The Dr JS Moroka Local Municipality council consists of sixty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-one wards, while the remaining thirty-one 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 thirty-nine seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | AIC | ANC | APC | DA | EFF | FSD | SPP | PAC | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | — | 53 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| 2006 election | — | 52 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
| 2011 election | — | 52 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 62 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 62 |
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 32,301 | 86.99 | 30 | 32,553 | 87.29 | 23 | 53 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,109 | 5.68 | 0 | 2,534 | 6.80 | 4 | 4 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 2,036 | 5.48 | 0 | 2,204 | 5.91 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 684 | 1.84 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37,130 | 100.00 | 30 | 37,291 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 | |
| Valid votes | 37,130 | 96.52 | 37,291 | 96.50 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,339 | 3.48 | 1,351 | 3.50 | ||||
| Total votes | 38,469 | 100.00 | 38,642 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 102,497 | 37.53 | 102,497 | 37.70 | ||||
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 38,286 | 79.64 | 29 | 40,389 | 87.39 | 23 | 52 | |
| Independent candidates | 5,231 | 10.88 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,824 | 3.79 | 0 | 2,176 | 4.71 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,079 | 4.32 | 0 | 1,908 | 4.13 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sindawonye Progressive Party | 346 | 0.72 | 0 | 834 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 74 | 0.15 | 0 | 540 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 234 | 0.49 | 0 | 372 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 48,074 | 100.00 | 30 | 46,219 | 100.00 | 30 | 60 | |
| Valid votes | 48,074 | 97.05 | 46,219 | 93.58 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,460 | 2.95 | 3,169 | 6.42 | ||||
| Total votes | 49,534 | 100.00 | 49,388 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 111,877 | 44.28 | 111,877 | 44.14 | ||||
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 47,725 | 78.02 | 31 | 50,159 | 82.59 | 21 | 52 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,247 | 6.94 | 0 | 4,307 | 7.09 | 4 | 4 | |
| Independent candidates | 4,335 | 7.09 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| National Freedom Party | 1,211 | 1.98 | 0 | 1,076 | 1.77 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ikusasa Lesizwe Independent Movement | 443 | 0.72 | 0 | 1,319 | 2.17 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 889 | 1.45 | 0 | 762 | 1.25 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 639 | 1.04 | 0 | 909 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sindawonye Progressive Party | 583 | 0.95 | 0 | 810 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 428 | 0.70 | 0 | 869 | 1.43 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 423 | 0.69 | 0 | 403 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Movement Democratic Party | 245 | 0.40 | 0 | 116 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 61,168 | 100.00 | 31 | 60,730 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 | |
| Valid votes | 61,168 | 98.08 | 60,730 | 96.95 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,195 | 1.92 | 1,911 | 3.05 | ||||
| Total votes | 62,363 | 100.00 | 62,641 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 118,114 | 52.80 | 118,114 | 53.03 | ||||
August 2016 election
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 46,379 | 66.53 | 30 | 46,985 | 69.11 | 13 | 43 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 11,057 | 15.86 | 0 | 10,784 | 15.86 | 10 | 10 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 4,257 | 6.11 | 0 | 4,432 | 6.52 | 4 | 4 | |
| Independent candidates | 4,387 | 6.29 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| African Independent Congress | 275 | 0.39 | 0 | 1,438 | 2.12 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 675 | 0.97 | 0 | 684 | 1.01 | 1 | 1 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 508 | 0.73 | 0 | 531 | 0.78 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 366 | 0.52 | 0 | 594 | 0.87 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 462 | 0.66 | 0 | 412 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sindawonye Progressive Party | 369 | 0.53 | 0 | 451 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 298 | 0.43 | 0 | 366 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bolsheviks Party of South Africa | 92 | 0.13 | 0 | 301 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abahlali Bemzansi Organisation | 158 | 0.23 | 0 | 222 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 97 | 0.14 | 0 | 215 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Agang South Africa | 73 | 0.10 | 0 | 167 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan African Socialist Movement of Azania | 119 | 0.17 | 0 | 70 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 6 | 0.01 | 0 | 104 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| African People's Socialist Party | 47 | 0.07 | 0 | 54 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asisikimeni Community Development and Advice Movement | 31 | 0.04 | 0 | 64 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mpumalanga Party | 24 | 0.03 | 0 | 54 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ingubo Yeskhethu Party | 55 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| African Liberation Party | 35 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 69,715 | 100.00 | 31 | 67,983 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 | |
| Valid votes | 69,715 | 97.89 | 67,983 | 97.25 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,505 | 2.11 | 1,922 | 2.75 | ||||
| Total votes | 71,220 | 100.00 | 69,905 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 130,145 | 54.72 | 130,145 | 53.71 | ||||
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 30,312 | 58.26 | 30 | 31,616 | 61.11 | 9 | 39 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 7,752 | 14.90 | 0 | 8,809 | 17.03 | 10 | 10 | |
| Independent candidates | 6,137 | 11.79 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 2,392 | 4.60 | 0 | 2,815 | 5.44 | 3 | 3 | |
| African Independent People's Organisation | 1,114 | 2.14 | 0 | 1,825 | 3.53 | 2 | 2 | |
| Forum for Service Delivery | 667 | 1.28 | 0 | 2,262 | 4.37 | 2 | 2 | |
| Moretele Independent Civic Organization | 637 | 1.22 | 0 | 774 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Independent Congress | 387 | 0.74 | 0 | 724 | 1.40 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moretele Peoples Party | 465 | 0.89 | 0 | 582 | 1.12 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 508 | 0.98 | 0 | 421 | 0.81 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Voice Progressive Party | 468 | 0.90 | 0 | 436 | 0.84 | 1 | 1 | |
| International Revelation Congress | 364 | 0.70 | 0 | 380 | 0.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sindawonye Progressive Party | 222 | 0.43 | 0 | 302 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 181 | 0.35 | 0 | 158 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Transformation Movement | 97 | 0.19 | 0 | 232 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 148 | 0.28 | 0 | 181 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Patriotic Alliance | 93 | 0.18 | 0 | 100 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Residents Front | 85 | 0.16 | 0 | 65 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bolsheviks Party of South Africa | 3 | 0.01 | 0 | 55 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 52,032 | 100.00 | 31 | 51,737 | 100.00 | 31 | 62 | |
| Valid votes | 52,032 | 98.37 | 51,737 | 97.96 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 864 | 1.63 | 1,080 | 2.04 | ||||
| Total votes | 52,896 | 100.00 | 52,817 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 123,373 | 42.87 | 123,373 | 42.81 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2022[6] | 10 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
References
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Dr JS Moroka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Dr JS Moroka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Dr JS Moroka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Dr JS Moroka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Dr JS Moroka". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ↑ "The ANC however held pretty stable in Dr JS Moroka in Mpumalanga". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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