 | 1 | 1 | ||||
African People's Convention | 207 | 0.18 | 0 | 509 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 273 | 0.24 | 0 | 308 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 159 | 0.14 | 0 | 310 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 112,123 | 100.00 | 36 | 111,003 | 100.00 | 36 | 72 | |
Valid votes | 112,123 | 98.34 | 111,003 | 98.25 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,894 | 1.66 | 1,972 | 1.75 | ||||
Total votes | 114,017 | 100.00 | 112,975 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 207,975 | 54.82 | 207,975 | 54.32 |
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 | 46,035 | 53.08 | 28 | 46,605 | 53.88 | 11 | 39 | |
Democratic Alliance | 18,785 | 21.66 | 8 | 18,869 | 21.82 | 8 | 16 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 9,906 | 11.42 | 0 | 10,093 | 11.67 | 9 | 9 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 2,720 | 3.14 | 0 | 2,614 | 3.02 | 2 | 2 | |
African Democratic Change | 2,113 | 2.44 | 0 | 2,154 | 2.49 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 1,801 | 2.08 | 0 | 1,770 | 2.05 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 2,078 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Transformation Movement | 729 | 0.84 | 0 | 705 | 0.82 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 424 | 0.49 | 0 | 693 | 0.80 | 1 | 1 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 422 | 0.49 | 0 | 515 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 454 | 0.52 | 0 | 459 | 0.53 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 433 | 0.50 | 0 | 256 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | |
African Content Movement | 560 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Forum for Service Delivery | 249 | 0.29 | 0 | 271 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
Patriotic Front of Azania | 215 | 0.25 | 0 | 187 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 82 | 0.09 | 0 | 287 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa | 87 | 0.10 | 0 | 204 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | |
Power of Africans Unity | 102 | 0.12 | 0 | 124 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
Agency for New Agenda | 85 | 0.10 | 0 | 126 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 86,720 | 100.00 | 36 | 86,492 | 100.00 | 36 | 72 | |
Valid votes | 86,720 | 98.57 | 86,492 | 98.57 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,259 | 1.43 | 1,259 | 1.43 | ||||
Total votes | 87,979 | 100.00 | 87,751 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 197,853 | 44.47 | 197,853 | 44.35 |
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