The Dipaleseng Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of twelve members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining six 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 eight seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
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2000 election | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 11 |
2006 election | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 11 |
2011 election | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 12 |
2016 election | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
2021 election | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
December 2000 election
Main article: 2000 South African municipal electionsThe following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 5,994 | 69.49 | 5 | 6,022 | 69.82 | 3 | 8 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,893 | 21.95 | 1 | 1,982 | 22.98 | 2 | 3 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 368 | 4.27 | 0 | 365 | 4.23 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 190 | 2.20 | 0 | 178 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | |
United Democratic Movement | 115 | 1.33 | 0 | 78 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 66 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8,626 | 100.00 | 6 | 8,625 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
Valid votes | 8,626 | 97.24 | 8,625 | 97.02 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 245 | 2.76 | 265 | 2.98 | ||||
Total votes | 8,871 | 100.00 | 8,890 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 17,547 | 50.56 | 17,547 | 50.66 |
March 2006 election
Main article: 2006 South African municipal electionsThe following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 7,282 | 75.28 | 5 | 7,350 | 76.02 | 3 | 8 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,497 | 15.48 | 1 | 1,481 | 15.32 | 1 | 2 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 537 | 5.55 | 0 | 527 | 5.45 | 1 | 1 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 154 | 1.59 | 0 | 212 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | |
Economic Freedom Movement | 88 | 0.91 | 0 | 98 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 115 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9,673 | 100.00 | 6 | 9,668 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 | |
Valid votes | 9,673 | 96.89 | 9,668 | 96.70 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 310 | 3.11 | 330 | 3.30 | ||||
Total votes | 9,983 | 100.00 | 9,998 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 18,892 | 52.84 | 18,892 | 52.92 |
May 2011 election
Main article: 2011 South African municipal electionsThe following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 5,433 | 47.04 | 4 | 6,816 | 61.52 | 3 | 7 | |
Independent candidates | 3,378 | 29.25 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Democratic Alliance | 1,483 | 12.84 | 1 | 1,574 | 14.21 | 1 | 2 | |
Socialist Civic Movement | 772 | 6.68 | 0 | 2,125 | 19.18 | 2 | 2 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 310 | 2.68 | 0 | 364 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress of the People | 173 | 1.50 | 0 | 200 | 1.81 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 11,549 | 100.00 | 6 | 11,079 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
Valid votes | 11,549 | 95.81 | 11,079 | 93.19 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 505 | 4.19 | 809 | 6.81 | ||||
Total votes | 12,054 | 100.00 | 11,888 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 19,547 | 61.67 | 19,547 | 60.82 |
August 2016 election
Main article: 2016 South African municipal electionsThe following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 9,541 | 75.86 | 6 | 9,560 | 76.46 | 3 | 9 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,635 | 13.00 | 0 | 1,628 | 13.02 | 2 | 2 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 485 | 3.86 | 0 | 503 | 4.02 | 1 | 1 | |
Socialist Civic Movement | 446 | 3.55 | 0 | 475 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 167 | 1.33 | 0 | 189 | 1.51 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 148 | 1.18 | 0 | 149 | 1.19 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 155 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 12,577 | 100.00 | 6 | 12,504 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
Valid votes | 12,577 | 97.88 | 12,504 | 97.60 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 272 | 2.12 | 307 | 2.40 | ||||
Total votes | 12,849 | 100.00 | 12,811 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 21,413 | 60.01 | 21,413 | 59.83 |
November 2021 election
Main article: 2021 South African municipal electionsThe following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 5,275 | 56.17 | 6 | 5,542 | 59.40 | 2 | 8 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,304 | 13.89 | 0 | 1,738 | 18.63 | 2 | 2 | |
Freedom Front Plus | 664 | 7.07 | 0 | 671 | 7.19 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 601 | 6.40 | 0 | 673 | 7.21 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent candidates | 1,105 | 11.77 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Transformation Movement | 174 | 1.85 | 0 | 205 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 134 | 1.43 | 0 | 185 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 | |
Socialist Civic Movement | 49 | 0.52 | 0 | 129 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 56 | 0.60 | 0 | 108 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 29 | 0.31 | 0 | 79 | 0.85 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 9,391 | 100.00 | 6 | 9,330 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 | |
Valid votes | 9,391 | 97.55 | 9,330 | 97.28 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 236 | 2.45 | 261 | 2.72 | ||||
Total votes | 9,627 | 100.00 | 9,591 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 20,948 | 45.96 | 20,948 | 45.78 |
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
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5 April 2023 | 5 | African National Congress | African National Congress |
References
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- "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Dipaleseng". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- Sussman, Wayne (2023-04-06). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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