Municipal by-elections

15 February 2023

2 ward by-elections in Cederberg, Newcastle, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.

All by-elections

Ward 6, Cederberg Local Municipality

Cederberg · by-election of 15 February 2023

ANDRE GRANT MOUTON elected1 752 valid votes · turnout 46,7%
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
ANDRE GRANT MOUTONElectedCEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION	831	47,4%
PAUL JACQUES WYNANDAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	564	32,2%
THOMAS FRANCIOS WALDECKPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE	332	18,9%
MARLENE SHIRENE ZASSECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	25	1,4%

Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — CEDERBERG FIRST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION had the most votes, 44,3%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it.

Ward 31, Newcastle Local Municipality

Newcastle · by-election of 15 February 2023

SINDISIWE BRENDA MASHAZI elected2 386 valid votes · turnout 43,2%
Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
SINDISIWE BRENDA MASHAZIElectedTEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA	1 203	50,4%
NKOSINATHI VUSI VILANEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	801	33,6%
MXOLISI ANDRIES MKHWANAZIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	247	10,4%
NKOSINGIPHILE PATRICK SHABALALAIndependent	Independent	102	4,3%
LINDA MNGUNIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	33	1,4%

Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — TEAM SUGAR SOUTH AFRICA had the most votes, 31,1%.

The ward’s page lists every election held on it.

What the record holds

The IEC's by-election results for 15 February 2023: 2 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

Official documents behind this recordFiles retrieved from the publisher, with their SHA-256 fingerprints
Document	Role	Retrieved	SHA-256
IEC by-election candidates, 15 February 2023 (JSON, {"EEID":1265})Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · 1265-candidates.json · 4 KB	candidate_listLoaded	9 October 2026	`fab5f809aff82189…`
IEC by-election results, 15 February 2023: KZN252 - Newcastle (JSON)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · munic-4432.json · 7 KB	Results dataLoaded	9 October 2026	`9171fa36ae8247e3…`
IEC by-election results, 15 February 2023: WC012 - Cederberg (JSON)Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · munic-9903.json · 11 KB	Results dataLoaded	9 October 2026	`010083c056f3c7dc…`
IEC by-election councillors, 15 February 2023 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1265})Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) · 1265-councillors.json · 3 KB	Results reportUsed to check totals	9 October 2026	`e7e1bc849f3bdf0e…`