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2011 · George council results

Swartberg State Forest, Western Cape

Ward results

DA gains an outright majority

2011

Council seats

DA25 seats
ANC19 seats
ACDP1 seat
COPE1 seat
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM1 seat
Other2 seats
ICOSA1 seat
PBI1 seat
George · 2011 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2551,0204
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1938,7755
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY12,0408
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE12,0408
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM12,0408
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA12,0408
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS12,0408
INDEPENDENTS00
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY00
OTHER00
SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM00
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00

49 seats; 25 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
50.8%56 646 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
39.3%43 876 votes
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS
2.9%3 241 votes
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
1.6%1 778 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.3%1 482 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties4.1%4 534 votes
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM
1.2%1 381 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.9%1 026 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
0.7%806 votes
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY
0.4%487 votes
SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM
0.2%247 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.2%209 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.2%209 votes
OTHER
0.2%169 votes
George · 2011 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—56 64650,7776
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—43 87639,3306
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS—3 2412,9052
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA—1 7781,5938
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—1 4821,3285
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM—1 3811,2379
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—1 0260,9197
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—8060,7225
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY—4870,4365
SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM—2470,2214
INDEPENDENTS—2090,1873
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—2090,1873
OTHER—1690,1515

111557 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA above the majority

0seats
DA25

25 of 49 council seats

DA gains

+4.8pp
200645.9%
201150.8%

Closest covering ward

156votes apart
DA47.0%
ANC43.2%

Ward 20 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
DA18—
ANC17—
ID2—
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF0—

20 for a majority · 39 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
DA25
ANC19

25 for a majority · 49 seats

WC044 - George · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE183920
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS173920
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS23920
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY13920
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS13920
2 006COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF03920
2 006GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM03920
2 006INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA03920
2 006INDEPENDENTS03920
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT03920
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE254925
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS194925
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY14925
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE14925
2 011GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM14925
2 011INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA14925
2 011PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS14925
2 011INDEPENDENTS04925
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY04925
2 011OTHER04925
2 011SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM04925
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT04925
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS04925

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 %
DA47.9%—
ANC39.5%—
GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF7.7%—
ID0.0%—
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF3.5%—
Other1.4%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
DA45.9%
ANC43.1%
GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF0.0%
ID4.3%
COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF0.8%
Other5.8%
2011Vote %vs 2006
DA50.8%
ANC39.3%
PBI2.9%
Other7.0%
WC044 - George · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE27 96347,904858 372Reported
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS23 03939,469358 372Reported
2 000GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF4 5187,7458 372Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF2 0613,530858 372Reported
2 000PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT5130,878858 372Reported
2 000NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM0058 372No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE34 28345,937374 630Reported
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32 18643,127474 630Reported
2 006GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEF0074 630No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS3 2234,318674 630Reported
2 006COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEF5820,779874 630Reported
2 006PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS0074 630No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA8211,100174 630Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 1771,577174 630Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 0451,400274 630Reported
2 006GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM0074 630No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUM7801,045274 630Reported
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0074 630No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT3900,522674 630Reported
2 006NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY0074 630No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM0074 630No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE56 64650,7776111 557Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS43 87639,3306111 557Reported
2 011GEORGE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEORGE GEMEENSKAPSINISIATIEFUnavailableUnavailable111 557Not separately listed in this source.
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATSUnavailableUnavailable111 557Not separately listed in this source.
2 011COMMUNITY INITIATIVE/GEMEENSKAP INISIATIEFUnavailableUnavailable111 557Not separately listed in this source.
2 011PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS3 2412,9052111 557Reported
2 011INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA1 7781,5938111 557Reported
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 4821,3285111 557Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS8060,7225111 557Reported
2 011GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM1 3811,2379111 557Reported
2 011GEORGE INDEPENDENT FORUMUnavailableUnavailable111 557Not separately listed in this source.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE1 0260,9197111 557Reported
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2090,1873111 557Reported
2 011NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY4870,4365111 557Reported
2 011SOUTH CAPE COMMUNITY FORUM2470,2214111 557Reported

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.
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Ward results

