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RESULTS FOR MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTIONS
The results in the first by-elections under the new local government dispensation were announced in Pretoria today.
"All the results in the 11 wards where by-elections took place have been received by the Electoral Commission in Pretoria", said Mr Norman du Plessis, Acting Chief Electoral Officer of the IEC.
Voter turnout was 30.4% while spoilt ballots came to 1,4%.
A total of 52 voting districts in 10 municipalities were involved in the by-elections.
Detailed information on the results for each ward is available on the IEC website on www.elections.org.za <http://www.elections.org.za>
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Issued by the Independent Electoral Commission, 1 March 2001