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Mahlatswetsa, Free State

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2011

Council seats

ANC13 seats
DA3 seats
COPE1 seat
Mantsopa · 2011 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1376,4706
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE317,6471
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE15,8824
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00
INDEPENDENTS00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00

17 seats; 9 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
73.6%20 595 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
13.9%3 886 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties12.5%3 513 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
7.5%2 095 votes
INDEPENDENTS
2.7%750 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.4%402 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.6%178 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.3%88 votes
Mantsopa · 2011 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—20 59573,5693
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—3 88613,8815
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—2 0957,4837
INDEPENDENTS—7502,6791
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—4021,436
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION—1780,6359
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—880,3144

27994 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC13—
DA1—
PAC1—
ACDP1—

9 for a majority · 16 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC13
DA3
COPE1—
ACDP0

9 for a majority · 17 seats

FS196 - 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
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS13179
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3179
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1179
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0179
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0179
2 011INDEPENDENTS0179
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0179

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%—
COPE0.0%—
PAC0.0%—
ACDP0.0%—
Other1.6%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC79.6%
DA7.4%
COPE0.0%
PAC3.5%
ACDP3.1%
FF+2.1%
Other4.3%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC73.6%
DA13.9%
COPE7.5%
PAC0.0%
ACDP0.3%
Other4.8%
FS196 - 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 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0022 871No votes recorded in the complete party list.
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 000AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0022 871No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS19 43779,604424 417Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 8097,408824 417Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0024 417No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA8523,489424 417Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY7463,055224 417Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5142,105124 417Reported
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION0024 417No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS20 59573,569327 994Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 88613,881527 994Reported
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2 0957,483727 994Reported
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0027 994No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY880,314427 994Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS4021,43627 994Reported
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION1780,635927 994Reported

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.
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Ward results

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Wards in Mantsopa

9 wards

Wards in Mantsopa ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 43679,168
Ward 12 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE39812,9347
Ward 22 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 69853,5478
Ward 22 011INDEPENDENTS75023,6518
Ward 32 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 11873,3126
Ward 32 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE45415,7148
Ward 42 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 10982,445
Ward 42 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE56014,8502
Ward 52 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 25789,4925
Ward 52 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2529,9921
Ward 62 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 49186,0449
Ward 62 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE33611,6062
Ward 72 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 78850,9112
Ward 72 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 37639,18
Ward 82 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 36069,0867
Ward 82 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE90826,5808
Ward 92 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 33885,2973
Ward 92 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE28910,5436

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, 15:46 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 17 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 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 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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