Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality elections

The Ramotshere Moiloa Local Municipality council consists of thirty-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nineteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nineteen wards, while the remaining eighteen 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 twenty-three seats.


Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF FF+ UCDP Other Total
2000 election 22 1 11 0 34
2006 election 25 1 8 0 34
2011 election 29 2 5 3 39
2016 election 23 2 6 1 1 5 38
2021 election 23 1 6 1 1 5 37
2021 election (recount) 23 1 5 1 1 6 37

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress17,79763.191418,04063.98822
United Christian Democratic Party8,78931.2138,95031.74811
Democratic Alliance8342.9601,0033.5611
Independent candidates6142.1800
United Democratic Movement1310.4702030.7200
Total28,165100.001728,196100.001734
Valid votes28,16597.8728,19698.06
Invalid/blank votes6132.135591.94
Total votes28,778100.0028,755100.00
Registered voters/turnout56,60850.8456,60850.80

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress21,23870.931622,13074.20925
United Christian Democratic Party6,44421.5206,49421.7888
Democratic Alliance1,2514.1811,1994.0201
Independent candidates1,0083.3700
Total29,941100.001729,823100.001734
Valid votes29,94197.1629,82396.94
Invalid/blank votes8752.849413.06
Total votes30,816100.0030,764100.00
Registered voters/turnout63,10848.8363,10848.75

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress24,58972.172025,00975.33929
United Christian Democratic Party4,16112.2104,26112.8355
Democratic Alliance2,0796.1001,8355.5322
Congress of the People1,1833.4701,2033.6222
Independent candidates1,1833.4700
Working-Together Political Party3220.9503381.0211
African Christian Democratic Party2980.8702720.8200
South African Political Party2570.7502830.8500
Total34,072100.002033,201100.001939
Valid votes34,07297.6833,20196.71
Invalid/blank votes8082.321,1293.29
Total votes34,880100.0034,330100.00
Registered voters/turnout65,39253.3465,39252.50

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress21,20759.601921,34961.18423
Economic Freedom Fighters5,04214.1705,09414.6066
Are Ageng Afrika2,9488.2903,0488.7333
Democratic Alliance2,0865.8602,3246.6622
United Christian Democratic Party9162.5701,0513.0111
Independent candidates1,5084.2400
Agang South Africa5061.4205741.6411
Working-Together Political Party4921.3805041.4411
Freedom Front Plus4561.2804641.3311
Azanian People's Organisation2130.6002640.7600
African Christian Democratic Party2080.5802240.6400
Total35,582100.001934,896100.001938
Valid votes35,58297.8034,89697.64
Invalid/blank votes8012.208432.36
Total votes36,383100.0035,739100.00
Registered voters/turnout68,74352.9368,74351.99

November 2021 election

In the aftermath of the election, the Forum for Democrats (FFD) contested the results, claiming a counting error by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). The IEC acknowledged the error, which saw the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) allocated six seats. Correcting the error would have seen one of these seats instead allocated to the FFD, but the municipality did not take action to replace the EFF councillor. The FFD (along with the Freedom Advocacy Network) approached the North West High Court, and the judgement awarded the seat to the FFD in March 2022.[5]

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election after the recount.[6]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress19,74661.501919,63461.30423
Economic Freedom Fighters4,48513.9704,54314.1855
Forum for Service Delivery4,22213.1504,26413.3155
Freedom Front Plus1,0603.3009733.0411
Democratic Alliance8082.5208382.6211
United Christian Democratic Party7052.2009292.9011
Forum for Democrats2680.8302290.7111
Independent candidates3391.0600
Abantu Batho Congress1740.5401620.5100
Progressive Change1510.4701580.4900
Economic Emancipation Forum920.290630.2000
Congress of the People80.0201350.4200
Are Ageng Afrika450.140580.1800
Azanian People's Organisation40.010440.1400
Total32,107100.001932,030100.001837
Valid votes32,10797.9132,03097.72
Invalid/blank votes6872.097462.28
Total votes32,794100.0032,776100.00
Registered voters/turnout68,42147.9368,42147.90

By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from the election in November 2021.

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
6 December 2023[7] 6 African National Congress African National Congress

References

  1. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Zeerust". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Ramotshere Moiloa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Ramotshere Moiloa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Ramotshere Moiloa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  5. ^ "North West councillor gets back seat wrongly given to EFF after IEC vote-counting mishap". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  6. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Ramotshere Moiloa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  7. ^ Sussman, Wayne (2023-12-07). "EFF beats ANC for major upset in Saldanha Bay by-election". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 2023-12-07.