Local municipality in Free State, South Africa
Mohokare Municipality (Sotho: Masepala wa Mohokare; Xhosa: uMasipala wase Mohokare) is a local municipality within the Xhariep District Municipality, in the Free State province of South Africa. Mohokare is the Sesotho word for the Caledon River, which runs through the municipality.[4]
Main places
The 2011 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[5]
Politics
The municipal council consists of eleven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Six councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in six wards, while the remaining five 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 eight seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the 2021 election.[6]
Party | Ward | List | Total seats |
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats |
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| African National Congress | 4,893 | 55.84 | 6 | 5,650 | 65.20 | 2 | 8 |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 1,569 | 17.90 | 0 | 1,704 | 19.66 | 2 | 2 |
| Democratic Alliance | 799 | 9.12 | 0 | 818 | 9.44 | 1 | 1 |
| Independent candidates | 1,074 | 12.26 | 1 | | 1 |
| Freedom Front Plus | 382 | 4.36 | 0 | 384 | 4.43 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 other parties | 46 | 0.52 | 0 | 110 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8,763 | 100.00 | 7 | 8,666 | 100.00 | 6 | 13 |
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Valid votes | 8,763 | 97.78 | | 8,666 | 96.89 | | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 199 | 2.22 | | 278 | 3.11 | | |
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Total votes | 8,962 | 100.00 | | 8,944 | 100.00 | | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 17,838 | 50.24 | | 17,838 | 50.14 | | |
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References
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