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2006 AMO Municipal Election Statistical
data – Acclamations/Gender/No.
Candidates Running
Municipalities Surveyed to
Date: 415 ( 93.3% of 445
total municipalities;
100% of 415 single and lower tier municipalities - number has been
adjusted to reflect only single and lower tiers running elections)
No. of
Acclaimed Heads of Council: 123 (
29.64% of 415 lower tier municipalities
No. of Female Acclaimed Heads
of Council: 19 ( 15.8% of 121 lower tier heads of council acclaimed)
No.of Candidates for Head of
Council: 835
No. of Female Candidates for
Head of Council: 167 ( 20% of total candidates for lower tier head
of council)
No. of Acclaimed Councillors:
400
No. of Female Acclaimed
Councillors: 97 ( 24.1% of the lower tier councillors acclaimed)
No. of Candidates for
Councillor: 4,889
No. of Female Candidates for
Councillor: 1,125 ( 23% of total candidates for lower tier
councillor)
2006:
Total number of candidates running including HOC: 5,724
2003:
Total number of candidates running including HOC: 5,103
2006:
Total No. of acclaimed: 521 (including HOC)
2003: Total No. of
acclaimed : 574
2006:
Total no. of seats (lower tier HOC + councillors, excluding upper
tier): 2,866
2003: Total number of
seats including HOC, both Upper Tier and Single Tier: 3326, 445
municipalities
2000: Total number of
seats including HOC, both Upper Tier and Single Tier: 3457, 571
municipalities
1996: Total number of
seats including HOC, both Upper Tier and Single Tier: 4586, 815
municipalities
2006:
18.18% of 2,866 total number of seats, including HOC, have
been acclaimed.
2006: 81
newly acclaimed (did not sit on council 2003 election year), 15.55%
of total acclaimed.
2006:
27
Municipal Councils entirely
acclaimed
2003: 28
Municipal councills acclaimed
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