# Masilonyana Local Municipality elections

The Masilonyana Local Municipality council consists of nineteen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Ten councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in ten wards, while the remaining nine 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 elections the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of eleven seats on the council.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 14 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 19 |
| 2006 election | 17 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| 2011 election | 16 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 2016 election | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2021 election | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 |

## 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 | 10,947 | 76.76 | 10 | 10,982 | 76.93 | 4 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,168 | 15.20 | 0 | 2,254 | 15.79 | 3 | 3 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 611 | 4.28 | 0 | 551 | 3.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | Alliance 2000+ | 536 | 3.76 | 0 | 489 | 3.43 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 14,262 | 100.00 | 10 | 14,276 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,262 | 97.31 | | 14,276 | 97.53 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 395 | 2.69 | | 361 | 2.47 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,657 | 100.00 | | 14,637 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 30,214 | 48.51 | | 30,214 | 48.44 | | |

## 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 | 11,725 | 82.76 | 10 | 11,850 | 82.95 | 7 | 17 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,428 | 10.08 | 0 | 1,402 | 9.81 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 493 | 3.48 | 0 | 530 | 3.71 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 362 | 2.56 | 0 | 304 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 132 | 0.93 | 0 | 199 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 28 | 0.20 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,168 | 100.00 | 10 | 14,285 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,168 | 97.27 | | 14,285 | 97.39 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 397 | 2.73 | | 383 | 2.61 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,565 | 100.00 | | 14,668 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 31,987 | 45.53 | | 31,987 | 45.86 | | |

## 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 | 13,240 | 79.21 | 10 | 13,356 | 77.90 | 6 | 16 |
| | Democratic Alliance | | | | 2,666 | 15.55 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,857 | 11.11 | 0 | 518 | 3.02 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 412 | 2.46 | 0 | 514 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 915 | 5.47 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 292 | 1.75 | 0 | 92 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,716 | 100.00 | 10 | 17,146 | 100.00 | 10 | 20 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,716 | 96.21 | | 17,146 | 98.39 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 658 | 3.79 | | 281 | 1.61 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 17,374 | 100.00 | | 17,427 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 31,884 | 54.49 | | 31,884 | 54.66 | | |

## 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 | 11,429 | 63.80 | 10 | 11,515 | 64.36 | 2 | 12 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,902 | 21.78 | 0 | 3,913 | 21.87 | 4 | 4 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,644 | 9.18 | 0 | 1,751 | 9.79 | 2 | 2 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 431 | 2.41 | 0 | 423 | 2.36 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 149 | 0.83 | 0 | 137 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 260 | 1.45 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 100 | 0.56 | 0 | 153 | 0.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17,915 | 100.00 | 10 | 17,892 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 17,915 | 98.52 | | 17,892 | 98.44 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 269 | 1.48 | | 283 | 1.56 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 18,184 | 100.00 | | 18,175 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 31,153 | 58.37 | | 31,153 | 58.34 | | |

## 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 | 6,793 | 52.97 | 9 | 7,286 | 56.67 | 2 | 11 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 2,455 | 19.14 | 1 | 2,801 | 21.78 | 3 | 4 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,171 | 9.13 | 0 | 1,536 | 11.95 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,426 | 11.12 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 701 | 5.47 | 0 | 676 | 5.26 | 1 | 1 |
| | Forum for Service Delivery | 102 | 0.80 | 0 | 196 | 1.52 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 116 | 0.90 | 0 | 127 | 0.99 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 61 | 0.48 | 0 | 115 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Content Movement | | | | 121 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12,825 | 100.00 | 10 | 12,858 | 100.00 | 9 | 19 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 12,825 | 97.53 | | 12,858 | 97.56 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 325 | 2.47 | | 322 | 2.44 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 13,150 | 100.00 | | 13,180 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 29,408 | 44.72 | | 29,408 | 44.82 | | |