Victor Khanye Local Municipality elections

The Victor Khanye Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in South Africa. The council consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 nine seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF FF+ Other Total
2000 election 10 3 2 15
2006 election 11 3 1 0 15
2011 election 13 3 0 1 17
2016 election 11 4 2 0 0 17
2021 election 9 3 1 1 3 17

December 2000 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress5,95459.7266,17664.73410
Democratic Alliance1,95619.6222,20523.1113
Azanian People's Organisation6076.0906476.7811
Independent candidates1,01910.2200
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania4344.3505135.3811
Total9,970100.0089,541100.00715
Valid votes9,97096.889,54192.76
Invalid/blank votes3213.127457.24
Total votes10,291100.0010,286100.00
Registered voters/turnout22,35346.0422,35346.02

March 2006 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,66772.8077,57072.43411
Democratic Alliance1,71916.3211,67216.0023
Freedom Front Plus3032.8802962.8311
National Democratic Convention2862.7202702.5800
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania2232.1202622.5100
United Democratic Movement1661.5802192.1000
Inkatha Freedom Party980.930820.7800
Azanian People's Organisation700.660800.7700
Total10,532100.00810,451100.00715
Valid votes10,53297.0210,45196.76
Invalid/blank votes3232.983503.24
Total votes10,855100.0010,801100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,23643.0125,23642.80

May 2011 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress11,92174.67812,11175.61513
Democratic Alliance3,17419.8813,12119.4923
National Freedom Party3952.4703892.4311
Freedom Front Plus2001.2501961.2200
Congress of the People1691.0601240.7700
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania1050.660760.4700
Total15,964100.00916,017100.00817
Valid votes15,96498.2116,01798.60
Invalid/blank votes2911.792281.40
Total votes16,255100.0016,245100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,66456.7128,66456.67

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress11,58863.94811,93566.22311
Democratic Alliance3,77320.8213,76420.8934
Economic Freedom Fighters1,7799.8201,83110.1622
Freedom Front Plus5152.8404922.7300
Independent candidates4692.5900
Total18,124100.00918,022100.00817
Valid votes18,12497.8518,02297.83
Invalid/blank votes3992.153992.17
Total votes18,523100.0018,421100.00
Registered voters/turnout33,45155.3733,45155.07

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,99751.2889,43753.3219
African Voice Progressive Party3,26818.6303,26418.4433
Democratic Alliance2,82316.0912,81415.9023
Economic Freedom Fighters1,0636.0601,1306.3811
Freedom Front Plus7544.3007444.2011
Sayco Gondwe Civic Movement1751.0002381.3400
Independent candidates3962.2600
African Transformation Movement680.390720.4100
Total17,544100.00917,699100.00817
Valid votes17,54498.2117,69998.31
Invalid/blank votes3191.793041.69
Total votes17,863100.0018,003100.00
Registered voters/turnout34,54851.7034,54852.11

By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[6]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
5 April 2023[7] 5 African National Congress African National Congress

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Delmas". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Delmas". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Victor Khanye". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Victor Khanye". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Victor Khanye". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2023-04-06). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-04-06.