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2006 · Metsimaholo council results

Oranjeville, Free State

Ward results

ANC has an outright majority

2006

Council seats

ANC24 seats
DA8 seats
UDM2 seats
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT1 seat
FF+1 seat
Metsimaholo · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2466,6667
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE822,2222
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT25,5556
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT12,7778
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS12,7778
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00
INDEPENDENTS00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00

36 seats; 19 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
65.4%38 514 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
21.1%12 404 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
5.0%2 972 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
2.6%1 521 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties5.9%3 474 votes
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT
2.5%1 454 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
1.2%722 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
1.2%685 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.9%513 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.2%100 votes
Metsimaholo · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—38 51465,4055
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—12 40421,0648
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—2 9725,0471
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—1 5212,583
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT—1 4542,4692
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—7221,2261
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—6851,1633
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—5130,8712
INDEPENDENTS—1000,1698

58885 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

5seats
ANC24

24 of 36 council seats

ANC gains

+10.8pp
200054.6%
200665.4%

Closest covering ward

246votes apart
ANC50.0%
DA43.3%

Ward 18 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC24—
DA8—
UDM2—
FF+1—

19 for a majority · 36 seats

FS204 - Metsimaholo · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS243619
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE83619
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT23619
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT13619
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS13619
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY03619
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION03619
2 006INDEPENDENTS03619
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA03619

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

All history data (JSON)

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC54.6%—
DA26.5%—
ICOSA11.8%—
UDM4.1%—
FF+0.0%—
Other3.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC65.4%
DA21.1%
ICOSA0.0%
UDM5.0%
FF+2.6%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2.5%
Other3.4%
FS204 - Metsimaholo · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS29 66154,622354 302Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE14 40326,523954 302Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA6 39311,77354 302Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 2324,110354 302Reported
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0054 302No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT0054 302No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA6351,169454 302Reported
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION4850,893254 302Reported
2 000ALLIANCE 2000+4930,907954 302Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0054 302No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38 51465,405558 885Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12 40421,064858 885Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA0058 885No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 9725,047158 885Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 5212,58358 885Reported
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT1 4542,469258 885Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA7221,226158 885Reported
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION6851,163358 885Reported
2 006ALLIANCE 2000+0058 885No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY5130,871258 885Reported

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

Browse wards

Wards in Metsimaholo

18 wards

Ward 1
ANC82.5%
DA9.3%
Lead: 2 572 votesWard 2
ANC93.7%
PAC1.9%
Lead: 2 774 votesWard 3
ANC67.7%
UDM29.9%
Lead: 1 766 votesWard 4
ANC74.8%
UDM23.1%
Lead: 2 357 votesWard 5
ANC63.6%
DA26.7%
Lead: 1 336 votesWard 6
ANC93.4%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2.5%
Lead: 2 527 votesWard 7
ANC93.0%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION2.2%
Lead: 2 520 votesWard 8
ANC94.6%
PAC1.8%
Lead: 2 924 votesWard 9
ANC88.4%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2.8%
Lead: 2 189 votesWard 10
ANC86.4%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT5.2%
Lead: 1 893 votesWard 11
ANC69.9%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT20.1%
Lead: 1 486 votesWard 12
ANC73.6%
UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT17.9%
Lead: 1 651 votesWard 13
ANC95.4%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1.9%
Lead: 2 917 votesWard 14
DA79.4%
FF+9.9%
Lead: 1 996 votesWard 15
DA64.5%
ANC27.6%
Lead: 1 430 votesWard 16
DA77.7%
FF+8.5%
Lead: 2 688 votesWard 17
DA52.2%
ANC31.6%
Lead: 520 votesWard 18
ANC50.0%
DA43.3%
Lead: 246 votes
Wards in Metsimaholo ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 89782,4886
Ward 12 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3259,254
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 83093,7086
Ward 22 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA561,8543
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 16067,724
Ward 32 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 39429,8757
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 41274,759
Ward 42 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 05523,1157
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 30463,5762
Ward 52 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE96826,7108
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 59793,3837
Ward 62 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION702,5171
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 58293,0115
Ward 72 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION622,2334
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 98294,5766
Ward 82 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA581,8395
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 26188,4239
Ward 92 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT722,8158
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 01586,4436
Ward 102 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT1225,2338
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 08769,8694
Ward 112 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT60120,1205
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 18173,6078
Ward 122 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT53017,8873
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 97595,3526
Ward 132 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION581,859
Ward 142 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 27979,3524
Ward 142 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2839,8538
Ward 152 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 50364,4937
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 07327,6475
Ward 162 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 01877,7034
Ward 162 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS3308,4964
Ward 172 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 31652,2222
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS79631,5873
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 83649,9728
Ward 182 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 59043,2771

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, 15:52 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 36 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 Metsimaholo. Ward results include areas outside Oranjeville.

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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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