Mangaung elections

The Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality council consists of one hundred and one members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fifty-one councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in fifty-one wards, while the remaining fifty are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

Results

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

Event ACDP ANC COPE DA EFF FF+ PAC Other Total
2000 election 1 60 - 18 - - 2 5 86
2006 election 1 65 - 15 - 3 2 3 89
2011 election 0 65 3 26 - 2 0 1 97
2016 election 0 58 1 27 9 2 0 3 100
2021 election 1 51 0 26 12 5 - 6 101

December 2000 election

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Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

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

Mangaung local election, 5 December 2000
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 108,544 109,437 217,981 69.7% 33 27 60
Democratic Alliance 32,088 32,656 64,744 20.7% 10 8 18
United Christian Democratic Party 3,810 4,289 8,099 2.6% 0 2 2
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 3,478 3,305 6,783 2.2% 0 2 2
Alliance 2000+ 2,116 2,114 4,230 1.4% 0 1 1
United Democratic Movement 1,491 1,605 3,096 1.0% 0 1 1
Azanian People's Organisation 1,451 1,561 3,012 1.0% 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 859 1,733 2,592 0.8% 0 1 1
Independent candidates 2,389 – 2,389 0.8% 0 – 0
Total 156,226 156,700 312,926 43 43 86
Valid votes 156,226 156,700 312,926 98.2%
Spoilt votes 2,943 2,631 5,574 1.8%
Total votes cast 159,169 159,331 318,500
Voter turnout 159,758
Registered voters 314,428
Turnout percentage 50.8%

March 2006 election

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Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

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

Mangaung local election, 1 March 2006
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 106,801 108,483 215,284 71.5% 37 28 65
Democratic Alliance 24,349 24,098 48,447 16.1% 8 7 15
Freedom Front Plus 5,472 5,419 10,891 3.6% 0 3 3
United Christian Democratic Party 2,762 3,443 6,205 2.1% 0 2 2
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 2,964 2,656 5,620 1.9% 0 2 2
Independent candidates 5,037 – 5,037 1.7% 0 – 0
African Christian Democratic Party 1,446 2,186 3,632 1.2% 0 1 1
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa 925 846 1,771 0.6% 0 1 1
Independent Democrats 598 1,077 1,675 0.6% 0 0 0
Azanian People's Organisation 379 652 1,031 0.3% 0 0 0
Black Consciousness Forum 361 494 855 0.3% 0 0 0
United Democratic Movement 154 441 595 0.2% 0 0 0
Total 151,248 149,795 301,043 45 44 89
Valid votes 151,248 149,795 301,043 97.6%
Spoilt votes 3,223 4,249 7,472 2.4%
Total votes cast 154,471 154,044 308,515
Voter turnout 154,947
Registered voters 343,594
Turnout percentage 45.1%

May 2011 election

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Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

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

Mangaung local election, 18 May 2011
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 132,282 134,441 266,723 66.3% 38 27 65
Democratic Alliance 54,958 54,164 109,122 27.1% 11 15 26
Congress of the People 6,062 6,661 12,723 3.2% 0 3 3
Freedom Front Plus 3,247 2,826 6,073 1.5% 0 2 2
African People's Convention 786 1,113 1,899 0.5% 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 585 1,123 1,708 0.4% 0 0 0
Independent candidates 1,191 – 1,191 0.3% 0 – 0
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa 443 512 955 0.2% 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 417 526 943 0.2% 0 0 0
United Residents Front 395 274 669 0.2% 0 0 0
Black Consciousness Party 182 300 482 0.1% 0 0 0
Total 200,548 201,940 402,488 49 48 97
Valid votes 200,548 201,940 402,488 98.6%
Spoilt votes 3,146 2,597 5,743 1.4%
Total votes cast 203,694 204,537 408,231
Voter turnout 204,967
Registered voters 372,692
Turnout percentage 55.0%

August 2016 election

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Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

