Results of the Municipal by-elections
8 Sep 2011
The Electoral Commission (IEC) said in Centurion today that the African National Congress had won 14 of the 17 municipal ward by-elections which took place on Wednesday, 7 September 2011. Of the remaining seats two went to the Democratic Alliance and one to the Congress of the People.
Voter turnout varied between 16.59% and 68.92% with an average of 34.24%.
Two by-elections took place in Gauteng. The new councillors are:
- Johannes Frederick Jooste of the Democratic Alliance in Ward 21 in Merafong City [Carletonville] Municipality - GT484.
This ward was previously represented by the African National Congress.
- Peter Sutton of the Democratic Alliance in Ward 78 in Tshwane Metro [Pretoria] Municipality - TSH.
In KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) one by-election took place. Sbonelo Nhlakanipho Tembe of the African National Congress is the new councillor in Ward 17 in Umhlabuyalingana (Emangusi) Municipality - KZN271.
Nine by-elections took place in Limpopo of which one was uncontested. The new councillors are:
- Soza Solly Maswanganyi of the African National Congress in Ward 7 in the Greater Giyani (Giyani) Municipality - LIM331
- Beatrice Maria Khosa of the African National Congress in Ward 28 in the Greater Giyani (Giyani) Municipality - LIM331
- Giyani Jonathan Mkansi of the African National Congress in Ward 1 in the Greater Letaba (Duiwelskloof) Municipality - LIM332
- Refilwe Eddyson Sekhonoane of the African National Congress in Ward 18 in the Greater Letaba (Duiwelskloof) Municipality - LIM332
- Ngwako Selowa of the African National Congress in Ward 24 in the Greater Letaba (Duiwelskloof) Municipality - LIM332
- Dimakatso Thomas Maake of the African National Congress in Ward 33 in the Greater Tzaneen (Tzaneen) Municipality - LIM333
- Baselekile Ryphie Mashale of the African National Congress in Ward 10 in Ba-Phalaborwa (Phalaborwa) Municipality - LIM334. This ward was uncontested.
- Chipane Frank Makweng of the Congress of the People in Ward 10 in Makhuduthamaga (Ngwaritsi) Municipality - LIM473.
This ward was previously represented by the African National Congress.
- Ngwakwane Dorah Mphethi of the African National Congress in Ward 17 in the Greater Tubatse (Burgersfort/Ohrigstad/Eastern Tubatse) Municipality - LIM475.
Three by-elections took place in Thembisile (KwaMhlanga) Municipality - MP315, Mpumalanga. The new councillors all represent the African National Congress:
- Aaron Bhinga Khumalo in Ward 13
- Daisy Mamanyana Msibi in Ward 17
- Sarah Malebo Hlungwani in Ward 32.
Two by-elections took place in the Western Cape. Both new councillors represent the African National Congress. They are:
- William Abels in Ward 6 in Cederberg (Citrusdal) Municipality - WC012.
This ward was previously represented by the Democratic Alliance.
- Latitia Deyce in Ward 1 in Beaufort West [Beaufort West] Municipality - WC053.
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By-Elections Sept 7 2011 |
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Province |
Municipality |
Party |
% Votes |
% Poll |
Ward Winner |
Party |
% Votes |
% Poll |
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GAUTENG |
MERAFONG CITY |
ANC |
55.3% |
63.3% |
J F JOOSTE |
DA |
51.05% |
44.83% |
|
GAUTENG |
TSHWANE |
DA |
84.5% |
69.5% |
PETER SUTTON |
DA |
95.32% |
16.59% |
|
KZN |
UMHLABUYALINGANA |
ANC |
85.8% |
63.3% |
S N TEMBE |
ANC |
94.58% |
37.40% |
|
LIMPOPO |
GREATER GIYANI |
ANC |
86.4% |
51.3% |
S S MASWANGANYI |
ANC |
93.81% |
31.74% |
|
LIMPOPO |
GREATER GIYANI |
ANC |
56.4% |
56.9% |
B M KHOSA |
ANC |
53.31% |
46.42% |
|
LIMPOPO |
GREATER LETABA |
ANC |
95.8% |
52.9% |
G J MKANSI |
ANC |
97.32% |
38.21% |
|
LIMPOPO |
GREATER LETABA |
ANC |
87.5% |
55.8% |
R E SEKHONOANE |
ANC |
89.94% |
36.67% |
|
LIMPOPO |
GREATER LETABA |
ANC |
87.1% |
51.8% |
NGWAKO SELOWA |
ANC |
90.68% |
41.66% |
|
LIMPOPO |
GREATER TZANEEN |
ANC |
61.4% |
44.4% |
D T MAAKE |
ANC |
93.45% |
27.91% |
|
LIMPOPO |
BA-PHALABORWA |
ANC |
89.9% |
53.7% |
B R MASHALE |
ANC |
Uncon |
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LIMPOPO |
MAKHUDUTHAMAG |
ANC |
71.4% |
50.8% |
C F MAKWENG |
COPE |
47.67% |
35.08% |
|
LIMPOPO |
GREATER TUBATSE |
ANC |
64.4% |
48.0% |
N D MPHETHI |
ANC |
67.59% |
33.91% |
|
MPUMALANGA |
THEMBISILE |
ANC |
69.2% |
59.5% |
A B KHUMALO |
ANC |
81.27% |
27.04% |
|
MPUMALANGA |
THEMBISILE |
ANC |
73.7% |
58.5% |
D M MSIBI |
ANC |
90.19% |
24.74% |
|
MPUMALANGA |
THEMBISILE |
ANC |
71.0% |
45.8% |
S M HLUNGWANI |
ANC |
56.03% |
22.31% |
|
WCAPE |
CEDERBERG |
DA |
57.4% |
49.5% |
WILLIAM ABELS (DA candidate in May 2011) |
ANC |
43.88% |
56.07% |
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WCAPE |
BEAUFORT WEST |
ANC |
55.0% |
66.9% |
LATITIA DEYCE |
ANC |
46.50% |
68.92% |
Issued by the IEC, September 8 2011
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