Abaqulusi Local Municipality elections

The Abaqulusi Local Municipality council within the South African Zululand District Municipality consists of forty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twenty-two councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twenty-two wards, while the remaining twenty-two 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 no party obtained a majority. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) formed a government with the support of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).[1][2]

In the election of 1 November 2021 again no party obtained a majority, with the IFP obtaining a plurality of twenty-one seats.

## Results

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The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.

Event  | ANC | DA | EFF | IFP | NFP | Other  | Total

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2000 election | 7 | 5 | - | 27 | - | 0 | 39
2006 election | 10 | 4 | - | 22 | - | 3 | 39
2011 election | 17 | 3 | - | 16 | 7 | 1 | 44
2016 election | 21 | 3 | 1 | 19 | - | 0 | 44
2021 election | 14 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 45

## December 2000 election

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Main article: 2000 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[3]

Party| Ward| List| Total
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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| Inkatha Freedom Party| 19,877| 68.84| 16| 20,062| 69.18| 11| 27
| African National Congress| 5,262| 18.22| 2| 5,064| 17.46| 5| 7
| Democratic Alliance| 3,540| 12.26| 2| 3,875| 13.36| 3| 5
| Independent candidates| 197| 0.68| 0| | 0
Total| 28,876| 100.00| 20| 29,001| 100.00| 19| 39
Valid votes| 28,876| 97.48| | 29,001| 97.58| |
Invalid/blank votes| 748| 2.52| | 720| 2.42| |
Total votes| 29,624| 100.00| | 29,721| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 66,023| 44.87| | 66,023| 45.02| |

## March 2006 election

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Main article: 2006 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[4]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| Inkatha Freedom Party| 19,545| 54.98| 13| 20,111| 57.25| 9| 22
| African National Congress| 9,551| 26.87| 4| 9,678| 27.55| 6| 10
| Democratic Alliance| 3,265| 9.18| 2| 3,317| 9.44| 2| 4
| National Democratic Convention| 1,207| 3.40| 0| 1,356| 3.86| 1| 1
| Independent candidates| 1,452| 4.08| 1| | 1
| African Christian Democratic Party| 530| 1.49| 0| 669| 1.90| 1| 1
Total| 35,550| 100.00| 20| 35,131| 100.00| 19| 39
Valid votes| 35,550| 98.03| | 35,131| 97.03| |
Invalid/blank votes| 713| 1.97| | 1,076| 2.97| |
Total votes| 36,263| 100.00| | 36,207| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 72,076| 50.31| | 72,076| 50.23| |

## May 2011 election

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Main article: 2011 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[5]

Party| Ward| List| Total
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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 19,082| 38.10| 10| 19,506| 38.95| 7| 17
| Inkatha Freedom Party| 17,639| 35.22| 10| 17,434| 34.81| 6| 16
| National Freedom Party| 8,153| 16.28| 0| 8,231| 16.44| 7| 7
| Democratic Alliance| 3,181| 6.35| 2| 3,484| 6.96| 1| 3
| Owethu Residents Organisation| 1,187| 2.37| 0| 957| 1.91| 1| 1
| Freedom Front Plus| 439| 0.88| 0| 153| 0.31| 0| 0
| African Christian Democratic Party| 291| 0.58| 0| 240| 0.48| 0| 0
| Independent candidates| 103| 0.21| 0| | 0
| Royal Loyal Progress| 12| 0.02| 0| 77| 0.15| 0| 0
Total| 50,087| 100.00| 22| 50,082| 100.00| 22| 44
Valid votes| 50,087| 98.38| | 50,082| 98.49| |
Invalid/blank votes| 825| 1.62| | 770| 1.51| |
Total votes| 50,912| 100.00| | 50,852| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 84,131| 60.52| | 84,131| 60.44| |

## August 2016 election

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Main article: 2016 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[6]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| African National Congress| 24,663| 45.50| 11| 25,517| 46.93| 10| 21
| Inkatha Freedom Party| 22,546| 41.59| 9| 23,202| 42.68| 10| 19
| Democratic Alliance| 3,990| 7.36| 2| 4,183| 7.69| 1| 3
| Economic Freedom Fighters| 851| 1.57| 0| 920| 1.69| 1| 1
| Independent candidates| 1,657| 3.06| 0| | 0
| Freedom Front Plus| 500| 0.92| 0| 545| 1.00| 0| 0
Total| 54,207| 100.00| 22| 54,367| 100.00| 22| 44
Valid votes| 54,207| 98.66| | 54,367| 98.79| |
Invalid/blank votes| 739| 1.34| | 665| 1.21| |
Total votes| 54,946| 100.00| | 55,032| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 97,881| 56.14| | 97,881| 56.22| |

