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Mgwenya, KwaZulu-Natal

Ward results

No party has a majority

2006

Council seats

ANC7 seats
IFP6 seats
DA1 seat
Mkhambathini · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS750
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY642,8571
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE17,1429
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION00

14 seats; 8 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
53.3%12 997 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
39.5%9 629 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties7.3%1 777 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
5.0%1 212 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.3%310 votes
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
1.0%255 votes
Mkhambathini · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—12 99753,2598
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—9 62939,4583
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—1 2124,9666
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—3101,2703
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION—2551,045

24403 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
ANC7—
IFP6—
DA1—
ACDP0—
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0—

8 for a majority · 14 seats

KZ226 - Mkhambathini · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7148
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY6148
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1148
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0148
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0148

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 %
ANC44.9%—
IFP46.6%—
DA8.5%—
ACDP0.0%—
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC53.3%
IFP39.5%
DA5.0%
ACDP1.3%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION1.0%
KZ226 - Mkhambathini · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9 75744,934121 714Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10 11046,559821 714Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 8478,50621 714Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0021 714No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION0021 714No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 99753,259824 403Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY9 62939,458324 403Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 2124,966624 403Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY3101,270324 403Reported
2 006NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION2551,04524 403Reported

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 Mkhambathini

7 wards

Wards in Mkhambathini ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 77373,1084
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS92224,3079
Ward 22 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2 82576,2072
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS77520,9064
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 16367,1322
Ward 32 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY66320,5773
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 42074,7606
Ward 42 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE56217,3618
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 20066,2252
Ward 52 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 01630,584
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 14068,5897
Ward 62 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY71823,0128
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 37759,3953
Ward 72 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 45736,4068

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, 09:34 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:53 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 14 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, 09:34 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 Mkhambathini. Ward results include areas outside Mgwenya.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 1 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. Small boundary alignment differences were excluded using a 10-metre precision tolerance, a combined foreign area below 0.01% of the place, and agreement with the source municipality.

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