2016 South African municipal elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2016_South_African_municipal_elections
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:date 3 August 2016
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2016 South African municipal elections
gptkbp:municipality 278
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2021_South_African_municipal_elections
gptkbp:notableAchievement ANC lost majority in several key metropolitan municipalities
DA won control of Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Nelson Mandela Bay
gptkbp:notableEvent first time ANC received less than 60% of the vote in municipal elections
gptkbp:number_of_votes_cast 15,290,820
gptkbp:numberOfIssues corruption
unemployment
service delivery
gptkbp:part_of South African municipal elections
gptkbp:party gptkb:Economic_Freedom_Fighters
gptkb:African_National_Congress
gptkb:Democratic_Alliance
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2011_South_African_municipal_elections
gptkbp:resulted_in_coalition_governments yes
gptkbp:stateElectorate 26,333,353
gptkbp:type gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:voterTurnout 57.94%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Economic_Freedom_Fighters
gptkb:2021_South_African_municipal_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7