Emakhazeni Local Municipality elections

The Emakhazeni Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The council consists of fifteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eight councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eight wards, while the remaining seven 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 ten seats.

Results

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

Event	ANC	DA	EFF	Other	Total
2000 election	10	2	—	1	13
2006 election	11	2	—	0	13
2011 election	11	4	—	0	15
2016 election	11	3	1	0	15
2021 election	10	2	3	0	15

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	6,816	68.33	7	7,412	75.83	3	10
	Democratic Alliance	1,519	15.23	0	1,598	16.35	2	2
	Independent candidates	1,135	11.38	0				0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	321	3.22	0	431	4.41	1	1
	African Christian Democratic Party	184	1.84	0	334	3.42	0	0
Total		9,975	100.00	7	9,775	100.00	6	13

Valid votes		9,975	96.81		9,775	94.84
Invalid/blank votes		329	3.19		532	5.16
Total votes		10,304	100.00		10,307	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		21,552	47.81		21,552	47.82

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	8,462	78.46	7	8,950	82.99	4	11
	Democratic Alliance	1,239	11.49	0	1,230	11.40	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	358	3.32	0	359	3.33	0	0
	Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	263	2.44	0	246	2.28	0	0
	Independent candidates	463	4.29	0				0
Total		10,785	100.00	7	10,785	100.00	6	13

Valid votes		10,785	97.84		10,785	97.81
Invalid/blank votes		238	2.16		242	2.19
Total votes		11,023	100.00		11,027	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		22,683	48.60		22,683	48.61

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	10,725	74.05	7	10,812	74.48	4	11
	Democratic Alliance	3,416	23.59	1	3,438	23.68	3	4
	Freedom Front Plus	240	1.66	0	266	1.83	0	0
	Independent candidates	102	0.70	0				0
Total		14,483	100.00	8	14,516	100.00	7	15

Valid votes		14,483	98.64		14,516	98.78
Invalid/blank votes		199	1.36		179	1.22
Total votes		14,682	100.00		14,695	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		24,500	59.93		24,500	59.98

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	10,412	69.68	8	10,432	69.77	3	11
	Democratic Alliance	2,609	17.46	0	2,663	17.81	3	3
	Economic Freedom Fighters	1,366	9.14	0	1,401	9.37	1	1
	Freedom Front Plus	360	2.41	0	377	2.52	0	0
	Ubuntu Party	80	0.54	0	78	0.52	0	0
	Independent candidates	115	0.77	0				0
Total		14,942	100.00	8	14,951	100.00	7	15

Valid votes		14,942	98.93		14,951	98.97
Invalid/blank votes		161	1.07		155	1.03
Total votes		15,103	100.00		15,106	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		26,651	56.67		26,651	56.68

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	7,902	63.90	8	7,961	63.93	2	10
	Economic Freedom Fighters	2,348	18.99	0	2,356	18.92	3	3
	Democratic Alliance	1,734	14.02	0	1,721	13.82	2	2
	Freedom Front Plus	332	2.68	0	376	3.02	0	0
	African Transformation Movement	22	0.18	0	39	0.31	0	0
	Independent candidates	28	0.23	0				0
Total		12,366	100.00	8	12,453	100.00	7	15

Valid votes		12,366	98.56		12,453	98.62
Invalid/blank votes		181	1.44		174	1.38
Total votes		12,547	100.00		12,627	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		26,486	47.37		26,486	47.67