# Emalahleni Local Municipality, Mpumalanga elections

The Emalahleni Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Mpumalanga in South Africa. The council consists of sixty-eight members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-four 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 thirty-five seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | DA | EFF | FF+ | PAC | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 1 | 47 | 15 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| 2006 election | 1 | 47 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
| 2011 election | 0 | 49 | 18 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2016 election | 1 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2021 election | 1 | 35 | 13 | 14 | 4 | — | 1 | 68 |

## 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 | 36,813 | 72.25 | 25 | 37,172 | 72.40 | 22 | 47 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 11,638 | 22.84 | 7 | 11,725 | 22.84 | 8 | 15 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 935 | 1.84 | 0 | 999 | 1.95 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 699 | 1.37 | 0 | 797 | 1.55 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 673 | 1.32 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 174 | 0.34 | 0 | 421 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 19 | 0.04 | 0 | 228 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 50,951 | 100.00 | 32 | 51,342 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 50,951 | 97.88 | | 51,342 | 98.26 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,103 | 2.12 | | 908 | 1.74 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 52,054 | 100.00 | | 52,250 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 129,380 | 40.23 | | 129,380 | 40.38 | | |

## 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 | 44,509 | 72.54 | 27 | 44,943 | 73.55 | 20 | 47 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 12,111 | 19.74 | 5 | 12,092 | 19.79 | 8 | 13 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,017 | 1.66 | 0 | 964 | 1.58 | 1 | 1 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 995 | 1.62 | 0 | 923 | 1.51 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 722 | 1.18 | 0 | 706 | 1.16 | 1 | 1 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 488 | 0.80 | 0 | 778 | 1.27 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,085 | 1.77 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 240 | 0.39 | 0 | 311 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Front | 170 | 0.28 | 0 | 239 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Democratic Convention | 24 | 0.04 | 0 | 150 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 61,361 | 100.00 | 32 | 61,106 | 100.00 | 32 | 64 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 61,361 | 97.96 | | 61,106 | 97.57 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,280 | 2.04 | | 1,523 | 2.43 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 62,641 | 100.00 | | 62,629 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 149,252 | 41.97 | | 149,252 | 41.96 | | |

## 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 | 62,664 | 70.82 | 28 | 63,587 | 71.63 | 21 | 49 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 22,572 | 25.51 | 6 | 22,404 | 25.24 | 12 | 18 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 785 | 0.89 | 0 | 677 | 0.76 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 341 | 0.39 | 0 | 453 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 723 | 0.82 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 300 | 0.34 | 0 | 392 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 293 | 0.33 | 0 | 394 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 352 | 0.40 | 0 | 296 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 261 | 0.29 | 0 | 289 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Alliance-Afrikaner Christen Alliansie | 159 | 0.18 | 0 | 122 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Freedom Party | 30 | 0.03 | 0 | 159 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 88,480 | 100.00 | 34 | 88,773 | 100.00 | 34 | 68 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 88,480 | 98.77 | | 88,773 | 98.84 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,105 | 1.23 | | 1,046 | 1.16 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 89,585 | 100.00 | | 89,819 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 167,689 | 53.42 | | 167,689 | 53.56 | | |

## 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 | 57,194 | 59.55 | 26 | 57,171 | 59.57 | 15 | 41 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 24,471 | 25.48 | 8 | 24,367 | 25.39 | 9 | 17 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 11,340 | 11.81 | 0 | 11,741 | 12.23 | 8 | 8 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 1,393 | 1.45 | 0 | 1,458 | 1.52 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 511 | 0.53 | 0 | 517 | 0.54 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 683 | 0.71 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 307 | 0.32 | 0 | 261 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 33 | 0.03 | 0 | 378 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| | Sindawonye Progressive Party | 106 | 0.11 | 0 | 75 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 96,038 | 100.00 | 34 | 95,968 | 100.00 | 34 | 68 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 96,038 | 98.41 | | 95,968 | 98.22 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,556 | 1.59 | | 1,739 | 1.78 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 97,594 | 100.00 | | 97,707 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 189,524 | 51.49 | | 189,524 | 51.55 | | |

## 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 | 36,302 | 50.33 | 28 | 36,665 | 50.83 | 7 | 35 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 14,536 | 20.15 | 0 | 14,994 | 20.79 | 14 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 13,276 | 18.41 | 6 | 13,198 | 18.30 | 7 | 13 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 4,039 | 5.60 | 0 | 3,944 | 5.47 | 4 | 4 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,778 | 2.46 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Independent Congress | 614 | 0.85 | 0 | 780 | 1.08 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 664 | 0.92 | 0 | 635 | 0.88 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 246 | 0.34 | 0 | 472 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Independent Movement | 244 | 0.34 | 0 | 334 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 141 | 0.20 | 0 | 288 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Alliance | 115 | 0.16 | 0 | 232 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | Inkatha Freedom Party | 4 | 0.01 | 0 | 309 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 |
| | Defenders of the People | 79 | 0.11 | 0 | 102 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 |
| | Africa Restoration Alliance | 78 | 0.11 | 0 | 30 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 10 | 0.01 | 0 | 67 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Abantu Batho Congress | 6 | 0.01 | 0 | 59 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Basic Republicans | | | | 28 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 72,132 | 100.00 | 34 | 72,137 | 100.00 | 34 | 68 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 72,132 | 98.22 | | 72,137 | 98.10 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,307 | 1.78 | | 1,398 | 1.90 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 73,439 | 100.00 | | 73,535 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 186,763 | 39.32 | | 186,763 | 39.37 | | |

### By-elections from November 2021

The following by-elections were held to fill vacant ward seats in the period since the election in November 2021.
| Date | Ward | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the previous councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor | Party of the newly elected councillor |
| 23 Oct 2024 | 24 | | Democratic Alliance | | Democratic Alliance |