Modimolle–Mookgophong Local Municipality

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Template:Infobox South African municipality Mookgophong/Modimolle Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Mookgophong and Modimolle local municipalities.[1]

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Fourteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining fourteen 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 plurality of thirteen seats on the council but failed to win an overall majority. On 23 August 2016, the council subsequently elected Marlene van Staden, the mayoral candidate of the Democratic Alliance (DA), as the new mayor.[2]

The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]

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Party Votes Seats
Ward List Total % Ward List Total
ANC 13,764 13,650 27,414 47.6 11 2 13
DA 6,763 7,130 13,893 24.1 3 4 7
EFF 5,625 5,578 11,203 19.4 0 6 6
FF Plus 1,684 1,705 3,389 5.9 0 2 2
Independent 395 – 1,515 0.7 0 – 0
Others 595 729 1,324 2.3 0 0 0
Total 28,826 28,792 57,618 100.0 14 14 28
Spoilt votes 341 428 769

References

  1. ^ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2016/08/23/ANC-loses-Modimolle-mayor-post-to-DA
  3. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Modimolle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Modimolle" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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