Naledi Local Municipality, Free State
Template:Infobox South African municipality Naledi Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Xhariep District of the Free State in South Africa. The name is a Sesotho word meaning "a star".[1]
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[2]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewetsdorp | 40401 | 3.31 | 930 |
| Morojaneng | 40402 | 2.00 | 7,107 |
| Qibing | 40404 | 2.03 | 7,538 |
| Thapelang | 40405 | 0.39 | 847 |
| Van Standensrus | 40406 | 2.07 | 495 |
| Wepener | 40407 | 3.47 | 1,663 |
| Remainder of the municipality | 40403 | 3,410.55 | 8,895 |
Politics
The municipal council consists of eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining four 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 18 May 2011 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of six seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]
style="width: 2px; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFCA08;" data-sort-value="Congress of the People (South African political party)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #007500;" data-sort-value="African People's Convention" | style="width: 2px; background-color: lightgrey;" data-sort-value="United Residents Front" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 5,123 | 5,201 | 10,324 | 75.4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| DA | 1,136 | 1,088 | 2,224 | 16.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| COPE | 329 | 316 | 645 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| African People's Convention | 200 | 196 | 396 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| United Residents Front | 61 | 43 | 104 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,849 | 6,844 | 13,693 | 100.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Spoilt votes | 138 | 142 | 280 | |||||
References
- ^ South African Languages - Place names
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Naledi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
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