# Musina Local Municipality elections

The Musina Local Municipality is a Local Municipality in Limpopo, South Africa. The council consists of twenty-four members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Twelve councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in twelve wards, while the remaining twelve 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 19 seats.

## Results

The following table shows the composition of the council after past elections.
| Event | ACDP | ANC | DA | EFF | Other | Total |
| 2000 election | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 election | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2011 election | 1 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 12 |
| 2016 election | 0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| 2021 election | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 |

## 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 | 4,040 | 79.79 | 4 | 4,072 | 79.28 | 3 | 7 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 637 | 12.58 | 0 | 1,064 | 20.72 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 386 | 7.62 | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Total | Total | 5,063 | 100.00 | 5 | 5,136 | 100.00 | 4 | 9 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 5,063 | 95.98 | | 5,136 | 96.94 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 212 | 4.02 | | 162 | 3.06 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 5,275 | 100.00 | | 5,298 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 14,058 | 37.52 | | 14,058 | 37.69 | | |

## 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 | 5,517 | 75.52 | 6 | 5,529 | 76.06 | 3 | 9 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 844 | 11.55 | 0 | 935 | 12.86 | 1 | 1 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 389 | 5.33 | 0 | 384 | 5.28 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 272 | 3.72 | 0 | 236 | 3.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | United Democratic Movement | 100 | 1.37 | 0 | 91 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent candidates | 108 | 1.48 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Ximoko Party | 54 | 0.74 | 0 | 45 | 0.62 | 0 | 0 |
| | Azanian People's Organisation | 21 | 0.29 | 0 | 49 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 7,305 | 100.00 | 6 | 7,269 | 100.00 | 5 | 11 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 7,305 | 97.58 | | 7,269 | 97.11 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 181 | 2.42 | | 216 | 2.89 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 7,486 | 100.00 | | 7,485 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 18,059 | 41.45 | | 18,059 | 41.45 | | |

## 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 | 7,748 | 76.40 | 6 | 7,839 | 76.98 | 3 | 9 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 1,080 | 10.65 | 0 | 1,337 | 13.13 | 1 | 1 |
| | Congress of the People | 532 | 5.25 | 0 | 567 | 5.57 | 1 | 1 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 453 | 4.47 | 0 | 440 | 4.32 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent candidates | 329 | 3.24 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | 10,142 | 100.00 | 6 | 10,183 | 100.00 | 6 | 12 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 10,142 | 97.92 | | 10,183 | 98.32 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 215 | 2.08 | | 174 | 1.68 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 10,357 | 100.00 | | 10,357 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 20,328 | 50.95 | | 20,328 | 50.95 | | |

## 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 | 17,603 | 74.62 | 12 | 17,506 | 74.29 | 6 | 18 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 3,073 | 13.03 | 0 | 3,030 | 12.86 | 3 | 3 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 2,291 | 9.71 | 0 | 2,322 | 9.85 | 3 | 3 |
| | Congress of the People | 200 | 0.85 | 0 | 256 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 |
| | Musina Mutale Unified Front | 148 | 0.63 | 0 | 134 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 97 | 0.41 | 0 | 107 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 68 | 0.29 | 0 | 89 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
| | South African United Party | 58 | 0.25 | 0 | 51 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Revolutionary Movement | 46 | 0.19 | 0 | 54 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 |
| | Leadership Forum | 6 | 0.03 | 0 | 15 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 23,590 | 100.00 | 12 | 23,564 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,590 | 99.05 | | 23,564 | 98.85 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 227 | 0.95 | | 275 | 1.15 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 23,817 | 100.00 | | 23,839 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 43,282 | 55.03 | | 43,282 | 55.08 | | |

## 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 | 15,194 | 70.01 | 12 | 16,260 | 75.72 | 7 | 19 |
| | Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,703 | 7.85 | 0 | 2,100 | 9.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | Democratic Alliance | 1,594 | 7.34 | 0 | 2,101 | 9.78 | 2 | 2 |
| | Independent candidates | 2,509 | 11.56 | 0 | | | | 0 |
| | Freedom Front Plus | 245 | 1.13 | 0 | 264 | 1.23 | 1 | 1 |
| | African People's Convention | 129 | 0.59 | 0 | 198 | 0.92 | 0 | 0 |
| | Able Leadership | 103 | 0.47 | 0 | 152 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 |
| | African Christian Democratic Party | 79 | 0.36 | 0 | 140 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 87 | 0.40 | 0 | 128 | 0.60 | 0 | 0 |
| | International Revelation Congress | 60 | 0.28 | 0 | 132 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 21,703 | 100.00 | 12 | 21,475 | 100.00 | 12 | 24 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 21,703 | 98.49 | | 21,475 | 97.39 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 333 | 1.51 | | 575 | 2.61 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 22,036 | 100.00 | | 22,050 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 45,309 | 48.63 | | 45,309 | 48.67 | | |