Msinga Local Municipality elections

The Msinga Local Municipality council consists of forty-one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-one wards, while the remaining twenty 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 Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) won a majority of twenty-seven seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP Other Total
2000 election 4 1 - 28 0 33
2006 election 4 1 - 28 1 34
2011 election 12 0 - 21 4 37
2016 election 12 0 0 24 0 36
2021 election 11 0 1 27 2 41

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party28,45282.541728,99483.551128
African National Congress4,21712.2304,31112.4244
Democratic Alliance1,4114.0901,3964.0211
Independent candidates3901.1300
Total34,470100.001734,701100.001633
Valid votes34,47097.8234,70197.80
Invalid/blank votes7692.187802.20
Total votes35,239100.0035,481100.00
Registered voters/turnout57,75861.0157,75861.43

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party30,63282.621630,63282.621228
African National Congress4,74712.8014,74712.8034
National Democratic Convention9562.5809562.5811
Democratic Alliance7391.9907391.9911
Total37,074100.001737,074100.001734
Valid votes37,07498.2037,07498.20
Invalid/blank votes6811.806811.80
Total votes37,755100.0037,755100.00
Registered voters/turnout64,28458.7364,28458.73

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party28,21056.021727,95855.57421
African National Congress15,95231.68216,51632.831012
National Freedom Party5,06010.0505,13610.2144
Democratic Alliance7151.4204840.9600
Congress of the People4180.8302210.4400
Total50,355100.001950,315100.001837
Valid votes50,35598.3550,31598.10
Invalid/blank votes8441.659771.90
Total votes51,199100.0051,292100.00
Registered voters/turnout75,06768.2075,06768.33

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party37,23365.661837,85166.62624
African National Congress18,08331.89018,09231.841212
Democratic Alliance5140.9104940.8700
Economic Freedom Fighters5450.9603800.6700
Independent candidates3310.5800
Total56,706100.001856,817100.001836
Valid votes56,70698.6556,81798.77
Invalid/blank votes7761.357061.23
Total votes57,482100.0057,523100.00
Registered voters/turnout85,36867.3385,36867.38

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party32,10465.912032,54668.14727
African National Congress12,43125.52012,50026.171111
Abantu Batho Congress1,0082.0701,4773.0911
Independent candidates1,8803.8611
Economic Freedom Fighters4360.9004630.9711
Democratic Alliance2760.5702400.5000
National Freedom Party2080.4301200.2500
Justice and Employment Party1280.2601420.3000
United Democratic Movement920.190900.1900
African Mantungwa Community620.130530.1100
National People's Front490.100610.1300
African Christian Democratic Party330.070490.1000
African Transformation Movement00.000220.0500
Total48,707100.002147,763100.002041
Valid votes48,70798.3447,76397.56
Invalid/blank votes8201.661,1932.44
Total votes49,527100.0048,956100.00
Registered voters/turnout86,10757.5286,10756.85

By-elections from November 2021

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

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
30 November 2022 11 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

After the assassination of the previous IFP councillor in ward 11, a by-election was held on 30 November 2022. The IFP's candidate retained the seat for the party, winning 57% of the vote.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Msinga". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Msinga". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Msinga". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Msinga". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Msinga". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (1 December 2022). "NOVEMBER BY-ELECTION: ANC posts strong results in rural KZN and Eastern Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 1 December 2022.