# Moqhaka Local Municipality elections

The Moqhaka Local Municipality council 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 2021 South African municipal election the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of twenty-two seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | COPE | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 37 | - | 9 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| 2006 election | 38 | - | 7 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| 2011 election | 34 | 3 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 50 |
| 2016 election | 27 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | 45 |
| 2021 election | 22 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | 4 | 44 |

## December 2000 election

The following table shows the results of the 2000 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 29,800 | 75.09 | 20 | 30,373 | 76.89 | 17 | 37 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,747 | 17.00 | 4 | 7,111 | 18.00 | 5 | 9 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 797 | 2.01 | 0 | 822 | 2.08 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,451 | 3.66 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 413 | 1.04 | 0 | 491 | 1.24 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 472 | 1.19 | 0 | 394 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 8 | 0.02 | 0 | 313 | 0.79 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 39,688 | 100.00 | 24 | 39,504 | 100.00 | 24 | 48 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 39,688 | 98.05 | | 39,504 | 97.76 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 788 | 1.95 | | 905 | 2.24 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 40,476 | 100.00 | | 40,409 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 80,094 | 50.54 | | 80,094 | 50.45 | | |

## March 2006 election

The following table shows the results of the 2006 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 26,678 | 74.93 | 21 | 27,184 | 76.86 | 17 | 38 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 4,794 | 13.46 | 4 | 4,774 | 13.50 | 3 | 7 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,244 | 3.49 | 0 | 1,282 | 3.62 | 2 | 2 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,134 | 3.18 | 0 | 993 | 2.81 | 2 | 2 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 671 | 1.88 | 0 | 552 | 1.56 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 697 | 1.96 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 260 | 0.73 | 0 | 349 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
| | Socialist Party of Azania | 127 | 0.36 | 0 | 236 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 35,605 | 100.00 | 25 | 35,370 | 100.00 | 25 | 50 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 35,605 | 98.12 | | 35,370 | 97.71 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 681 | 1.88 | | 829 | 2.29 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 36,286 | 100.00 | | 36,199 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 82,195 | 44.15 | | 82,195 | 44.04 | | |

## May 2011 election

The following table shows the results of the 2011 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 29,086 | 67.23 | 21 | 29,784 | 67.87 | 13 | 34 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 9,653 | 22.31 | 4 | 9,684 | 22.07 | 7 | 11 |
| | Congress of the People | 2,402 | 5.55 | 0 | 2,814 | 6.41 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,060 | 2.45 | 0 | 700 | 1.60 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 365 | 0.84 | 0 | 371 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 270 | 0.62 | 0 | 255 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 220 | 0.51 | 0 | 276 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 208 | 0.48 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 43,264 | 100.00 | 25 | 43,884 | 100.00 | 25 | 50 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 43,264 | 97.60 | | 43,884 | 98.28 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,065 | 2.40 | | 769 | 1.72 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 44,329 | 100.00 | | 44,653 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 81,617 | 54.31 | | 81,617 | 54.71 | | |

## August 2016 election

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 25,188 | 60.28 | 20 | 25,084 | 59.93 | 7 | 27 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 10,350 | 24.77 | 3 | 10,397 | 24.84 | 8 | 11 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,301 | 7.90 | 0 | 3,451 | 8.24 | 4 | 4 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,462 | 3.50 | 0 | 1,369 | 3.27 | 2 | 2 |
| | Congress of the People | 882 | 2.11 | 0 | 819 | 1.96 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 127 | 0.30 | 0 | 232 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 170 | 0.41 | 0 | 175 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 171 | 0.41 | 0 | 155 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 108 | 0.26 | 0 | 175 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 25 | 0.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 41,784 | 100.00 | 23 | 41,857 | 100.00 | 22 | 45 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 41,784 | 98.43 | | 41,857 | 98.34 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 666 | 1.57 | | 705 | 1.66 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 42,450 | 100.00 | | 42,562 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 81,069 | 52.36 | | 81,069 | 52.50 | | |

## November 2021 election

The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.
| Party | Party | Ward | Ward | Ward | List | List | List | Total seats |
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
| | African National Congress | 15,703 | 49.93 | 19 | 15,477 | 49.17 | 3 | 22 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 6,669 | 21.21 | 3 | 6,669 | 21.19 | 7 | 10 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 3,553 | 11.30 | 0 | 3,705 | 11.77 | 5 | 5 |
| | Moqhaka Community Forum | 1,797 | 5.71 | 0 | 2,231 | 7.09 | 3 | 3 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,863 | 5.92 | 0 | 1,957 | 6.22 | 3 | 3 |
| | Power of Africans Unity | 502 | 1.60 | 0 | 481 | 1.53 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 629 | 2.00 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Congress of the People | 297 | 0.94 | 0 | 310 | 0.98 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 148 | 0.47 | 0 | 277 | 0.88 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent South African National Civic Organisation | 95 | 0.30 | 0 | 109 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 83 | 0.26 | 0 | 109 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 12 | 0.04 | 0 | 113 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 90 | 0.29 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 9 | 0.03 | 0 | 41 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,450 | 100.00 | 22 | 31,479 | 100.00 | 22 | 44 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 31,450 | 97.96 | | 31,479 | 98.05 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 654 | 2.04 | | 625 | 1.95 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 32,104 | 100.00 | | 32,104 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 76,378 | 42.03 | | 76,378 | 42.03 | | |