Dannhauser Local Municipality elections
The Dannhauser Local Municipality council consists of twenty-five members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirteen wards, while the remaining twelve 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fourteen seats on the council.
In the election of 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority, winning a plurality of nine seats on the council.
Results[]
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
Event | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | Other | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 election | 4 | 2 | - | 14 | 0 | 20 |
2006 election | 7 | 1 | - | 10 | 2 | 20 |
2011 election | 10 | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 25 |
2016 election | 9 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
2021 election | 4 | 2 | - | 14 | 0 | 10 |
December 2000 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 10,609 | 68.50 | 10 | 10,669 | 68.73 | 4 | 14 | |
African National Congress | 3,125 | 20.18 | 0 | 3,014 | 19.42 | 4 | 4 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,282 | 8.28 | 0 | 1,578 | 10.17 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent candidates | 372 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | ||||
African Christian Democratic Party | 99 | 0.64 | 0 | 262 | 1.69 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 15,487 | 100.00 | 10 | 15,523 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 | |
Valid votes | 15,487 | 97.48 | 15,523 | 97.33 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 400 | 2.52 | 426 | 2.67 | ||||
Total votes | 15,887 | 100.00 | 15,949 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 34,221 | 46.42 | 34,221 | 46.61 |
March 2006 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
Inkatha Freedom Party | 8,357 | 49.43 | 7 | 8,377 | 49.59 | 3 | 10 | |
African National Congress | 6,102 | 36.09 | 3 | 6,123 | 36.25 | 4 | 7 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,007 | 5.96 | 0 | 982 | 5.81 | 1 | 1 | |
National Democratic Convention | 948 | 5.61 | 0 | 872 | 5.16 | 1 | 1 | |
313 | 1.85 | 0 | 361 | 2.14 | 1 | 1 | ||
African Christian Democratic Party | 180 | 1.06 | 0 | 176 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 16,907 | 100.00 | 10 | 16,891 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 | |
Valid votes | 16,907 | 98.03 | 16,891 | 97.76 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 340 | 1.97 | 387 | 2.24 | ||||
Total votes | 17,247 | 100.00 | 17,278 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 35,692 | 48.32 | 35,692 | 48.41 |
May 2011 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 11,784 | 48.41 | 11 | 12,076 | 49.79 | −1 | 10 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 6,770 | 27.81 | 0 | 6,515 | 26.86 | 6 | 6 | |
National Freedom Party | 2,930 | 12.04 | 0 | 2,702 | 11.14 | 3 | 3 | |
Azanian People's Organisation | 1,090 | 4.48 | 0 | 1,003 | 4.14 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 767 | 3.15 | 0 | 788 | 3.25 | 1 | 1 | |
Congress of the People | 390 | 1.60 | 0 | 342 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 | |
177 | 0.73 | 0 | 356 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 | ||
233 | 0.96 | 0 | 299 | 1.23 | 0 | 0 | ||
201 | 0.83 | 0 | 172 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 24,342 | 100.00 | 11 | 24,253 | 100.00 | 10 | 21 | |
Valid votes | 24,342 | 97.99 | 24,253 | 97.88 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 500 | 2.01 | 525 | 2.12 | ||||
Total votes | 24,842 | 100.00 | 24,778 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 40,545 | 61.27 | 40,545 | 61.11 |
August 2016 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 16,588 | 56.39 | 10 | 16,833 | 57.65 | 4 | 14 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 9,258 | 31.47 | 3 | 8,920 | 30.55 | 5 | 8 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,483 | 5.04 | 0 | 1,507 | 5.16 | 1 | 1 | |
Democratic Alliance | 1,368 | 4.65 | 0 | 1,385 | 4.74 | 1 | 1 | |
345 | 1.17 | 0 | 384 | 1.32 | 1 | 1 | ||
Azanian People's Organisation | 140 | 0.48 | 0 | 172 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent candidates | 233 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 29,415 | 100.00 | 13 | 29,201 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 | |
Valid votes | 29,415 | 98.11 | 29,201 | 98.07 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 566 | 1.89 | 575 | 1.93 | ||||
Total votes | 29,981 | 100.00 | 29,776 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 50,834 | 58.98 | 50,834 | 58.57 |
November 2021 election[]
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
African National Congress | 8,060 | 34.18 | 6 | 8,506 | 35.75 | 3 | 9 | |
Inkatha Freedom Party | 6,951 | 29.47 | 6 | 7,875 | 33.10 | 2 | 8 | |
Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,320 | 9.84 | 0 | 2,584 | 10.86 | 3 | 3 | |
Abantu Batho Congress | 1,306 | 5.54 | 0 | 1,156 | 4.86 | 1 | 1 | |
659 | 2.79 | 0 | 723 | 3.04 | 1 | 1 | ||
Independent candidates | 1,350 | 5.72 | 1 | 1 | ||||
605 | 2.57 | 0 | 512 | 2.15 | 1 | 1 | ||
Democratic Alliance | 431 | 1.83 | 0 | 528 | 2.22 | 1 | 1 | |
African Christian Democratic Party | 398 | 1.69 | 0 | 395 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 | |
382 | 1.62 | 0 | 326 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 | ||
301 | 1.28 | 0 | 317 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | ||
National Freedom Party | 223 | 0.95 | 0 | 238 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | |
160 | 0.68 | 0 | 194 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forum for Service Delivery | 153 | 0.65 | 0 | 132 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | |
Patriotic Alliance | 96 | 0.41 | 0 | 124 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | |
African Mantungwa Community | 63 | 0.27 | 0 | 64 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
African Transformation Movement | 62 | 0.26 | 0 | 62 | 0.26 | 0 | 0 | |
64 | 0.27 | 0 | 58 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 23,584 | 100.00 | 13 | 23,794 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 | |
Valid votes | 23,584 | 97.66 | 23,794 | 97.65 | ||||
Invalid/blank votes | 564 | 2.34 | 573 | 2.35 | ||||
Total votes | 24,148 | 100.00 | 24,367 | 100.00 | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 50,480 | 47.84 | 50,480 | 48.27 |
References[]
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Dannhauser". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Dannhauser". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Dannhauser". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Dannhauser". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
- ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Dannhauser". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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