Municipal by-elections
23 August 2017
4 ward by-elections in Bergrivier, Ekurhuleni, Matjhabeng, Ngqushwa, in the council term of the 2016 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 5, Bergrivier (2016 wards)
Bergrivier · by-election of 23 August 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BILLY J CLAASEN | 1 186 | 53,9% |
| SARAH WILLEMSE | 992 | 45,1% |
| MARTHA VAN DER VENTEL | 11 | 0,5% |
| DIRK JAKOBUS ADAMS | 11 | 0,5% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 50,9%.
Ward 91, Ekurhuleni (2016 wards)
Ekurhuleni · by-election of 23 August 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DESMOND ANDREW MCKENZIE | 3 115 | 70,5% |
| MICHAEL MKHANYELI MABHENA | 973 | 22,0% |
| MATOME JEFFREY MUSEKWA | 279 | 6,3% |
| MELINDA MARÉ | 53 | 1,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 65,5%.
Ward 3, Matjhabeng (2016 wards)
Matjhabeng · by-election of 23 August 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MOTETE PETRUS KOPELA | 1 237 | 33,9% |
| MARGARETHA JOHANNA BADENHORST | 1 151 | 31,6% |
| SABATA DOMINIC LENONG | 1 118 | 30,6% |
| SELLO PATRICK MOLEFI | 121 | 3,3% |
| LESEGO WILFRED MASIBI | 16 | 0,4% |
| MOFIHLI PHILLIP THEJANE | 5 | 0,1% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 34,1%.
Ward 7, Ngqushwa (2016 wards)
Ngqushwa · by-election of 23 August 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MLUNGISELELI LUZIPHO | 1 106 | 86,3% |
| NONTSIKELELO FELICIA MAJAMANI | 175 | 13,7% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 73,4%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 23 August 2017: 4 wards, each candidate by name and party with their votes. Votes cast and spoilt ballots are published per municipality, so they — and the ward's registered voters and turnout with them — are shown only where a municipality held one by-election that day.
How it was read and checked
- The winner is the candidate the IEC's results award the seat. Why each seat fell vacant is not published with these results and is not stated here.
Sources
The IEC files this day's record was loaded from
| Document | Role | Retrieved | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC by-election candidates, 23 August 2017 (JSON, {"EEID":524}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | bb597fb68999e5ee… |
| IEC by-election results, 23 August 2017: EC126 - Ngqushwa (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | ea0059590f215184… |
| IEC by-election results, 23 August 2017: EKU - Ekurhuleni (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 24d291033c93a33f… |
| IEC by-election results, 23 August 2017: FS184 - Matjhabeng (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | dea59cb4e8d4c5d7… |
| IEC by-election results, 23 August 2017: WC013 - Bergrivier (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | b5037ebb9304e595… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 23 August 2017 (JSON, {"parmEEID":524}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 141bc23fda5fb68a… |