Maquassi Hills Local Municipality

Maquassi Hills Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa.

Maquassi Hills
Seal
Location in the North West
Coordinates: 27°15′S 26°0′E
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceNorth West
DistrictDr Kenneth Kaunda
SeatWolmaransstad
Wards11
Government
  TypeMunicipal council
  MayorZandisile Mweli
Area
  Total4,643 km2 (1,793 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
  Total77,794
  Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Racial makeup (2011)
  Black African88.7%
  Coloured2.3%
  Indian/Asian0.4%
  White8.2%
First languages (2011)
  Tswana72.5%
  Afrikaans10.7%
  Sotho6.6%
  Xhosa4.1%
  Other6.1%
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Municipal codeNW404

Main places

The 2001 census divided the municipality into the following main places:[4]

PlaceCodeArea (km2)PopulationMost spoken language
Kareeboom620015.3466Tswana
Kgakala620021.649,961Tswana
Lebaleng620030.988,417Tswana
Leeudoringstad620042.691,492Afrikaans
Makwassie620057.283,486Tswana
Rulaganyang620070.371,269Tswana
Tswelelang620082.2920,101Tswana
Witpoort6200917.78374Afrikaans
Wolmaransstad620107.132,607Afrikaans
Remainder of the municipality620064,598.8120,662Tswana

Politics

The municipal council consists of twenty-two members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Eleven are elected by first-past-the-post voting in eleven wards, while the remaining eleven 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 03 August 2016 the African National Congress (ANC) won a majority of fourteen seats on the council.

The following table shows the results of the 2016 election.[5][6]

PartyVotesSeats
WardListTotal%WardListTotal
ANC 13,46513,32026,78564.810414
Democratic Alliance 2,7502,7855,53513.4123
Economic Freedom Fighters 2,2642,2854,54911.0022
Forum 4 Service Delivery 1,4921,4672,9597.2022
Freedom Front Plus 4474759222.2011
Lebaleng Communist Party 1431462890.7000
Patriotic Alliance 32911230.3000
United Christian Democratic Party 57661230.3000
Independent 72720.200
Total 20,72220,63541,357100.0111122
Spoilt votes 6726971,369

References

  1. "Contact list: Executive Mayors". Government Communication & Information System. Archived from the original on 14 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  2. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. "Statistics by place". Statistics South Africa. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. Lookup Tables - Statistics South Africa
  5. "Results Summary – All Ballots: Maquassi Hills" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. "Seat Calculation Detail: Maquassi Hills" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

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