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    Ward 12: Who won?

    Rod AmnerBy Rod AmnerNovember 3, 2021Updated:November 3, 2021No Comments2 Mins Read
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    By ROD AMNER

    In this year’s election’s most closely contested ward, the African National Congress (ANC) narrowly retained the seat it won in an upset by-election in 2019 with 22.84% of the vote.

    The Makana Citizens Front (MCF) came in second with 21.65%, closely followed by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) with 19.59%.

    The Democratic Alliance (DA), which won the seat in 2016 with 67.68%, captured just 16.67% of the vote on Monday.

    The seat became vacant in 2019 when DA Councillor, Darryn Brian Holm, announced his resignation. The ANC’s Mzobanzi Nkwentsha won the by-election and won again in this week’s elections.

    Voter turnout in Ward 12 – which is dominated by Rhodes University – was a shockingly low 18.5%, down from 39.84% in 2016. Just 470 voters turned up on Monday.

    Ward 12 
    Party2016 % supportChange %2021 % support
    ANC22.670.7522.84
    MCFDid not stand21.65
    EFF9.21112.719.59
    DA68.12-75.5216.67

     

    • ANC 22.84%
    Mzobanzi Nkwentsha, ANC
    • MCF 21.65%
    Xabisa Bodla, MCF
    • EFF 19.59
    Thulani Tshabalala, EFF
    • DA 16.67%
    Tiego Thotse, DA
    • IND 14.5%
    Ayanda Rachel Kenye-Duma, independent candidate
    Phetole Marius Rasekele, independent candidate
    • MIND 1.73%

    Emile Oosthuizen, MiND

    • VF PLUS 1.08%
    Deon Els, Vryheidsfront Plus (VFP) candidate for Ward 12
    • AZAPO 0.97%
    Mbulelo Ntlabati, Azapo

    Ward 12: 2016

    • DA 67.68%
    • ANC 21.22%
    • EFF 10.06%
    • UDM 0.83%
    • AZAPO 0.21%

    Total registered voters: 4 139

    Voter turnout %: 39.84%

    Voter turnout: 1 649

    Councillor Mzobanzi Nkwentsha, ANC (by-election victory over the DA)

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