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2006 · Emalahleni council results

KwaGuqa, Mpumalanga

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC47 seats
DA13 seats
ACDP1 seat
AZAPO1 seat
PAC1 seat
FF+1 seat
Emalahleni · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4773,4375
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1320,3125
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11,5625
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION11,5625
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA11,5625
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS11,5625
INDEPENDENTS00
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00

64 seats; 33 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
73.0%89 452 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
19.8%24 203 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.6%1 981 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.6%1 918 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
1.2%1 428 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties2.8%3 485 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
1.0%1 266 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.9%1 085 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.4%551 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
0.3%409 votes
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
0.1%174 votes
Emalahleni · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—89 45273,0417
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—24 20319,7629
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1 9811,6176
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—1 9181,5661
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—1 4281,166
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—1 2661,0337
INDEPENDENTS—1 0850,886
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—5510,4499
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT—4090,334
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION—1740,1421

122467 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

14seats
ANC47

47 of 64 council seats

DA falls

−3.1pp
200022.8%
200619.8%

Closest covering ward

401votes apart
DA51.4%
ANC42.7%

Ward 21 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC47—
DA13—
PAC1—
ACDP1—
FF+1—

33 for a majority · 64 seats

MP312 - Emalahleni · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS476433
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE136433
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY16433
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION16433
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA16433
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS16433
2 006INDEPENDENTS06433
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY06433
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION06433
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT06433

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC72.3%—
DA22.8%—
PAC1.9%—
ACDP1.5%—
FF+0.0%—
Other1.5%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC73.0%
DA19.8%
PAC1.2%
ACDP1.6%
FF+1.6%
Other2.8%
MP312 - Emalahleni · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS73 98572,3266102 293Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE23 36322,8393102 293Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 9341,8906102 293Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 4961,4625102 293Reported
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00102 293No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00102 293No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY5950,5817102 293Reported
2 000UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00102 293No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2470,2415102 293Reported
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00102 293No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS89 45273,0417122 467Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE24 20319,7629122 467Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1 4281,166122 467Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 9811,6176122 467Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 9181,5661122 467Reported
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 2661,0337122 467Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY5510,4499122 467Reported
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT4090,334122 467Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00122 467No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION1740,1421122 467Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
IEC 2000 IEC 2006
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Emalahleni

32 wards

Ward 1
ANC90.9%
DA6.6%
Lead: 3 626 votesWard 2
ANC95.0%
DA2.5%
Lead: 3 752 votesWard 3
ANC87.2%
DA7.7%
Lead: 2 793 votesWard 4
ANC94.6%
DA2.7%
Lead: 4 352 votesWard 5
ANC89.8%
INDEPENDENTS5.5%
Lead: 3 110 votesWard 6
ANC85.4%
ACDP11.5%
Lead: 2 078 votesWard 7
ANC89.3%
DA6.2%
Lead: 3 350 votesWard 8
ANC73.2%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION23.5%
Lead: 1 611 votesWard 9
ANC84.2%
DA6.1%
Lead: 3 403 votesWard 10
ANC87.5%
DA9.5%
Lead: 2 773 votesWard 11
ANC90.7%
DA6.3%
Lead: 3 014 votesWard 12
ANC85.1%
DA12.2%
Lead: 3 918 votesWard 13
ANC93.2%
DA4.2%
Lead: 2 977 votesWard 14
ANC78.1%
DA14.3%
Lead: 1 364 votesWard 15
ANC82.1%
DA12.1%
Lead: 2 359 votesWard 16
ANC93.0%
DA3.3%
Lead: 2 729 votesWard 17
ANC75.1%
INDEPENDENTS12.6%
Lead: 2 222 votesWard 18
DA60.0%
ANC35.0%
Lead: 1 075 votesWard 19
ANC91.4%
DA5.4%
Lead: 1 978 votesWard 20
DA77.6%
ANC13.7%
Lead: 3 188 votesWard 21
DA51.4%
ANC42.7%
Lead: 401 votesWard 22
DA66.5%
ANC25.3%
Lead: 2 212 votesWard 23
ANC83.0%
DA10.5%
Lead: 2 938 votesWard 24
DA81.6%
ANC9.1%
Lead: 3 663 votesWard 25
ANC91.0%
IFP4.9%
Lead: 3 389 votesWard 26
ANC64.0%
DA28.6%
Lead: 1 077 votesWard 27
ANC58.3%
DA30.2%
Lead: 997 votesWard 28
ANC90.4%
PAC5.6%
Lead: 3 499 votesWard 29
ANC93.3%
DA3.5%
Lead: 3 841 votesWard 30
ANC92.2%
DA2.9%
Lead: 3 030 votesWard 31
ANC89.4%
PAC4.5%
Lead: 3 007 votesWard 32
ANC54.4%
DA26.3%
Lead: 905 votes
Wards in Emalahleni ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 91090,8668
Ward 12 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2846,6
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 85395,0185
Ward 22 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1012,4908
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 06387,1904
Ward 32 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2707,6857
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 47894,5524
Ward 42 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1262,6605
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 31389,8075
Ward 52 006INDEPENDENTS2035,5028
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 40085,4397
Ward 62 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY32211,4632
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 59889,3247
Ward 72 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2486,1569
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 37473,2264
Ward 82 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION76323,5349
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 66884,225
Ward 92 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2656,085
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 11287,5387
Ward 102 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3399,5359
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 24090,6801
Ward 112 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2266,3252
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 57385,1424
Ward 122 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE65512,1951
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 11793,1839
Ward 132 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1404,1854
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 67078,0739
Ward 142 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE30614,3058
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 76582,0718
Ward 152 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE40612,0511
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 83093,0309
Ward 162 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1013,3202
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 66875,0915
Ward 172 006INDEPENDENTS44612,5528
Ward 182 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 58459,9675
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 50935,0197
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 10391,3553
Ward 192 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1255,4301
Ward 202 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 87477,5576
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS68613,7337
Ward 212 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 37351,3636
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 97242,684
Ward 222 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 57266,5425
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 36025,3353
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 36582,984
Ward 232 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE42710,5302
Ward 242 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 12281,5914
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4599,0855
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 58090,9784
Ward 252 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1914,8539
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 94863,9527
Ward 262 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE87128,5949
Ward 272 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 07058,3099
Ward 272 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 07330,2254
Ward 282 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 73190,4485
Ward 282 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2325,6242
Ward 292 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 99193,3349
Ward 292 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1503,508
Ward 302 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 12792,2147
Ward 302 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE972,8605
Ward 312 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 16589,3563
Ward 312 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1584,4608
Ward 322 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 75454,4045
Ward 322 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE84926,3337

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:54 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 64 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 29 Jul 2016, 09:33 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Emalahleni. Ward results include areas outside KwaGuqa.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 20 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2006.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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