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Zamani, Free State

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2011

Council seats

ANC12 seats
DA3 seats
Phumelela · 2011 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1280
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE320
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00

15 seats; 8 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
77.2%21 918 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties22.8%6 470 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
17.5%4 963 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
3.0%861 votes
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION
1.6%468 votes
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
0.6%178 votes
Phumelela · 2011 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—21 91877,2087
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—4 96317,4827
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—8613,033
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION—4681,6486
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY—1780,627

28388 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC11—
DA1—
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION1—
FF+1—
PAC0—

8 for a majority · 14 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC12
DA3
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION0
FF+0
PAC0

8 for a majority · 15 seats

FS195 - Phumelela · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11148
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1148
2 006PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION1148
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1148
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0148
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS12158
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3158
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0158
2 011PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION0158
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0158

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 %
ANC80.2%—
DA19.1%—
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION0.0%—
FF+0.0%—
PAC0.0%—
Other0.7%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC80.1%
DA6.0%
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION8.4%
FF+3.5%
PAC2.0%
Other0.0%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC77.2%
DA17.5%
PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION1.6%
FF+3.0%
PAC0.0%
Other0.6%
FS195 - Phumelela · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS20 70280,218525 807Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 93219,111125 807Reported
2 000PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION0025 807No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0025 807No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0025 807No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0025 807No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS20 26980,079825 311Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 5246,021125 311Reported
2 006PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION2 1208,375825 311Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS8943,532125 311Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5041,991225 311Reported
2 006NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY0025 311No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 91877,208728 388Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4 96317,482728 388Reported
2 011PHUMELELA RATEPAYERS' ASSOCIATION4681,648628 388Reported
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS8613,03328 388Reported
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0028 388No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY1780,62728 388Reported

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

Browse wards

Wards in Phumelela

8 wards

Wards in Phumelela ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS95151,3499
Ward 12 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE73439,6328
Ward 22 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 45189,683
Ward 22 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3689,5634
Ward 32 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 06754,988
Ward 32 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 03527,5339
Ward 42 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 71276,3944
Ward 42 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE74320,9296
Ward 52 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 19878,7814
Ward 52 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE42415,1971
Ward 62 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 95294,8586
Ward 62 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1334,2738
Ward 72 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 71071,4286
Ward 72 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE97225,6194
Ward 82 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 87785,8173
Ward 82 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5549,7484

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 15 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 Phumelela. Ward results include areas outside Zamani.

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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