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Groenwater, Northern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2011

Council seats

ANC6 seats
DA2 seats
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM2 seats
COPE1 seat
TSANTSABANE · 2011 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS654,5455
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE218,1818
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM218,1818
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE19,0909
INDEPENDENTS00

11 seats; 6 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
58.3%11 866 votes
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM
15.7%3 185 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
14.7%2 997 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties11.3%2 302 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
11.2%2 276 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.1%26 votes
TSANTSABANE · 2011 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—11 86658,3096
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM—3 18515,6511
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—2 99714,7273
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—2 27611,1843
INDEPENDENTS—260,1278

20350 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
ANC9—
POSTMASBURG-OLIFANTSHOEK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0—
DA1—
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM0—
ID1—

6 for a majority · 11 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC6
DA2
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM2

6 for a majority · 11 seats

NC085 - TSANTSABANE · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9116
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1116
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1116
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0116
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6116
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2116
2 011TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM2116
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1116
2 011INDEPENDENTS0116

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 %
ANC45.3%—
POSTMASBURG-OLIFANTSHOEK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION34.9%—
DA19.8%—
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM0.0%—
ID0.0%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC76.1%
POSTMASBURG-OLIFANTSHOEK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0.0%
DA10.4%
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM0.0%
ID11.4%
ACDP2.1%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC58.3%
POSTMASBURG-OLIFANTSHOEK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0.0%
DA14.7%
TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM15.7%
ID0.0%
COPE11.2%
Other0.1%
NC085 - TSANTSABANE · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7 92045,301117 483Reported
2 000POSTMASBURG-OLIFANTSHOEK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION6 10734,931117 483Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 45619,767817 483Reported
2 000TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM0017 483No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0017 483No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0017 483No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0017 483No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10 67976,099214 033Reported
2 006POSTMASBURG-OLIFANTSHOEK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0014 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 45910,396914 033Reported
2 006TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM0014 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 60211,415914 033Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0014 033No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2932,087914 033Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11 86658,309620 350Reported
2 011POSTMASBURG-OLIFANTSHOEK RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION0020 350No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 99714,727320 350Reported
2 011TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM3 18515,651120 350Reported
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0020 350No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2 27611,184320 350Reported
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0020 350No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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.
All parties & exact values

Ward results

Browse wards

Wards in TSANTSABANE

6 wards

Wards in TSANTSABANE ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 14449,2255
Ward 12 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE75832,6162
Ward 22 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 77078,315
Ward 22 011TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM48413,6839
Ward 32 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 41960,7026
Ward 32 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE97524,4668
Ward 42 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 12263,0048
Ward 42 011TSANTSABANE COMMUNITY FORUM1 15234,2043
Ward 52 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 58339,0575
Ward 52 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 47336,3434
Ward 62 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 93862,8608
Ward 62 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE73423,808

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:49 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 11 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: 25 Oct 2021, 15:03 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 TSANTSABANE. Ward results include areas outside Groenwater.

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 2011.

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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