South African municipal election, 2000
Encyclopedia
Municipal elections were held in South Africa
on 5 December 2000 to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa
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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...
on 5 December 2000 to elect members to the local governing councils in the municipalities of South Africa
Municipalities of South Africa
Municipalities in South Africa are a division of local government that lie one level down from provincial government, forming the lowest level of democratically elected government structures in the country. The foundation for this layer of government is set out in Chapter 7 of the Constitution of...
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Results
The popular vote, obtained by adding the ward ballots and the municipal proportional representation ballots, were as follows:| Party | % |
|---|---|
| African National Congress African National Congress The African National Congress is South Africa's governing Africanist political party, supported by its tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party , since the establishment of non-racial democracy in April 1994. It defines itself as a... |
59.4% |
| Democratic Alliance | 22.1% |
| Inkatha Freedom Party Inkatha Freedom Party The Inkatha Freedom Party is a political party in South Africa. Since its founding, it has been led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. It is currently the fourth largest party in the National Assembly of South Africa.-History:... |
9.1% |
| United Democratic Movement | 2.6% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 1.3% |
| Pan Africanist Congress of Azania | 1.2% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 1.0% |
| Minority Front | 0.3% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 0.3% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 0.1% |
| Other parties | 2.6% |