Port St. Johns Local Municipality elections

The Port St. Johns Local Municipality council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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-one seats.

Results

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

Event ANC CIV DA EFF IND UDM Other Total
2000 election 18 1 6 25
2006 election 28 1 2 0 31
2011 election 32 2 3 1 1 39
2016 election 31 3 2 1 0 2 0 39
2021 election 31 1 1 3 0 1 2 39

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 Congress17,84370.221218,89374.27618
United Democratic Movement6,70826.4006,54425.7366
Independent candidates8583.3811
Total25,409100.001325,437100.001225
Valid votes25,40997.2325,43797.48
Invalid/blank votes7252.776582.52
Total votes26,134100.0026,095100.00
Registered voters/turnout45,31657.6745,31657.58

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 Congress29,77679.791532,08090.351328
Independent candidates5,31514.2411
United Democratic Movement1,8014.8302,6907.5822
United Independent Front3390.9104271.2000
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania850.2303080.8700
Total37,316100.001635,505100.001531
Valid votes37,31696.3135,50593.46
Invalid/blank votes1,4283.692,4846.54
Total votes38,744100.0037,989100.00
Registered voters/turnout62,42062.0762,42060.86

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 Congress29,07376.871731,45187.811532
Independent candidates5,28513.9733
Democratic Alliance1,6594.3901,4884.1522
United Democratic Movement1,0012.6501,4003.9111
Congress of the People7932.1001,2103.3811
African People's Convention120.0302670.7500
Total37,823100.002035,816100.001939
Valid votes37,82397.3235,81693.08
Invalid/blank votes1,0432.682,6626.92
Total votes38,866100.0038,478100.00
Registered voters/turnout68,01957.1468,01956.57

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 Congress33,07279.262033,04279.671131
Civic Independent2,7626.6202,5886.2433
Democratic Alliance2,4065.7702,3405.6422
United Democratic Movement1,6924.0601,8774.5322
Economic Freedom Fighters1,2432.9801,1842.8511
Independent candidates3930.9400
Congress of the People1340.3202410.5800
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania90.0201210.2900
African Christian Democratic Party140.030830.2000
Total41,725100.002041,476100.001939
Valid votes41,72597.9741,47697.69
Invalid/blank votes8662.039822.31
Total votes42,591100.0042,458100.00
Registered voters/turnout75,86756.1475,86755.96

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 Congress26,29369.102029,46978.501131
Economic Freedom Fighters2,3556.1902,8407.5733
Independent candidates4,13110.8600
African Transformation Movement1,5554.0901,5674.1722
Civic Independent1,5003.9408642.3011
Democratic Alliance1,0442.7401,2653.3711
United Democratic Movement7491.9708592.2911
African Democrats2920.7704441.1800
Independent South African National Civic Organisation530.1401520.4000
Batho Pele Movement760.200810.2200
Total38,048100.002037,541100.001939
Valid votes38,04897.1537,54196.55
Invalid/blank votes1,1182.851,3413.45
Total votes39,166100.0038,882100.00
Registered voters/turnout76,24851.3776,24850.99

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
14 June 2023 2 African National Congress African National Congress

After the resignation of the previous ward two councillor, a by-election was held on 14 June 2023. In 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) won the ward by 49 votes over independent candidate Patric Nomarhobo. For the by-election, it recruited Nomarhobo and won the seat with a solid 72% of the vote. The Democratic Alliance (DA) improved from 10% to 22% to finish second.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Port St. Johns". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Port St. Johns". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Port St. Johns". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Port St. Johns". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Port St. Johns". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (15 June 2023). "JUNE BY-ELECTIONS: IFP cleans up in KZN, ANC shows Eastern durability despite impressive PA showing". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 June 2023.