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

Mangaung local election, 3 August 2016
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 135,351 135,294 270,645 56.5% 38 20 58
Democratic Alliance 61,874 62,449 124,323 26.0% 12 15 27
Economic Freedom Fighters 20,383 21,072 41,455 8.7% 0 9 9
Independent candidates 11,847 – 11,847 2.5% 0 – 0
Freedom Front Plus 4,776 4,411 9,187 1.9% 0 2 2
African Independent Congress 1,551 6,527 8,078 1.7% 0 2 2
Agency for New Agenda 507 3,753 4,260 0.9% 0 1 1
Congress of the People 1,508 1,343 2,851 0.6% 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 941 925 1,866 0.4% 0 0 0
African People's Convention 416 584 1,000 0.2% 0 0 0
United Christian Democratic Party 276 678 954 0.2% 0 0 0
Botshabelo Unemployed Movement 216 288 504 0.1% 0 0 0
Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa 274 224 498 0.1% 0 0 0
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 200 272 472 0.1% 0 0 0
Azanian Alliance Congress 137 299 436 0.1% 0 0 0
United Residents Front 225 211 436 0.1% 0 0 0
Total 240,482 238,330 478,812 50 50 100
Valid votes 240,482 238,330 478,812 98.1%
Spoilt votes 4,037 5,215 9,252 1.9%
Total votes cast 244,519 243,545 488,064
Voter turnout 245,908
Registered voters 425,211
Turnout percentage 57.8%

November 2021 election

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Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

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

Mangaung local election, 1 November 2021
Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
African National Congress 87,100 90,672 177,772 50.6% 40 11 51
Democratic Alliance 45,482 44,857 90,339 25.7% 11 15 26
Economic Freedom Fighters 19,681 20,018 39,699 11.3% 0 12 12
Freedom Front Plus 7,970 7,771 15,741 4.5% 0 5 5
Patriotic Alliance 3,196 3,126 6,322 1.8% 0 2 2
Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats 2,821 2,220 5,041 1.4% 0 2 2
African Independent Congress 2,970 1,484 4,454 1.3% 0 1 1
African Christian Democratic Party 1,292 1,224 2,516 0.7% 0 1 1
African Transformation Movement 1,018 1,071 2,089 0.6% 0 1 1
United Christian Democratic Party 658 675 1,333 0.4% 0 0 0
Independent candidates 992 – 992 0.3% 0 – 0
Congress of the People 276 534 810 0.2% 0 0 0
United Independent Movement 290 293 583 0.2% 0 0 0
African People's Convention 354 216 570 0.2% 0 0 0
Africa's New Dawn 241 236 477 0.1% 0 0 0
Botshabelo Unemployed Movement 208 244 452 0.1% 0 0 0
Forum for Service Delivery 124 288 412 0.1% 0 0 0
Mangaung Community Forum 27 366 393 0.1% 0 0 0
Agency for New Agenda 105 241 346 0.1% 0 0 0
United Residents Front 110 84 194 0.1% 0 0 0
The Organic Humanity Movement 109 73 182 0.1% 0 0 0
National Freedom Party 33 138 171 0.0% 0 0 0
International Party 2 140 142 0.0% 0 0 0
South African Royal Kingdoms Organization 18 55 73 0.0% 0 0 0
Total 175,077 176,026 351,103 51 50 101
Valid votes 175,077 176,026 351,103 98.4%
Spoilt votes 2,850 2,736 5,586 1.6%
Total votes cast 177,927 178,762 356,689
Voter turnout 179,703
Registered voters 410,785
Turnout percentage 43.7%

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
19 Jul 2023 7 African National Congress African National Congress
19 Jul 2023 29 African National Congress African National Congress
19 Jul 2023 49 African National Congress African National Congress
19 Jul 2023 50 African National Congress African National Congress
29 Nov 2023[7] 47 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
11 Sep 2024[8] 18 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
11 Sep 2024[8] 20 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
11 Sep 2024[8] 22 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance
11 Sep 2024[8] 25 Democratic Alliance Democratic Alliance

The African National Congress expelled eight councillors for supporting the election of a Democratic Alliance (DA) speaker. Four were ward councillors, necessitating by-elections, which were held on 19 July 2023. The expelled councillors formed the Mangaung 7 (M7) grouping, and ran as independents. The ANC won all four by-elections, to retain majority control of the council.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mangaung [Bloemfontein]" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Local Government Elections 2000 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mangaung [Bloemfontein]" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality [Bloemfontein]" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Local Government Elections 2011 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality [Bloemfontein]" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Local Government Elections 2021 - Seat Calculation Detail: Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality [Bloemfontein]" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (30 November 2023). "Mangaung by-election: DA retains ward with solid win, PA surges". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d Sussman, Wayne (12 September 2024). "DA retains electoral mining rights in Odendaalsrus". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  9. ^ Sussman, Wayne (20 July 2023). "JULY BY-ELECTIONS : ANC weathers Mangaung challenge, PA makes inroads in George as IFP exerts dominance in KZN wards". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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