ELECTION - FINAL RESULTS

We are now able to bring you the final results for the 2011 Elections

 Once again we must thank the Independent Electoral Commision and elections.org.co.za for providing these statistics.

NATIONAL RESULTS

National Results

NATIONAL PERCENTAGES

National Percentages

ADDITIONAL RESULTS STATISTICS

Additional Statistics

Finally, an update on our earlier news item: DA calls for recount:

After the recount, the DA has won outright control of Cape Town Metro with 61% of the vote. This story will be featured on AndNowComrade? in our post election coverage.

These stats bring our Special Edition coverage to an end. However, we have much more commentary coming very soon from our correspondents, covering the post election politicing among the various parties.


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posted by: babasizwe

Up to 18% Dropoff of Voter Turnout

Political anlayst says us many as 18% fewer votes may have been cast in this election, with the biggest dropoff among black voters. From 48 percent voter participation in 2006, a little over 40% of the electorate may have cast the vote today.

via SABC TV2 Political Newscentre Cape Town

If so this would surely be a "vote" of no confidence in the performance of elected officials. More to follow on this item from this correspondent.

Babasizwe, from Johannesburg

IEC official suspected of influencing voters

The Independent Electoral Commission has said it is investigating a report that one of its own officials has been trying to influence voters at a polling station in the Western Cape.

Provincial Community Safety MEC Albert Fritz claims the official has been asked to leave the station in Factreton after attempting to persuade voters in the queue to support the National Party South Africa.

Eyewitness News

Babasizwe....

War Talk Heats Up

"Political war talk heated up on Wednesday afternoon as voting day entered its last stretch, with the opposition DA crying foul while the ruling ANC boasted about electioneering being "in its blood".

"we are actually happy that other parties were campaigning in the manner they were campaigning. This is in our blood, we are used to it, it's in our DNA," ANC elections head Fikile Mbalula,"

May 18, 2011 5:07 PM | via Sapa

Full story at timeslive.co.za

ANC cries foul over DA bread handouts

Voting in the Western Cape was largely uneventful, marred only by an ANC complaint to the IEC that the Democratic Alliance was handing out bread to voters.

Patricia de Lille, the DA's mayoral candidate in Cape Town, said she was unaware of the incident and doubted that any DA official would have done what was alleged

More at: iol.co.za and on ETV News

‘Boycott TV licence over election coverage’

Unequal party exposure and excessive coverage of ANC by SABC finally provokes strong reaction

See the feed on iol.co.za

Babasizwe: from Johannesburg South Africa

Municipal elections in 283 towns and cities

The 2011 4th South African Nationwide Municipal Elections in 283 cities and towns got underway this morning at 07h00.

By all acounts a chilly morning, with cool weather expected in most parts:
Johannesburg ▼7° ▲18° Cape Town ▼10° ▲18° Vereeniging ▼5° ▲19° Pretoria ▼10° ▲20° Durban 18° ▲24°


Close on 24 million people are registered to vote in the polls ......

People have already queuing at some stations across the country in a bid to cast their votes as early as possible.

MIDVAAL, JHB
All eyes will be on Midvaal, south of Johannesburg, as the ANC battles to regain control of the only DA run municipality in Gauteng.

At the Sicelo informal settlement, in Midvaal, there are almost 200 voters in the queue with some saying they have been queuing since 3am. They said they are there to vote for change.

The informal settlement has been the focus of the ANC campaign in Midvaal with close to 1,000 portable toilets delivered here by the provincial government last week.

They said the DA run municipality has not provided for poor black communities but the mayor said he asked for the toilets a year ago and the provincial government refused.

IEC officials told Eyewitness News that they expect up 9,000 to vote there today.


ZANDPRUIT INFORMAL SETTLEMENT, JHB There is a strong police presence in the area; has been the scene of recent violent service delivery protests.

MITCHELL’S PLAIN, Cape Town along with Khayelitsha and Hangberg in Hout Bay are regarded as hotspot areas in hotly contested Cape Town Municipality.

VOTING PROBLEMS

Despite assurances everything would be ready at 7am, it was not to be. Ballot papers not arrived at 7am in Soweto.

Other areas experiencing problems include Sunnyside, in Pretoria, Lonehill station and Protea Ridge north which were not opened by 7.30am.


POLITICIANS VOTING

DA leader Helen Zille will vote in Cape Town at 8am while her Johannesburg mayoral candidate Mmusi Maimane will cast his ballot at the Allan Glen High School in Roodepoort at the same time.

IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi votes at 9:45 in Ulundi and President Jacob Zuma has gone home to Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal where he will vote at 11am.

Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo voted at the Eastgate Primary School.

PROBLEM AREAS

Potential problem areas have been identified as Flagstaff and Pedi in the Eastern Cape, Standerton and Balfour in Mpumalanga and Nongoma, Ulundi, Umsinga and Durban.

More on this story:
http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/

From Times Live: In spite of a few problem areas,

'Most peaceful' contest
The campaign for tomorrow's poll had been the most peaceful campaign of all post-apartheid electioneering, the Election Monitoring Network said yesterday

I visited the nearest polling station shortly after 07h00 Charter House Pre-Preparatory School to get a feel of the atmosphere. There were around 40 people braving the early morning chill, in a calm and jovial mood.

More soon
Babasizwe...