2016 · Mossel Bay council results

Mossdustria, Western Cape

Ward results

DA retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

27 seats14 for a majority

DA17 seats

ANC7 seats

ACDP1 seat

ICOSA1 seat

FF+1 seat

Mossel Bay · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17	62,963
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	25,9259
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	3,7037
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	3,7037
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	3,7037
D'ALMEDIA CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0
GOURIKWA KHOISAN	0	0
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0
SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0

27 seats; 14 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

60.9%45 510 votes

26.4%19 765 votes

4.9%3 672 votes

3.5%2 600 votes

Other4.3%3 225 votes

2.2%1 654 votes

1.2%916 votes

0.4%312 votes

0.3%220 votes

0.1%92 votes

0.0%31 votes

Mossel Bay · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	45 510	60,865
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	19 765	26,4337
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	—	3 672	4,9109
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	2 600	3,4772
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	1 654	2,2121
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	916	1,2251
D'ALMEDIA CIVIC ASSOCIATION	—	312	0,4173
GOURIKWA KHOISAN	—	220	0,2942
PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	—	92	0,123
SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	—	31	0,0415

74772 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

DA above the majority

3seats

DA17

17 of 27 council seats

ANC falls

−10.0pp

201136.4%

201626.4%

Closest covering ward

411votes apart

ANC51.5%

DA41.2%

Ward 2 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

DA10—

ANC8—

ICOSA3—

FF+0—

12 for a majority · 23 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

DA16

ANC10

ICOSA0

14 for a majority · 27 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

DA17

ANC7

ICOSA1

MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM0—

FF+1—

14 for a majority · 27 seats

WC043 - Mossel Bay · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	10	23	12
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	8	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	3	23	12
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1	23	12
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	23	12
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	23	12
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	16	27	14
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	10	27	14
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	27	14
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	27	14
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	27	14
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	27	14
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	27	14
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	17	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	7	27	14
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1	27	14
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1	27	14
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	27	14
2 016	D'ALMEDIA CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	27	14
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	27	14
2 016	GOURIKWA KHOISAN	0	27	14
2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	27	14
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	27	14

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 %

DA58.1%—

ANC35.1%—

ICOSA0.0%—

MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM4.3%—

FF+0.0%—

Other2.5%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

DA44.1%

ANC35.4%

ICOSA12.2%

MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM0.0%

FF+2.1%

ID3.2%

ACDP2.9%

Other0.3%

2011Vote %vs 2006

DA58.6%

ANC36.4%

ICOSA1.0%

MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM0.0%

FF+0.0%

Other3.9%

2016Vote %vs 2011

DA60.9%

ANC26.4%

ICOSA4.9%

MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM0.0%

FF+3.5%

Other4.3%

WC043 - Mossel Bay · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	22 489	58,0526	38 739	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	13 597	35,099	38 739	Reported
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM	1 681	4,3393	38 739	Reported
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	433	1,1177	38 739	Reported
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	D'ALMEDIA CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	GOURIKWA KHOISAN	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0	38 739	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	20 284	44,0593	46 038	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	16 287	35,3773	46 038	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	5 604	12,1726	46 038	Reported
2 006	MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM	0	0	46 038	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	944	2,0505	46 038	Reported
2 006	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	1 470	3,193	46 038	Reported
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 318	2,8629	46 038	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	46 038	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	46 038	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	46 038	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	D'ALMEDIA CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	46 038	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	GOURIKWA KHOISAN	0	0	46 038	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0	46 038	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0	46 038	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	39 459	58,6106	67 324	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24 527	36,4313	67 324	Reported
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	694	1,0308	67 324	Reported
2 011	MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM	0	0	67 324	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	67 324	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	67 324	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 544	2,2934	67 324	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	67 324	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	159	0,2362	67 324	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	614	0,912	67 324	Reported
2 011	D'ALMEDIA CIVIC ASSOCIATION	0	0	67 324	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	GOURIKWA KHOISAN	0	0	67 324	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	0	0	67 324	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	0	0	67 324	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	45 510	60,865	74 772	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19 765	26,4337	74 772	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	3 672	4,9109	74 772	Reported
2 016	MOSSELBAAI GEMEENSKAPSFORUM	0	0	74 772	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	2 600	3,4772	74 772	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS	0	0	74 772	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	1 654	2,2121	74 772	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	916	1,2251	74 772	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	74 772	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	74 772	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	D'ALMEDIA CIVIC ASSOCIATION	312	0,4173	74 772	Reported
2 016	GOURIKWA KHOISAN	220	0,2942	74 772	Reported
2 016	PLAASLIKE BESORGDE INWONERS	92	0,123	74 772	Reported
2 016	SOUTH AFRICA CIVICS	31	0,0415	74 772	Reported

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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Wards in Mossel Bay

14 wards

Ward 1

ANC91.8%Petrus Lichaba

DA3.9%

Lead: 4 637 votes Ward 2

ANC51.5%Nobuzwe Julia Mbolompo

DA41.2%

Lead: 411 votes Ward 3

ANC67.6%Wineka Primrose Fipaza

DA21.6%

Lead: 2 265 votes Ward 4

DA79.2%Anna Susanna Maria Janse Van Rensburg

ANC11.6%

Lead: 4 213 votes Ward 5

DA88.5%Antonius Dellemijn

FF+6.6%

Lead: 5 035 votes Ward 6

DA86.0%Mark Edgar Furness

FF+4.7%

Lead: 5 321 votes Ward 7

DA80.1%Barend Hendrik Jacobus Groenewald

INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA7.8%

Lead: 3 831 votes Ward 8

DA89.7%Dirk Kotzé

FF+4.7%

Lead: 3 581 votes Ward 9

DA46.3%Erica Meyer

INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA23.4%

Lead: 1 447 votes Ward 10

DA92.0%Petru Terblanche

FF+6.0%

Lead: 5 349 votes Ward 11

DA71.6%Maria Cornelia De Klerk

ANC19.4%

Lead: 3 229 votes Ward 12

ANC77.1%Witness Thembeni Buda

DA12.8%

Lead: 1 901 votes Ward 13

DA48.0%Rosina Henrietta Ruiters

ANC32.8%

Lead: 777 votes Ward 14

DA49.4%John Clifford Bayman

ANC33.4%

Lead: 867 votes

Wards in Mossel Bay ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 844	91,7772
Ward 1	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	207	3,9219
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 048	51,5479
Ward 2	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 637	41,2031
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 330	67,6417
Ward 3	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1 065	21,6332
Ward 4	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 937	79,182
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	724	11,6119
Ward 5	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 443	88,5473
Ward 5	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	408	6,6374
Ward 6	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 629	86,0177
Ward 6	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	308	4,7066
Ward 7	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 244	80,0755
Ward 7	2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	413	7,7925
Ward 8	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 779	89,7412
Ward 8	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	198	4,702
Ward 9	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 920	46,3051
Ward 9	2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	1 473	23,3587
Ward 10	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 725	92,0418
Ward 10	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	376	6,045
Ward 11	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 426	71,6413
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 197	19,3752
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 281	77,1129
Ward 12	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	380	12,8465
Ward 13	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 449	48,0102
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 672	32,7779
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 669	49,4442
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 802	33,3827

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, 11:46 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:45 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 27 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, 11:46 SAST · Source figures ↗

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The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

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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.

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The council results cover all of Mossel Bay. Ward results include areas outside Mossdustria.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 4 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.

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DA retains its majority

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DA above the majority

ANC falls

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