Abaqulusi Local Municipality elections Results
The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
December 2000 election
The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.[ 3]
Party Ward List Total 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
The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.[ 4]
Party Ward List Total 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
The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.[ 5]
Party Ward List Total 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
The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[ 6]
Party Ward List Total 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
In a by election held in March 2019 the ANC won a ward previously held by the IFP, reconstituting the council as follows:
November 2021 election
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[ 7]
Party Ward List Total 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
The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period from November 2021.[ 8]
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%.[ 13]
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
↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Abaqulusi" (PDF) . Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2017 .↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Abaqulusi" (PDF) . Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2017 .↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2000 — Abaqulusi" . wikitable.frith.dev . Retrieved 20 November 2021 .↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2006 — Abaqulusi" . wikitable.frith.dev . Retrieved 20 November 2021 .[ permanent dead link ] ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2011 — Abaqulusi" . wikitable.frith.dev . Retrieved 20 November 2021 .[ permanent dead link ] ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2016 — Abaqulusi" . wikitable.frith.dev . Retrieved 20 November 2021 .[ permanent dead link ] ↑ "Election Result Table for LGE2021 — Abaqulusi" . wikitable.frith.dev . Retrieved 27 November 2021 .[ permanent dead link ] ↑ "Municipal By-elections results - Electoral Commission of South Africa" . results.elections.org.za . Retrieved 1 December 2022 .↑ 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 . 1 2 Sussman, Wayne (8 February 2024). "IFP retains Vryheid, KZN ward amid ANC gains, strong MK debut" . Daily Maverick . Retrieved 8 February 2024 . ↑ Sussman, Wayne (17 July 2025). "By-elections: DA, EFF, IFP hold firm in E Cape, Polokwane, Zululand" . Daily Maverick . Retrieved 17 July 2025 . ↑ Sussman, Wayne (19 March 2026). "IFP storms to victory in Zululand wards, PA adds to ANC electoral pain in Eastern Cape" . Daily Maverick . Retrieved 19 March 2026 . ↑ 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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