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Mziwabantu, Northern Cape

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

2011

Council seats

ANC7 seats
DA5 seats
COPE1 seat
INDEPENDENTS1 seat
EMTHANJENI · 2011 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS750
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE535,7143
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE17,1429
INDEPENDENTS17,1429

14 seats; 8 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
52.2%14 102 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
33.4%9 009 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
9.6%2 597 votes
INDEPENDENTS
4.8%1 298 votes
EMTHANJENI · 2011 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—14 10252,218
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—9 00933,3593
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—2 5979,6164
INDEPENDENTS—1 2984,8063

27006 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—
DA2—
ID3—

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC7
DA5
COPE1—

8 for a majority · 14 seats

NC073 - EMTHANJENI · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS9148
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS3148
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2148
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0148
2 006INDEPENDENTS0148
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT0148
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7148
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5148
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1148
2 011INDEPENDENTS1148

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 %
ANC55.4%—
DA42.8%—
ID0.0%—
COPE0.0%—
UDM1.3%—
Other0.5%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC65.0%
DA14.2%
ID18.1%
COPE0.0%
UDM0.0%
Other2.7%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC52.2%
DA33.4%
ID0.0%
COPE9.6%
UDM0.0%
Other4.8%
NC073 - EMTHANJENI · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12 24655,439422 089Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 45842,817722 089Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0022 089No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0022 089No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2821,276722 089Reported
2 000UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT0022 089No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0022 089No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 68564,97522 601Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 20314,171922 601Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS4 10218,149622 601Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0022 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0022 601No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2381,053122 601Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2341,035422 601Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 10252,21827 006Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE9 00933,359327 006Reported
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0027 006No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2 5979,616427 006Reported
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT0027 006No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT0027 006No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0027 006No 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

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Wards in EMTHANJENI

7 wards

Wards in EMTHANJENI ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 09251,4637
Ward 12 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 75243,0996
Ward 22 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 46654,2097
Ward 22 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 61435,4803
Ward 32 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 61647,0314
Ward 32 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE94527,5029
Ward 42 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 30863,5988
Ward 42 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE61516,9468
Ward 52 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 79166,8823
Ward 52 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 23129,4992
Ward 62 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 25771,5146
Ward 62 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE76624,2712
Ward 72 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 13253,3267
Ward 72 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 80345,0975

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 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: 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 EMTHANJENI. Ward results include areas outside Mziwabantu.

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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