JB Marks Local Municipality
| JB Marks Local Municipality | |
|---|---|
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| Country | South Africa |
| Province | North West |
| District | Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
| Seat | 34 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Kgotso Khumalo (ANC) |
| • Speaker | Elisa Mogoeemang (ANC) |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 6,398 km2 (2,470 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 219,464 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Municipal code | NW405 |
JB Marks Local Municipality is a local municipality of South Africa. It was established after the August 2016 local elections by the merging of Tlokwe and Ventersdorp local municipalities.[3]
The municipality was renamed after JB Marks in 2017, following the creation of the new municipality the year before. Other name proposals included Josie Mpama.[4] Marks was born in Ventersdorp while Mpama was born in Potchefstroom.
Politics
The municipal council consists of seventy-seven members elected by mixed-member proportional representation. Thirty-four councillors are elected by first-past-the-post voting in thirty-four wards, while the remaining thirty-three 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 narrow majority of thirty-four seats on the council.
The following table shows the results of the election.[5][6]
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | List | Total | % | Ward | List | Total | ||
| African National Congress | 33,420 | 33,269 | 66,689 | 50.9 | 24 | 10 | 34 | |
| Democratic Alliance | 21,009 | 21,222 | 42,231 | 32.2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
| Economic Freedom Fighters | 4,927 | 4,885 | 9,812 | 7.5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Freedom Front Plus | 3,586 | 3,471 | 7,057 | 5.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Independent Councillors | 2,101 | 2,036 | 4,137 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Congress of the People | 21 | 574 | 595 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 396 | - | 396 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pan Africanist Congress | 44 | 151 | 195 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 65,504 | 65,608 | 131,112 | 100.0 | 34 | 33 | 67 | |
| Spoilt votes | 1,169 | 1,374 | 2,543 | |||||
References
- ↑ http://www.ofm.co.za/article/local-news/191169/da-to-be-watchdog-of-anc-in-north-west
- 1 2 Sum of the statistics from Census 2011 for Tlokwe, Ventersdorp.
- ↑ "The Local Government Handbook". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ News24 - New names for Potch municipality. Retrieved on 5th April 2017
- ↑ "Results Summary – All Ballots: Potchefstroom" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Seat Calculation Detail: Potchefstroom" (PDF). Independent Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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