# Sakhisizwe Local Municipality elections

The Sakhisizwe Local Municipality council (within the South African Chris Hani District Municipality) consists of seventeen members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Nine councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in nine wards, while the remaining eight 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 thirteen seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ANC | DA | EFF | PAC | UDM | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 election | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 2011 election | 14 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 2016 election | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 election | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |

## 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 | 8,166 | 74.62 | 6 | 8,236 | 75.06 | 2 | 8 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,517 | 13.86 | 0 | 1,423 | 12.97 | 2 | 2 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 789 | 7.21 | 0 | 928 | 8.46 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 355 | 3.24 | 0 | 385 | 3.51 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 116 | 1.06 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,943 | 100.00 | 6 | 10,972 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,943 | 97.41 | | 10,972 | 97.56 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 291 | 2.59 | | 274 | 2.44 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 11,234 | 100.00 | | 11,246 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 19,187 | 58.55 | | 19,187 | 58.61 | | |

## 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 | 11,506 | 80.89 | 7 | 11,838 | 83.42 | 4 | 11 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1,173 | 8.25 | 0 | 1,266 | 8.92 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 749 | 5.27 | 0 | 879 | 6.19 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 544 | 3.82 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 252 | 1.77 | 0 | 208 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,224 | 100.00 | 7 | 14,191 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,224 | 97.78 | | 14,191 | 97.64 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 323 | 2.22 | | 343 | 2.36 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,547 | 100.00 | | 14,534 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 26,015 | 55.92 | | 26,015 | 55.87 | | |

## 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 | 13,381 | 81.43 | 9 | 13,582 | 82.31 | 5 | 14 |
| | Congress of the People | 1,340 | 8.15 | 0 | 1,313 | 7.96 | 1 | 1 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 800 | 4.87 | 0 | 636 | 3.85 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 443 | 2.70 | 0 | 417 | 2.53 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 389 | 2.37 | 0 | 434 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 57 | 0.35 | 0 | 53 | 0.32 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 23 | 0.14 | 0 | 67 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,433 | 100.00 | 9 | 16,502 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,433 | 97.89 | | 16,502 | 98.29 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 355 | 2.11 | | 287 | 1.71 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 16,788 | 100.00 | | 16,789 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 29,165 | 57.56 | | 29,165 | 57.57 | | |

## 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 | 13,491 | 82.29 | 9 | 13,287 | 81.84 | 5 | 14 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,158 | 7.06 | 0 | 1,152 | 7.10 | 1 | 1 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 739 | 4.51 | 0 | 750 | 4.62 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 437 | 2.67 | 0 | 449 | 2.77 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 272 | 1.66 | 0 | 257 | 1.58 | 0 | 0 |
| | African People's Convention | 129 | 0.79 | 0 | 153 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 149 | 0.91 | 0 | 125 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Movement | 19 | 0.12 | 0 | 63 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 16,394 | 100.00 | 9 | 16,236 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 16,394 | 96.89 | | 16,236 | 96.17 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 526 | 3.11 | | 647 | 3.83 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 16,920 | 100.00 | | 16,883 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 30,632 | 55.24 | | 30,632 | 55.12 | | |

## 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 | 9,609 | 67.16 | 9 | 10,299 | 73.07 | 4 | 13 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,097 | 7.67 | 0 | 1,238 | 8.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 935 | 6.53 | 0 | 1,034 | 7.34 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 1,424 | 9.95 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | African Transformation Movement | 473 | 3.31 | 0 | 484 | 3.43 | 1 | 1 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 288 | 2.01 | 0 | 458 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 185 | 1.29 | 0 | 313 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | Khowa Residents Association | 175 | 1.22 | 0 | 269 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 |
| | Drakensberg Concerned Residents | 122 | 0.85 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 14,308 | 100.00 | 9 | 14,095 | 100.00 | 8 | 17 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 14,308 | 97.60 | | 14,095 | 97.30 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 352 | 2.40 | | 391 | 2.70 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 14,660 | 100.00 | | 14,486 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 30,028 | 48.82 | | 30,028 | 48.24 | | |