Emalahleni Local Municipality, Eastern Cape
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Emalahleni Local Municipality is an administrative area in the Chris Hani District
of the Eastern Cape
in South Africa
. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa
name meaning “a place of coal”.
received 88.2% of the vote (38,250 votes), with the United Democratic Movement (UDM) coming second with a share of 7.6% (3,313 votes). The 3rd biggest part was the, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), which gained 2.0% and 882 votes. The official opposition to the ANC nationally, the DA (Democratic Alliance), received only 314 votes, and therefore 0.7%.
, gaining 8.7% (3,691 votes). The UDM's voter share dropped to 3.6% (1,528 votes). The official opposition in the entire South Africa, the DA, also increased it's share to 1.2% (505 votes). The PAC's voter share fell to 1.0% (436 votes).
Chris Hani District Municipality
Chris Hani is one of the 7 districts of Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The seat of Chris Hani is Queenstown. The majority of its 810 274 people speak Xhosa , although Afrikaans speaking people predominate in the far west of the district...
of the Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Emalahleni is an isiXhosa
Xhosa language
Xhosa is one of the official languages of South Africa. Xhosa is spoken by approximately 7.9 million people, or about 18% of the South African population. Like most Bantu languages, Xhosa is a tonal language, that is, the same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meanings when said...
name meaning “a place of coal”.
2004 general election
In the 2004 South African general election, the ANCANC
ANC commonly refers to the African National Congress, a revolutionary movement which became the ruling political party in South Africa in the 1994 election.ANC may also refer to:-Organizations:...
received 88.2% of the vote (38,250 votes), with the United Democratic Movement (UDM) coming second with a share of 7.6% (3,313 votes). The 3rd biggest part was the, Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), which gained 2.0% and 882 votes. The official opposition to the ANC nationally, the DA (Democratic Alliance), received only 314 votes, and therefore 0.7%.
2009 general election
In the 2009 South African general election, the ANC's percentage fell to 83.6% (35,613 votes), with a new party, COPECOPE
COPE may refer to:* The Council of Pacific Education , a regional branch of Education International, the global federation of teachers' trade unions* Coalition of Progressive Electors, a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
, gaining 8.7% (3,691 votes). The UDM's voter share dropped to 3.6% (1,528 votes). The official opposition in the entire South Africa, the DA, also increased it's share to 1.2% (505 votes). The PAC's voter share fell to 1.0% (436 votes).