Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality

Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Tsolwana, Inkwanca, Lukhanji local municipalities.[2]

Enoch Mgijima
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceEastern Cape
DistrictChris Hani
SeatKomani
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorLuleka Elizabeth Gubhula-Mqingwana (ANC)
  SpeakerBongiwe Gladness van Heerden (ANC)
  Chief WhipNombuyiselo Selka Ndlebe (ANC)
Area
  Total13,584 km2 (5,245 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total245,975
  Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeEC139

Politics

The municipal 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 3 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fifty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[3][4]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
African National Congress 48,23447,99796,23173.8321850
Democratic Alliance 8,3998,71017,10913.1279
Economic Freedom Fighters 5,1195,14210,2617.9066
United Front of the Eastern Cape 1,0851,1112,1961.7011
United Democratic Movement 7049541,6581.3011
Congress of the People 6308401,4701.1011
Independent Ratepayers Association of SA 3532185710.4000
Pan Africanist Congress 1523364880.4000
Freedom Front Plus 1401422820.2000
Independent 1111110.100
Total 64,92765,450130,377100.0343468
Spoilt votes 9661,0031,969
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    References

    1. Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Tsolwana, Inkwanca, Lukhanji.
    2. "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
    3. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Tsolwana/Inkwanca/Lukanji" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
    4. "Seat Calculation Detail: Tsolwana/Inkwanca/Lukanji" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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