### August 2016 to November 2021 by-elections

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In a by election held in March 2019 the ANC won a ward previously held by the IFP, reconstituting the council as follows:

Party  | Ward | PR list | Total

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| ANC | 12 | 10 | 22
| Inkatha Freedom Party | 8 | 10 | 18
| DA | 2 | 1 | 3
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 0 | 1 | 1
Total | 22 | 22 | 44

## November 2021 election

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Main article: 2021 South African municipal elections

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[7]

Party| Ward| List| Total
seats

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Votes| %| Seats| Votes| %| Seats
| Inkatha Freedom Party| 19,921| 44.07| 18| 21,175| 46.62| 3| 21
| African National Congress| 13,991| 30.95| 4| 14,193| 31.25| 10| 14
| National Freedom Party| 3,438| 7.61| 0| 3,422| 7.53| 4| 4
| Economic Freedom Fighters| 2,302| 5.09| 0| 2,456| 5.41| 3| 3
| Democratic Alliance| 2,232| 4.94| 1| 2,361| 5.20| 1| 2
| Independent candidates| 1,500| 3.32| 0| | 0
| Freedom Front Plus| 573| 1.27| 0| 552| 1.22| 1| 1
| Abantu Batho Congress| 350| 0.77| 0| 293| 0.65| 0| 0
| African Christian Democratic Party| 248| 0.55| 0| 255| 0.56| 0| 0
| Development of Jobs in Vryheid| 215| 0.48| 0| 193| 0.42| 0| 0
| African People's Movement| 210| 0.46| 0| 175| 0.39| 0| 0
| Land Party| 57| 0.13| 0| 106| 0.23| 0| 0
| African Mantungwa Community| 72| 0.16| 0| 69| 0.15| 0| 0
| African Transformation Movement| 51| 0.11| 0| 64| 0.14| 0| 0
| The Organic Humanity Movement| 43| 0.10| 0| 41| 0.09| 0| 0
| National People's Front| 3| 0.01| 0| 61| 0.13| 0| 0
Total| 45,206| 100.00| 23| 45,416| 100.00| 22| 45
Valid votes| 45,206| 98.58| | 45,416| 98.67| |
Invalid/blank votes| 650| 1.42| | 610| 1.33| |
Total votes| 45,856| 100.00| | 46,026| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 96,719| 47.41| | 96,719| 47.59| |

### By-elections from November 2021

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The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[8]

Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor

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30 November 2022 | 13 |  | Inkatha Freedom Party |  | Inkatha Freedom Party
5 April 2023[9] | 12 |  | African National Congress |  | African National Congress
7 February 2024[10] | 8 |  | Inkatha Freedom Party |  | Inkatha Freedom Party

After the death of the previous IFP councillor in a car accident, a by-election was held on 30 November. The IFP candidate improved the party's showing, increasing their vote share from 34% to 59%.[11]

After the resignation of the ward 8 councillor, the resulting by-election saw the first electoral contest by the uMkhonto we Sizwe, which finished third, with 19%, behind the African National Congress (ANC) on 31%. The IFP retained the seat with 47%.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Abaqulusi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
2. ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Abaqulusi" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
3. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
4. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
5. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
6. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
7. ^ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Abaqulusi". wikitable.frith.dev. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
8. ^ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa". results.elections.org.za. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
9. ^ Sussman, Wayne (6 April 2023). "APRIL BY-ELECTIONS: Key Tshwane win gives ANC a motivation boost while DA suffers low-turnout blow". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
10. ^ a b Sussman, Wayne (8 February 2024). "IFP retains Vryheid, KZN ward amid ANC gains, strong MK debut". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
11. ^ Sussman, Wayne (1 December 2022). "NOVEMBER BY-ELECTION: ANC posts strong results in rural KZN and Eastern Cape". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

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