Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality elections
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The Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 19 seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 election | 24 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| 2011 election | 23 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 32 |
| 2016 election | 20 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 2021 election | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
March 2006 election
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 20,779 | 87.04 | 14 | 20,865 | 87.21 | 10 | 24 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,708 | 7.15 | 0 | 1,592 | 6.65 | 2 | 2 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 675 | 2.83 | 0 | 634 | 2.65 | 1 | 1 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 330 | 1.38 | 0 | 235 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 245 | 1.03 | 0 | 254 | 1.06 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Independent Front | 137 | 0.57 | 0 | 346 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23,874 | 100.00 | 14 | 23,926 | 100.00 | 13 | 27 | |
| Valid votes | 23,874 | 97.72 | 23,926 | 97.77 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 556 | 2.28 | 546 | 2.23 | ||||
| Total votes | 24,430 | 100.00 | 24,472 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 51,936 | 47.04 | 51,936 | 47.12 | ||||
May 2011 election
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 17,424 | 65.93 | 14 | 18,981 | 73.76 | 9 | 23 | |
| Mpumalanga Party | 2,325 | 8.80 | 0 | 2,837 | 11.02 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 3,819 | 14.45 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 1,603 | 6.07 | 0 | 1,742 | 6.77 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 571 | 2.16 | 0 | 923 | 3.59 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 407 | 1.54 | 0 | 449 | 1.74 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 188 | 0.71 | 0 | 635 | 2.47 | 0 | 0 | |
| South African Maintenance and Estate Beneficiaries Association | 92 | 0.35 | 0 | 167 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 26,429 | 100.00 | 16 | 25,734 | 100.00 | 16 | 32 | |
| Valid votes | 26,429 | 97.05 | 25,734 | 94.40 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 804 | 2.95 | 1,528 | 5.60 | ||||
| Total votes | 27,233 | 100.00 | 27,262 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 54,570 | 49.90 | 54,570 | 49.96 | ||||