20 January 2006
At the ballot draw for the 2006 Municipal Elections held in Pretoria today,
the Electoral Commission (IEC) released the provisional list of political
parties that will be taking part in the forthcoming municipal elections to be
held on 1 March 2006.
According to the election timetable, political parties and ward candidates
wishing to participate in the elections had until 17:00 yesterday to submit
party lists and candidate nominations and to pay the required deposits.
Chief Electoral Officer, Advocate Pansy Tlakula, said in her presentation
that 98 parties out of the 160 registered parties will contest the elections. A
total of 45 026 candidates have been registered on the database of the
Electoral Commission, including 21 172 party list (PR) candidates, 23 176 ward
candidates and 678 independents.
Candidates per province (2006 provisional)
Eastern Cape
2000 Municipal Elections: 3 925
2006 Municipal Elections: 5 646
Free State
2000 Municipal Elections: 2 412
2006 Municipal Elections: 2 753
Gauteng
2000 Municipal Elections: 4 503
2006 Municipal Elections: 6 536
KwaZulu-Natal
2000 Municipal Elections: 6 467
2006 Municipal Elections: 8 834
Limpopo
2000 Municipal Elections: 3 271
2006 Municipal Elections: 5 406
Mpumalanga
2000 Municipal Elections: 3 064
2006 Municipal Elections: 4 340
North West
2000 Municipal Elections: 2 559
2006 Municipal Elections: 3 849
Northern Cape
2000 Municipal Elections: 1 186
2006 Municipal Elections: 1 748
Western Cape
2000 Municipal Elections: 3 090
2006 Municipal Elections: 5 236
TOTAL
2000 Municipal Elections: 30 477
2006 Municipal Elections: 45 026
In the 2000 Municipal Elections 79 parties and 30 477 candidates contested
the elections. Of the total number of candidates, 16 573 were party list (PR)
candidates, 13 214 ward candidates and 690 independent candidates.
The Electoral Commission will now scrutinise the lists and ensure that
parties comply with all the requirements of Section 14 of the Municipal
Electoral Act. In terms of the election timetable parties have until 17:00 on
24 January to submit outstanding documents to the office of the IECâs local
representatives.
The election timetable does not make provision for a compliance period for
ward candidates.
The certification of party lists and candidates contesting the elections
will take place on 30 January 2006.
Ballot paper draw
In the draw for the first position on the ballot paper for the 2006
Municipal Elections, the Phumalela Ratepayersâ Association came up first.
As the PR ballot paper for each municipality will differ as not all parties
are contesting in each municipality, these ballots will have a unique order.
Therefore, since Phumalela Ratepayersâ Association is only contesting the PR
ballot in Vrede in the Free State, the next contesting party in alphabetical
order will appear on the top of the ballot in these municipalities.
Please find provisional list of parties contesting the elections
attached.
Provisional list of parties contesting the elections (PR)
* Phumelela Ratepayers' Association
* Pro Ratepayers Party/Pro Belastingbetalers Party
* Progressive Independent Movement
* Regte Party/Right Party
* Royal Loyal Progress
* Scara Civic Party
* Simunye in Christ Organisation
* Sindawonye Progressive Party
* Soshanguve Civic Association
* South African Political Alliance
* The Cape Peoples Congress
* The Socialist Party of Azania
* Thembisa Concerned Residents Association
* Truly Alliance
* Tshwaranang Civic Organisation
* Ubumbano Lwesizwe Independent Residence Association
* Umhlaba Uhlangene People's United Nations
* United Christian Democratic Party
* United Democratic Movement
* United Democratic Party
* United Independent Front
* United Party Of South Africa
* Universal Party
* Vryheidsfront Plus
* Western Cape Community
* Workers International Vanguard League
* Ximoko Party
* Abolition of Income Tax and Usury Party
* Adelaide Residents Association
* Africa Muslim Party
* African Christian Alliance/Afrikaner Christen Alliansie
* African Christian Democratic Party
* African Democratic Change
* African Independent Congress
* African National Congress
* African Renaissance Civic Movement
* Alliance for Community Transformation
* Alliance for Democracy and Prosperity
* Alliance of Free Democrats
* Ascora
* Azanian People's Organisation
* Barkly West Task Team
* Bedford Residents' Association
* Belastingbetalersverening van Parys
* Black Consciousness Forum
* Black People's Convention
* Breedevallei Onafhanklik
* Christian Democratic Party
* Christian Front
* Community Initiative/Gemeenskap Inisiatief
* Congress Movement of the Coloured People in South Africa
* Dabalorivhuwa Patriotic Front
* Daveyton Community Peace Committee
* Democratic Alliance/Demokratiese Alliansie
* Die Maquassi Hills/Rante Gemeenskapsvereniging
* Dikwankwetla Party of South Africa
* Displacees Rate-Payers Association
* Economic Freedom Movement
* Ecopeace
* Federal Alliance
* Federation of Democrats
* First Community Party of South Africa
* Gemini
* George Independent Forum
* Greater Middelburg Residentsâ Association
* Highveld Residents Concerned Party
* Independent Civic Organisation of South Africa
* Independent Democrats
* Independent Heritage South Party
* Independent Ratepayers Association of SA
* Inkatha Freedom Party
* Jansenville Klipplaat Alliansie
* Kayamandi Community Alliance
* Khayalami Residentsâ Association
* Knysna Community Forum
* Kouga 2000
* Kouga Civic Alliance
* Laingsburg Gemeenskapsparty
* Liberal Party
* Middelburg Residentsâ Organisation
* Minority Front
* Moderate Independent Party
* National Democratic Convention
* National United People's Organisation
* Onafhanklike Munisipale Kiesersforum
* Operation Khanyisa Movement
* Oudtshoorn Civic Association
* Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
* Peace and Development Party
* Peace and Justice Congress
* Pension Relief and Unemployment Front
* People's Democratic Movement
* People's Forum
* People's Progressive Party
Provisional list of parties contesting wards only
* Small-Farm Resident Association
* Sunrise Park, Protea City and Greenside Residents' Association
* United Community Independent Party
* Izwi Lethu Party
For media queries please call: Lydia Young, Media Liaison Officer
Cell: 082 650 8652
Issued by: Independent Electoral Commission
20 January 2006
