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Hartswater, Northern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2016

Council seats

ANC12 seats
DA3 seats
EFF3 seats
AIC1 seat
Phokwane · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1263,1579
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE315,7895
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS315,7895
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS15,2632
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00

19 seats; 10 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
60.4%21 945 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
17.5%6 362 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
13.1%4 767 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties9.0%3 258 votes
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
3.6%1 299 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
2.0%717 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
1.9%683 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
1.5%559 votes
Phokwane · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—21 94560,4013
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—6 36217,5107
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—4 76713,1207
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS—1 2993,5754
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION—7171,9735
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—6831,8799
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE—5591,5386

36332 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

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How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC13—
DA2—
AZAPO1—

10 for a majority · 18 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC13
DA3
COPE1—
AZAPO1

10 for a majority · 18 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC12
DA3
EFF3—
COPE0
AZAPO0

10 for a majority · 19 seats

NC094 - Phokwane · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS131810
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE21810
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION11810
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS11810
2 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11810
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY01810
2 006INDEPENDENTS01810
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS131810
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE31810
2 011AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION11810
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE11810
2 011INDEPENDENTS01810
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS01810
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS121910
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE31910
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS31910
2 016AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS11910
2 016AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION01910
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE01910
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS01910

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 %
ANC74.5%—
DA18.7%—
EFF0.0%—
COPE0.0%—
AZAPO2.3%—
Other4.5%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC71.4%
DA11.4%
EFF0.0%
COPE0.0%
AZAPO5.3%
ID4.1%
Other7.7%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC69.7%
DA16.4%
EFF0.0%
COPE6.6%
AZAPO5.0%
Other2.3%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC60.4%
DA17.5%
EFF13.1%
COPE1.5%
AZAPO2.0%
AIC3.6%
Other1.9%
NC094 - Phokwane · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 22174,49128 488Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 33418,723728 488Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION6632,327328 488Reported
2 000INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1 0293,61228 488Reported
2 000AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0028 488No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS22 42071,426331 389Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 57911,402131 389Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 6785,345831 389Reported
2 006INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS1 2914,112931 389Reported
2 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY9923,160331 389Reported
2 006AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0031 389No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY5351,704431 389Reported
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS24 23069,660534 783Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 68916,355734 783Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE2 2986,606734 783Reported
2 011AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION1 7515,034134 783Reported
2 011INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS6291,808434 783Reported
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0034 783No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 94560,401336 332Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 36217,510736 332Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4 76713,120736 332Reported
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE5591,538636 332Reported
2 016AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION7171,973536 332Reported
2 016INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0036 332No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS1 2993,575436 332Reported
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS6831,879936 332Reported
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0036 332No 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.

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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 Phokwane

10 wards

Wards in Phokwane ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 95971,5772
Ward 12 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS67316,2796
Ward 22 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 28662,8886
Ward 22 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS76120,9354
Ward 32 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 82458,4054
Ward 32 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS67721,6779
Ward 42 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 68851,7474
Ward 42 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE64519,7731
Ward 52 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 80161,8595
Ward 52 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE74116,3648
Ward 62 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 49450,1342
Ward 62 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 10537,0805
Ward 72 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 42970,5331
Ward 72 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS28414,0178
Ward 82 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 05370,3402
Ward 82 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE77113,3808
Ward 92 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 87757,8785
Ward 92 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE79724,576
Ward 102 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 92352,8442
Ward 102 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 09230,0082

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

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 06 Apr 2017, 11:45 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:43 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 19 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: 06 Apr 2017, 11:45 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 Phokwane. Ward results include areas outside Hartswater.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 3 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 2016.

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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