Musina Local Municipality
Template:Infobox South African municipality Musina Local Municipality is located in the Vhembe District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa, and is the northernmost local municipality in South Africa. It borders on Botswana and Zimbabwe. The seat of Musina Local Municipality is Musina.
Sub places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following Sub Places:[1]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baobab Tree Reserve | 967004010 | 84.13 | 189 | Venda |
| Bergview East | 967004008 | 0.47 | 423 | Venda |
| Bergview West | 967004009 | 0.41 | 44 | Venda |
| Lost City | 967004011 | 0.57 | 747 | Venda |
| Mushongoville | 967004001 | 2.54 | 3,008 | Venda |
| Musina Ext5 | 967004004 | 0.19 | 1,906 | Venda |
| Musina Mine | 967004005 | 3.53 | 57 | Venda |
| Musina SP | 967004007 | 7.51 | 4,423 | Venda |
| Nancefield | 967004003 | 5.82 | 31,133 | Venda |
| Nancefield Ext 2 | 967004002 | 0.15 | 674 | Venda |
| SMG Military Base | 967004012 | 6.35 | 73 | Venda |
Politics
The municipal council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve 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 eighteen seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[2][3]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 17,603 | 17,506 | 35,109 | 74.5 | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| DA | 3,073 | 3,030 | 6,103 | 12.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| EFF | 2,291 | 2,322 | 4,613 | 9.8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| COPE | 200 | 256 | 456 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 423 | 450 | 873 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 23,590 | 23,564 | 47,154 | 100.0 | 12 | 12 | 24 | |
| Spoilt votes | 227 | 275 | 502 | |||||
References
- ^ Lookup Tables - adrianfrith.com
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Musina" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
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