Thembisile Hani Local Municipality elections

The Thembisile Hani Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of sixty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-two wards, while the remaining thirty-two 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 forty seats.

Results

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

Event	ACDP	ANC	DA	EFF	IND	PAC	SPP	Other	Total
2000 election	—	54	2	—	1	2	—	1	60
2006 election	1	50	4	—	2	1	1	1	60
2011 election	1	51	4	—	1	1	4	2	64
2016 election	0	49	3	9	0	0	1	2	64
2021 election	—	40	4	12	2	—	1	5	64

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	33,206	83.19	29	35,509	90.54	25	54
	Independent candidates	4,260	10.67	1				1
	Democratic Alliance	1,400	3.51	0	1,504	3.83	2	2
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	830	2.08	0	1,482	3.78	2	2
	Inkatha Freedom Party	180	0.45	0	723	1.84	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	40	0.10	0				0
Total		39,916	100.00	30	39,218	100.00	30	60

Valid votes		39,916	96.56		39,218	95.82
Invalid/blank votes		1,424	3.44		1,711	4.18
Total votes		41,340	100.00		40,929	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		102,238	40.44		102,238	40.03

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	37,899	77.74	28	41,144	84.67	22	50
	Democratic Alliance	3,197	6.56	0	3,009	6.19	4	4
	Independent candidates	4,790	9.83	2				2
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	952	1.95	0	1,296	2.67	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	764	1.57	0	1,033	2.13	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	582	1.19	0	691	1.42	1	1
	United Democratic Movement	199	0.41	0	712	1.47	1	1
	Inkatha Freedom Party	267	0.55	0	387	0.80	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	99	0.20	0	320	0.66	0	0
Total		48,749	100.00	30	48,592	100.00	30	60

Valid votes		48,749	97.44		48,592	96.42
Invalid/blank votes		1,281	2.56		1,802	3.58
Total votes		50,030	100.00		50,394	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		117,520	42.57		117,520	42.88

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	57,937	77.34	31	60,173	80.18	20	51
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	4,547	6.07	0	4,902	6.53	4	4
	Democratic Alliance	4,829	6.45	0	4,582	6.11	4	4
	Independent candidates	3,770	5.03	1				1
	African People's Convention	1,559	2.08	0	1,452	1.93	1	1
	Ikusasa Lesizwe Independent Movement	795	1.06	0	1,924	2.56	1	1
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	448	0.60	0	434	0.58	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	434	0.58	0	410	0.55	1	1
	Congress of the People	277	0.37	0	542	0.72	0	0
	Azanian People's Organisation	313	0.42	0	473	0.63	0	0
	National Freedom Party				159	0.21	0	0
Total		74,909	100.00	32	75,051	100.00	32	64

Valid votes		74,909	97.59		75,051	97.72
Invalid/blank votes		1,848	2.41		1,750	2.28
Total votes		76,757	100.00		76,801	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		138,008	55.62		138,008	55.65

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	62,261	74.46	32	62,427	74.85	17	49
	Economic Freedom Fighters	11,423	13.66	0	11,700	14.03	9	9
	Democratic Alliance	4,059	4.85	0	4,082	4.89	3	3
	Independent candidates	2,708	3.24	0				0
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	1,094	1.31	0	1,254	1.50	1	1
	African Independent Congress	50	0.06	0	1,543	1.85	1	1
	African People's Convention	360	0.43	0	605	0.73	1	1
	Ikusasa Lesizwe Independent Movement	464	0.55	0	422	0.51	0	0
	African Christian Democratic Party	297	0.36	0	265	0.32	0	0
	Congress of the People	253	0.30	0	265	0.32	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	200	0.24	0	223	0.27	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	197	0.24	0	144	0.17	0	0
	Bolsheviks Party of South Africa	118	0.14	0	204	0.24	0	0
	Ingubo Yeskhethu Party	82	0.10	0	161	0.19	0	0
	Asisikimeni Community Development and Advice Movement	30	0.04	0	69	0.08	0	0
	Pan African Socialist Movement of Azania	19	0.02	0	44	0.05	0	0
Total		83,615	100.00	32	83,408	100.00	32	64

Valid votes		83,615	98.03		83,408	97.89
Invalid/blank votes		1,684	1.97		1,800	2.11
Total votes		85,299	100.00		85,208	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		154,722	55.13		154,722	55.07

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


Party		Ward			List			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	African National Congress	36,509	60.58	30	37,469	62.68	10	40
	Economic Freedom Fighters	10,274	17.05	0	11,639	19.47	12	12
	Democratic Alliance	3,355	5.57	0	3,509	5.87	4	4
	African Independent People's Organisation	2,326	3.86	0	2,429	4.06	3	3
	Independent candidates	4,404	7.31	2				2
	Sindawonye Progressive Party	873	1.45	0	1,024	1.71	1	1
	Ingubo Yeskhethu Party	641	1.06	0	990	1.66	1	1
	African Transformation Movement	477	0.79	0	409	0.68	1	1
	African Independent Congress				816	1.37	0	0
	African People's Convention	405	0.67	0	294	0.49	0	0
	African Voice Progressive Party	272	0.45	0	217	0.36	0	0
	Inkatha Freedom Party	148	0.25	0	296	0.50	0	0
	Abantu Batho Congress	165	0.27	0	215	0.36	0	0
	United Democratic Movement	189	0.31	0	166	0.28	0	0
	International Revelation Congress	142	0.24	0	183	0.31	0	0
	Bolsheviks Party of South Africa	83	0.14	0	122	0.20	0	0
Total		60,263	100.00	32	59,778	100.00	32	64

Valid votes		60,263	97.68		59,778	97.38
Invalid/blank votes		1,432	2.32		1,611	2.62
Total votes		61,695	100.00		61,389	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		151,479	40.73		151,479	40.53