Mamusa Local Municipality

Mamusa Local Municipality
—  Local municipality  —
Location in the North West
Country	South Africa
Province	North West
District	Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District
Seat	Schweizer Reneke
Area
- Total	3,615 km2 (1,395.8 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
- Total	48,366
- Density	13.4/km2 (34.7/sq mi)
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Municipal code	NW393

Mamusa Local Municipality is a local municipality in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa. The Seat of localmunicipality is Schweizer-Reneke.

Politics

2009 General Election

The ANC lost some support in the 2009 Election as a new party, COPE, entered the political field. The VF+ also lost some votes, mainly to the DA.

Party	Votes	%	change from 2004
African National Congress	14 679	81.44%	-5.44%
Congress of the People	1 223	6.79%	new party
Democratic Alliance	1 212	6.72%	+2.49%
Freedom Front Plus	316	1.75%	-0.88%

2004 General Election

In the 2004 General Election the Municipality voted overwhelmingly ANC, with most whites voting DA or the VF+

Party	Votes	%
African National Congress	13,768	86.88%
Democratic Alliance	676	4.23%
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania	497	3.11%
Freedom Front Plus	420	2.63%

References

1. ^ "Community Survey, 2007: Basic Results Municipalities" (PDF). Statistics South Africa. http://www.statssa.gov.za/Publications/P03011/P030112007.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-20. 

External links

• Official site

Coordinates: 27°15′S 25°15′E / 27.25°S 25.25°E / -27.25; 25.25