The Mantsopa Local Municipality elections is a democratic process through which the residents of Mantsopa Local Municipality, located in the Free State province of South Africa, elect their local government representatives. The Mantsopa Local Municipality council consists of eighteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining nine 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, as well as the election of 1 November 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.

Results

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

Event ANC COPE DA EFF Other Total
2000 election 11-4-015
2006 election 13-1-216
2011 election 1313-017
2016 election 11132017
2021 election 11142018

December 2000 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress8,45873.9178,66875.86411
Democratic Alliance2,61022.8112,75924.1434
Independent candidates3763.2900
Total11,444100.00811,427100.00715
Valid votes11,44496.5411,42796.42
Invalid/blank votes4103.464243.58
Total votes11,854100.0011,851100.00
Registered voters/turnout23,90349.5923,90349.58

March 2006 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress9,52476.8789,91382.42513
Democratic Alliance6585.3101,1519.5711
Independent candidates1,0598.5500
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania4313.4804213.5011
African Christian Democratic Party4193.3803272.7211
Freedom Front Plus2982.4102161.8000
Total12,389100.00812,028100.00816
Valid votes12,38997.1812,02894.49
Invalid/blank votes3592.827015.51
Total votes12,748100.0012,729100.00
Registered voters/turnout25,80949.3925,80949.32

May 2011 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress10,19771.50910,39875.72413
Democratic Alliance1,94513.6401,94114.1333
Congress of the People1,0347.2501,0617.7311
Independent candidates7505.2600
Freedom Front Plus2221.5601801.3100
African People's Convention710.5001070.7800
African Christian Democratic Party420.290460.3300
Total14,261100.00913,733100.00817
Valid votes14,26197.7513,73394.61
Invalid/blank votes3292.257825.39
Total votes14,590100.0014,515100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,15753.7227,15753.45

August 2016 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress9,91665.8389,89566.33311
Democratic Alliance2,81718.7012,83419.0023
Economic Freedom Fighters1,72311.4401,55110.4022
Congress of the People3282.1803312.2211
Freedom Front Plus1501.0001320.8800
African People's Convention510.3401240.8300
United Residents Front780.520500.3400
Total15,063100.00914,917100.00817
Valid votes15,06398.3214,91798.37
Invalid/blank votes2571.682471.63
Total votes15,320100.0015,164100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,37653.9928,37653.44

November 2021 election

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

PartyWardListTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
African National Congress7,28558.9687,37460.23311
Democratic Alliance2,95923.9512,92523.8934
Economic Freedom Fighters1,2259.9101,24110.1422
Congress of the People3602.9103212.6211
Freedom Front Plus1481.2001611.3100
African Transformation Movement1170.9501331.0900
Independent candidates1861.5100
Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats310.250310.2500
United Independent Movement190.150420.3400
Africa's New Dawn260.210160.1300
Total12,356100.00912,244100.00918
Valid votes12,35698.5212,24498.51
Invalid/blank votes1851.481851.49
Total votes12,541100.0012,429100.00
Registered voters/turnout27,61245.4227,61245.01

References

  1. "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  4. "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Mantsopa". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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