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Mahlatswetsa, Free State

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC13 seats
ACDP1 seat
DA1 seat
PAC1 seat
Mantsopa · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1381,25
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY16,25
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE16,25
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA16,25
INDEPENDENTS00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00

16 seats; 9 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
79.6%19 437 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
7.4%1 809 votes
INDEPENDENTS
4.3%1 059 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties8.6%2 112 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
3.5%852 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
3.1%746 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
2.1%514 votes
Mantsopa · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—19 43779,6044
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—1 8097,4088
INDEPENDENTS—1 0594,3371
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—8523,4894
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—7463,0552
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—5142,1051

24417 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC13—
DA1—
PAC1—
ACDP1—
FF+0—

9 for a majority · 16 seats

FS173 - Mantsopa · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13169
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1169
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1169
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1169
2 006INDEPENDENTS0169
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0169

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 %
ANC74.9%—
DA23.5%—
PAC0.0%—
ACDP0.0%—
FF+0.0%—
Other1.6%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC79.6%
DA7.4%
PAC3.5%
ACDP3.1%
FF+2.1%
Other4.3%
FS173 - Mantsopa · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS17 12674,880922 871Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 36923,475122 871Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0022 871No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0022 871No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0022 871No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS19 43779,604424 417Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 8097,408824 417Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA8523,489424 417Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY7463,055224 417Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5142,105124 417Reported

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

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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.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

Browse wards

Wards in Mantsopa

8 wards

Wards in Mantsopa ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 48259,9372
Ward 12 006INDEPENDENTS96323,2553
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 41688,8562
Ward 22 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1385,0754
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 45288,5518
Ward 32 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2217,9812
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 62769,2957
Ward 42 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY49513,0572
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 69287,2615
Ward 52 006INDEPENDENTS964,951
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 48191,8227
Ward 62 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1594,1941
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 99277,0004
Ward 72 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE36314,0317
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 29585,6343
Ward 82 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA28410,597

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, 15:52 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 16 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 Mantsopa. Ward results include areas outside Mahlatswetsa.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 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.

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