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Alfred Duma Local Municipality elections

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The Alfred Duma Local Municipality council consists of seventy-three members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-seven wards, while the remaining thirty-six are chosen from party lists so that the total number of party representatives is proportional to the number of votes received.

It was established for the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Emnambithi/Ladysmith and Indaka local municipalities.[1]

In the election of 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of forty-six seats on the council, while in 2021, the Inkatha Freedom Party won a plurality of thirty-three seats.

Results

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

Event ANC DA EFF IFP NPA Other
2016 election 46 4 4 16 1 1
2021 election 28 3 5 33 1 3

August 2016 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[2]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress62,83663.093264,42264.121446
Inkatha Freedom Party21,75021.84321,82421.721316
Democratic Alliance5,8875.9116,1346.1134
Economic Freedom Fighters5,1455.1705,1485.1244
National Democratic Convention9760.9801,0611.0611
National Peoples Ambassadors9690.9707210.7211
Independent candidates1,0121.0200
African Mantungwa Community3280.3304960.4900
Freedom Front Plus3160.3202530.2500
African Christian Democratic Party2380.2402560.2500
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania70.0101510.1500
Congress of the People1360.1400
Total99,600100.0036100,466100.003672
Valid votes99,60098.62100,46698.26
Invalid/blank votes1,3961.381,7761.74
Total votes100,996100.00102,242100.00
Registered voters/turnout164,35761.45164,35762.21

November 2021 election

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The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[3]

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Inkatha Freedom Party37,72344.192139,11445.731233
African National Congress32,39437.951432,27837.741428
Economic Freedom Fighters5,0825.9505,1856.0655
Democratic Alliance3,3823.9623,6154.2313
National Freedom Party1,4231.6701,4141.6511
National Peoples Ambassadors7350.8609151.0711
African People's Movement8531.0006590.7711
Independent candidates1,4541.7000
Abantu Batho Congress7000.8206050.7111
Justice and Employment Party2880.3404070.4800
Freedom Front Plus3540.4102510.2900
United Cultural Movement2260.2602290.2700
African Christian Democratic Party1880.2201900.2200
African Transformation Movement1430.1702060.2400
National Democratic Convention1680.2001400.1600
African Mantungwa Community1370.1601220.1400
African People's Convention920.1101080.1300
Congress of the People250.030950.1100
Total85,367100.003785,533100.003673
Valid votes85,36798.6785,53398.51
Invalid/blank votes1,1541.331,2971.49
Total votes86,521100.0086,830100.00
Registered voters/turnout161,68853.51161,68853.70

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.[4]

Date Ward Party of the previous councillor Party of the newly elected councillor
28 Jun 2023[5] 29 Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party

References

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  1. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Alfred Duma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Alfred Duma". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Municipal By-elections results". Electoral Commission of South Africa. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ Sussman, Wayne (29 June 2023). "JUNE BY-ELECTIONS: PA benefits from absent DA to trounce ANC in Joburg ward, but ruling party records crucial win over IFP in KZN". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 29 June 2023.