The Mantsopa Local Municipality elections is a democratic process through which the residents of Mantsopa Local Municipality, located in the Free State province of South Africa, elect their local government representatives. The Mantsopa Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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, as well as the election of 1 November 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 11 | - | 4 | - | 0 | 15 |
2006 election | 13 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 16 |
2011 election | 13 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 17 |
2016 election | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
2021 election | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
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 | 8,458 | 73.91 | 7 | 8,668 | 75.86 | 4 | 11 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,610 | 22.81 | 1 | 2,759 | 24.14 | 3 | 4 | |
Independent candidates | 376 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 11,444 | 100.00 | 8 | 11,427 | 100.00 | 7 | 15 | |
Valid votes | 11,444 | 96.54 | 11,427 | 96.42 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 410 | 3.46 | 424 | 3.58 | ||||
Total votes | 11,854 | 100.00 | 11,851 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 23,903 | 49.59 | 23,903 | 49.58 |
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 | 9,524 | 76.87 | 8 | 9,913 | 82.42 | 5 | 13 | |
Democratic Alliance | 658 | 5.31 | 0 | 1,151 | 9.57 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,059 | 8.55 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 431 | 3.48 | 0 | 421 | 3.50 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 419 | 3.38 | 0 | 327 | 2.72 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 298 | 2.41 | 0 | 216 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 12,389 | 100.00 | 8 | 12,028 | 100.00 | 8 | 16 | |
Valid votes | 12,389 | 97.18 | 12,028 | 94.49 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 359 | 2.82 | 701 | 5.51 | ||||
Total votes | 12,748 | 100.00 | 12,729 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 25,809 | 49.39 | 25,809 | 49.32 |
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 | 10,197 | 71.50 | 9 | 10,398 | 75.72 | 4 | 13 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,945 | 13.64 | 0 | 1,941 | 14.13 | 3 | 3 | |
Congress of the People | 1,034 | 7.25 | 0 | 1,061 | 7.73 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 750 | 5.26 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Freedom Front Plus | 222 | 1.56 | 0 | 180 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 71 | 0.50 | 0 | 107 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 42 | 0.29 | 0 | 46 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 14,261 | 100.00 | 9 | 13,733 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 14,261 | 97.75 | 13,733 | 94.61 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 329 | 2.25 | 782 | 5.39 | ||||
Total votes | 14,590 | 100.00 | 14,515 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 27,157 | 53.72 | 27,157 | 53.45 |
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 | 9,916 | 65.83 | 8 | 9,895 | 66.33 | 3 | 11 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,817 | 18.70 | 1 | 2,834 | 19.00 | 2 | 3 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,723 | 11.44 | 0 | 1,551 | 10.40 | 2 | 2 | |
Congress of the People | 328 | 2.18 | 0 | 331 | 2.22 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 150 | 1.00 | 0 | 132 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 | |
African People's Convention | 51 | 0.34 | 0 | 124 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | |
United Residents Front | 78 | 0.52 | 0 | 50 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 15,063 | 100.00 | 9 | 14,917 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 | |
Valid votes | 15,063 | 98.32 | 14,917 | 98.37 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 257 | 1.68 | 247 | 1.63 | ||||
Total votes | 15,320 | 100.00 | 15,164 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 28,376 | 53.99 | 28,376 | 53.44 |
November 2021 election
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 | 7,285 | 58.96 | 8 | 7,374 | 60.23 | 3 | 11 | |
Democratic Alliance | 2,959 | 23.95 | 1 | 2,925 | 23.89 | 3 | 4 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,225 | 9.91 | 0 | 1,241 | 10.14 | 2 | 2 | |
Congress of the People | 360 | 2.91 | 0 | 321 | 2.62 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 148 | 1.20 | 0 | 161 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 117 | 0.95 | 0 | 133 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 186 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats | 31 | 0.25 | 0 | 31 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | |
United Independent Movement | 19 | 0.15 | 0 | 42 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | |
Africa's New Dawn | 26 | 0.21 | 0 | 16 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 12,356 | 100.00 | 9 | 12,244 | 100.00 | 9 | 18 | |
Valid votes | 12,356 | 98.52 | 12,244 | 98.51 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 185 | 1.48 | 185 | 1.49 | ||||
Total votes | 12,541 | 100.00 | 12,429 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 27,612 | 45.42 | 27,612 | 45.01 |
References
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.