Port_St._Johns_Local_Municipality_elections
The Port St. Johns Local Municipality council consists of thirty-nine members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty wards, while the remaining nineteen 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 thirty-one seats.
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | CIV | DA | EFF | IND | UDM | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election | 18 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 25 |
| 2006 election | 28 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 |
| 2011 election | 32 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 2016 election | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| 2021 election | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[1]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 17,843 | 70.22 | 12 | 18,893 | 74.27 | 6 | 18 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 6,708 | 26.40 | 0 | 6,544 | 25.73 | 6 | 6 | |
| Independent candidates | 858 | 3.38 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25,409 | 100.00 | 13 | 25,437 | 100.00 | 12 | 25 | |
| Valid votes | 25,409 | 97.23 | 25,437 | 97.48 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 725 | 2.77 | 658 | 2.52 | ||||
| Total votes | 26,134 | 100.00 | 26,095 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 45,316 | 57.67 | 45,316 | 57.58 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[2]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 29,776 | 79.79 | 15 | 32,080 | 90.35 | 13 | 28 | |
| Independent candidates | 5,315 | 14.24 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| United Democratic Movement | 1,801 | 4.83 | 0 | 2,690 | 7.58 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Independent Front | 339 | 0.91 | 0 | 427 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 85 | 0.23 | 0 | 308 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37,316 | 100.00 | 16 | 35,505 | 100.00 | 15 | 31 | |
| Valid votes | 37,316 | 96.31 | 35,505 | 93.46 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,428 | 3.69 | 2,484 | 6.54 | ||||
| Total votes | 38,744 | 100.00 | 37,989 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 62,420 | 62.07 | 62,420 | 60.86 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 29,073 | 76.87 | 17 | 31,451 | 87.81 | 15 | 32 | |
| Independent candidates | 5,285 | 13.97 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Democratic Alliance | 1,659 | 4.39 | 0 | 1,488 | 4.15 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1,001 | 2.65 | 0 | 1,400 | 3.91 | 1 | 1 | |
| Congress of the People | 793 | 2.10 | 0 | 1,210 | 3.38 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 12 | 0.03 | 0 | 267 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 37,823 | 100.00 | 20 | 35,816 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 | |
| Valid votes | 37,823 | 97.32 | 35,816 | 93.08 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,043 | 2.68 | 2,662 | 6.92 | ||||
| Total votes | 38,866 | 100.00 | 38,478 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 68,019 | 57.14 | 68,019 | 56.57 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 33,072 | 79.26 | 20 | 33,042 | 79.67 | 11 | 31 | |
| Civic Independent | 2,762 | 6.62 | 0 | 2,588 | 6.24 | 3 | 3 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 2,406 | 5.77 | 0 | 2,340 | 5.64 | 2 | 2 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 1,692 | 4.06 | 0 | 1,877 | 4.53 | 2 | 2 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,243 | 2.98 | 0 | 1,184 | 2.85 | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent candidates | 393 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Congress of the People | 134 | 0.32 | 0 | 241 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 9 | 0.02 | 0 | 121 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 14 | 0.03 | 0 | 83 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 41,725 | 100.00 | 20 | 41,476 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 | |
| Valid votes | 41,725 | 97.97 | 41,476 | 97.69 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 866 | 2.03 | 982 | 2.31 | ||||
| Total votes | 42,591 | 100.00 | 42,458 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 75,867 | 56.14 | 75,867 | 55.96 | ||||
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Ward | List | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| African National Congress | 26,293 | 69.10 | 20 | 29,469 | 78.50 | 11 | 31 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,355 | 6.19 | 0 | 2,840 | 7.57 | 3 | 3 | |
| Independent candidates | 4,131 | 10.86 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| African Transformation Movement | 1,555 | 4.09 | 0 | 1,567 | 4.17 | 2 | 2 | |
| Civic Independent | 1,500 | 3.94 | 0 | 864 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 1,044 | 2.74 | 0 | 1,265 | 3.37 | 1 | 1 | |
| United Democratic Movement | 749 | 1.97 | 0 | 859 | 2.29 | 1 | 1 | |
| African Democrats | 292 | 0.77 | 0 | 444 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 53 | 0.14 | 0 | 152 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Batho Pele Movement | 76 | 0.20 | 0 | 81 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 38,048 | 100.00 | 20 | 37,541 | 100.00 | 19 | 39 | |
| Valid votes | 38,048 | 97.15 | 37,541 | 96.55 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,118 | 2.85 | 1,341 | 3.45 | ||||
| Total votes | 39,166 | 100.00 | 38,882 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 76,248 | 51.37 | 76,248 | 50.99 | ||||
By-elections from November 2021
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.[6]
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2023 | 2 | African National Congress | African National Congress | ||
After the resignation of the previous ward two councillor, a by-election was held on 14 June 2023. In 2021, the African National Congress (ANC) won the ward by 49 votes over independent candidate Patric Nomarhobo. For the by-election, it recruited Nomarhobo and won the seat with a solid 72% of the vote. The Democratic Alliance (DA) improved from 10% to 22% to finish second.[7]
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