Tsantsabane Local Municipality elections
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{{Politics of Northern Cape}}
The Tsantsabane Local Municipality council consists of thirteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Seven councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in seven wards, while the remaining six 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 1 November 2021 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of seven seats.
Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Event
! ANC ! DA ! EFF ! STC ! Other ! Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 election
| 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 election
| 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 |
| 2011 election
| 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 11 |
| 2016 election
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 election
| 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
December 2000 election
{{main|2000 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Tsantsabane |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2000/NC085 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=3955 |votes1_2=3965 |seats1=3 |seats1_2=2 |totseats1=5
|party2=Postmasburg-Olifantshoek Residents Association |votes2=3089 |votes2_2=3018 |seats2=2 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=4
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=1734 |votes3_2=1722 |seats3=1 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=2
|invalid=393 |invalid2=417
|electorate=15725 |electorate2=15725
}}
March 2006 election
{{main|2006 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Tsantsabane |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2006/NC085 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=5375 |votes1_2=5304 |seats1=6 |seats1_2=3 |totseats1=9
|party2=Independent Democrats |votes2=784 |votes2_2=818 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=1 |totseats2=1
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=734 |votes3_2=725 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=1
|party4=African Christian Democratic Party |votes4=132 |votes4_2=161 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=0 |totseats4=0
|invalid=183 |invalid2=199
|electorate=13540 |electorate2=13540
}}
May 2011 election
{{main|2011 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Tsantsabane |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2011/NC085 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=5871 |votes1_2=5995 |seats1=5 |seats1_2=1 |totseats1=6
|party2=Tsantsabane Community Forum |votes2=1598 |votes2_2=1587 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=2
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=1520 |votes3_2=1477 |seats3=1 |seats3_2=1 |totseats3=2
|party4=Congress of the People |votes4=1152 |votes4_2=1124 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Independent candidates |votes5=26 |votes5_2= |seats5=0 |seats5_2= |totseats5=0
|invalid=207 |invalid2=190
|electorate=16411 |electorate2=16411
}}
August 2016 election
{{main|2016 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Tsantsabane |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2016/NC085 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=6563 |votes1_2=6526 |seats1=7 |seats1_2=0 |totseats1=7
|party2=Save Tsantsabane Coalition |votes2=2546 |votes2_2=2566 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=3 |totseats2=3
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=1934 |votes3_2=1908 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes4=517 |votes4_2=522 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=1 |totseats4=1
|party5=Freedom Front Plus |votes5=232 |votes5_2=216 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|invalid=152 |invalid2=193
|electorate=18682 |electorate2=18682
}}
November 2021 election
{{main|2021 South African municipal elections}}
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.{{Cite web |title=Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Tsantsabane |url=https://wikitable.frith.dev/lge2021/NC085 |access-date=2022-04-16 |website=wikitable.frith.dev}}
{{Election results
|firstround=Ward |secondround=List
|party1=African National Congress |votes1=4534 |votes1_2=4478 |seats1=7 |seats1_2=0 |totseats1=7
|party2=Save Tsantsabane Coalition |votes2=1609 |votes2_2=1817 |seats2=0 |seats2_2=2 |totseats2=2
|party3=Democratic Alliance |votes3=1294 |votes3_2=1310 |seats3=0 |seats3_2=2 |totseats3=2
|party4=Economic Freedom Fighters |votes4=1085 |votes4_2=1063 |seats4=0 |seats4_2=2 |totseats4=2
|party5=Freedom Front Plus |votes5=214 |votes5_2=209 |seats5=0 |seats5_2=0 |totseats5=0
|party6=Independent candidates |votes6=185 |votes6_2= |seats6=0 |seats6_2= |totseats6=0
|party7=African People's Convention |votes7=34 |votes7_2=42 |seats7=0 |seats7_2=0 |totseats7=0
|invalid=214 |invalid2=200
|electorate=18336 |electorate2=18336
}}