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Candidates Contesting Municipal by-elections on 28 June 2017 : Electoral Commission Government of South Africa

Organisation : Electoral Commission Government of South Africa
Type of Facility : Candidates contesting municipal by-elections on 28 June 2017
Head Office : Centurion
Website : http://www.elections.org.za/content/About-Us/News/Candidates-contesting-municipal-by-elections-on-28-June-2017/

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Candidates contesting Municipal by-elections on 28 June 2017 :

** Three municipal ward by-elections will take place in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and the North West on Wednesday 28 June 2017.
** Ten candidates representing five political parties are contesting the by-elections.

Related : Voter Registration for wards to be contested In Municipal By-Elections on 2 August 2017 : www.southafricain.com/8455.html

In KwaZulu-Natal :
Ward 18 in the uMdoni Municipality :
** KZN212 will be contested by Ndumiso Bridged Kumalo of the African Mantungwa Community;

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** Doreen Nozipho Hlongwa of the African National Congress;
** Bongani Khathi of the Economic Freedom Fighters;
** Falini Jonah Cele of the Inkatha Freedom Party;
** And Mandlenkosi Norman Dube of the National Freedom Party.

** The ward was previously represented by the African National Congress and became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor.
** The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 64.52% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 64.56% of valid votes.

In Mpumalanga :
Ward 6 in the Emakhazeni Municipality :
** MP314 will be contested by Jacob Thandizwe Duma of the African National Congress and Penuel Reginald Zimela of the Economic Freedom Fighters.

** The ward was previously represented by the African National Congress and became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor.
** The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 56.09% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 64.57% of valid votes.

In the North West :
Ward 18 in the Moretele Municipality :
** NW371 will be contested by Sello Lucas Moekeletsi of the African National Congress;
** Patricia Kedibone Mabusela of the Economic Freedom Fighters; and Brenda Rebecca Mashigo of the National Freedom Party.

** The ward was previously represented by the African National Congress and became vacant as a result of the death of the councillor.
** The voter turnout for this ward in the 2016 Municipal Elections was 52.12% and the ANC candidate won the ward with 69.42% of valid votes.

** The by-election in this ward was originally scheduled for 5 April 2017 but was postponed to allow for the identification and removal of voters who were incorrectly registered in the ward.
** This followed objections to the voters’ roll by political parties.

** The Electoral Commission approached the Electoral Court to condone the holding of the by-election outside of the 90 day window and the court granted the application to postpone the by-election by 90 days from 12 April.

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