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Wards in George

25 wards

Ward 1
DA68.7%Leading candidate: Bevin André Fortuin
ANC21.5%
Lead: 2 476 votesWard 2
DA88.5%Leading candidate: Christiaan Neethling
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM5.3%
Lead: 3 919 votesWard 3
DA91.0%Leading candidate: Erasmus Petrus De Villiers
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM3.3%
Lead: 3 985 votesWard 4
DA70.7%Leading candidate: Leon David Van Wyk
ANC23.3%
Lead: 2 424 votesWard 5
DA81.1%Leading candidate: Lionel Bertram Charles Esau
ANC9.0%
Lead: 3 488 votesWard 6
DA49.6%Leading candidate: Jacoba Jacomina Muller
ANC37.1%
Lead: 622 votesWard 7
ANC61.9%Leading candidate: Franklin Zolile Ntozini
DA28.0%
Lead: 1 393 votesWard 8
DA66.7%Leading candidate: Charles Standers
ANC23.3%
Lead: 1 836 votesWard 9
ANC88.5%Leading candidate: Tobeka Teyisi
DA9.1%
Lead: 3 554 votesWard 10
ANC93.9%Leading candidate: Mzwandile Daliwonga Gincana
DA2.5%
Lead: 2 957 votesWard 11
ANC85.2%Leading candidate: Nontsikelo Frieda Kamte
DA10.6%
Lead: 3 726 votesWard 12
ANC89.3%Leading candidate: Glenys Nomawethu Sixolo
DA8.3%
Lead: 2 236 votesWard 13
ANC93.5%Leading candidate: Busisiwe Salmani
DA3.3%
Lead: 2 554 votesWard 14
DA44.6%Leading candidate: Cynthia Magdalene Papah
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS28.1%
Lead: 821 votesWard 15
ANC88.7%Leading candidate: Fanele Stanley Guga
DA7.2%
Lead: 4 954 votesWard 16
DA38.0%Leading candidate: Henry Johannes Jones
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS26.9%
Lead: 409 votesWard 17
DA63.0%Leading candidate: Daniel Maritz
ANC22.7%
Lead: 2 012 votesWard 18
DA92.9%Leading candidate: Gert Cornelius Niehaus
GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM3.9%
Lead: 3 907 votesWard 19
DA88.2%Leading candidate: Iona Christina Kritzinger
ANC4.3%
Lead: 5 511 votesWard 20
DA47.0%Leading candidate: Mercia Draghoender
ANC43.2%
Lead: 156 votesWard 21
ANC89.5%Leading candidate: Julia Suliwe Thanda
DA8.2%
Lead: 3 568 votesWard 22
DA73.5%Leading candidate: Philippus Hendrik De Swardt
ANC19.1%
Lead: 2 500 votesWard 23
DA75.4%Leading candidate: Gideon Johannes Stander
ANC9.8%
Lead: 2 531 votesWard 24
ANC49.2%Leading candidate: Alex Mattheus Wildeman
DA44.1%
Lead: 187 votesWard 25
DA51.2%Leading candidate: Marchell Elton Frederick Kleynhans
ANC46.5%
Lead: 203 votes
Wards in George ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 60568,6536
Ward 12 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 12921,5007
Ward 22 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 16888,549
Ward 22 011GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM2495,29
Ward 32 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 13591,0392
Ward 32 011GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM1503,3025
Ward 42 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 61870,6779
Ward 42 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 19423,3249
Ward 52 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 92381,0537
Ward 52 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4358,9876
Ward 62 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 46349,6272
Ward 62 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 84137,0945
Ward 72 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 54661,8562
Ward 72 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 15328,0126
Ward 82 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 82066,6982
Ward 82 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS98423,2734
Ward 92 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 96388,4598
Ward 92 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4099,1295
Ward 102 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 03793,9085
Ward 102 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE802,4737
Ward 112 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 25785,2423
Ward 112 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE53110,6328
Ward 122 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 46489,3401
Ward 122 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2288,2669
Ward 132 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 64793,5336
Ward 132 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE933,2862
Ward 142 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 22744,5757
Ward 142 011PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS1 40628,1425
Ward 152 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 38988,6786
Ward 152 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4357,1581
Ward 162 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 39738,024
Ward 162 011PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS98826,8917
Ward 172 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 14762,9904
Ward 172 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 13522,7182
Ward 182 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 08092,9385
Ward 182 011GEORGE INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS FORUM1733,9408
Ward 192 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 79488,229
Ward 192 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2834,3094
Ward 202 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 91947,0343
Ward 202 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 76343,2108
Ward 212 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 92989,5193
Ward 212 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3618,2251
Ward 222 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 37573,5134
Ward 222 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS87519,059
Ward 232 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 90975,4018
Ward 232 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3789,7978
Ward 242 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 78049,2393
Ward 242 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 59344,0664
Ward 252 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 18351,2201
Ward 252 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 98046,4571

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, 15:51 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 49 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 George. Ward results include areas outside Swartberg State Forest.

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. 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.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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