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Revision as of 05:19, 26 January 2017
Template:Infobox South African municipality Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality (until 28 January 2010 named Greater Marble Hall Local Municipality) is located in the Sekhukhune District Municipality of Limpopo province, South Africa. The seat of Ephraim Mogale Local Municipality is Marble Hall.
Main places
The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[1]
| Place | Code | Area (km2) | Population | Most spoken language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elandskraal | 98301 | 2.34 | 5,590 | Northern Sotho |
| Marble Hall | 88302 | 7.76 | 2,780 | Afrikaans |
| Matlala | 98302 | 678.08 | 35,108 | Northern Sotho |
| Mokerong | 98303 | 61.02 | 0 | - |
| Moutse 1 | 88303 | 167.51 | 36,941 | Northern Sotho |
| Nebo | 98304 | 0.25 | 1,185 | Northern Sotho |
| Potgietersrus | 98305 | 2.62 | 1,405 | Northern Sotho |
| Rahlangane Part 1 | 98306 | 61.65 | 18,695 | Northern Sotho |
| Rahlangane Part 2 | 88304 | 1.58 | 39 | Northern Sotho |
| Van der Merwe's Kraal | 98307 | 2.05 | 4,877 | Northern Sotho |
| Remainder of the municipality | 88301 | 807.00 | 14,686 | Northern Sotho |
Politics
The municipal council consists of thirty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Sixteen councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in sixteen wards, while the remaining sixteen 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 twenty seats on the council. The following table shows the results of the election.[2][3]
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #006600;" data-sort-value="African National Congress" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #852A2A;" data-sort-value="Economic Freedom Fighters" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005BA6;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance (South Africa)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politics)" | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF6600;" data-sort-value="Freedom Front Plus" || Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| ANC | 16,053 | 17,452 | 33,505 | 61.0 | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| EFF | 4,924 | 5,614 | 10,538 | 19.2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| DA | 1,785 | 2,067 | 3,852 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Independent | 3,783 | – | 3,783 | 6.9 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| VF+ | 342 | 319 | 661 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Others | 1,137 | 1,481 | 2,618 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 28,024 | 26,933 | 54,957 | 100.0 | 16 | 16 | 32 | |
| Spoilt votes | 507 | 1,538 | 2,045 | |||||
References
- ^ Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Ephraim Mogale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Seat Calculation Detail: Ephraim Mogale" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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