2016 · Metsimaholo council results

Oranjeville, Free State

Ward results

ANC loses its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

42 seats22 for a majority

ANC19 seats

DA12 seats

EFF8 seats

MCA2 seats

FF+1 seat

Metsimaholo · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	45,2381
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12	28,5714
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	8	19,0476
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	2	4,7619
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	2,381
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0

42 seats; 22 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

45.1%40 491 votes

29.0%26 028 votes

17.9%16 057 votes

4.9%4 409 votes

Other3.2%2 845 votes

2.1%1 922 votes

0.2%209 votes

0.2%198 votes

0.2%189 votes

0.2%162 votes

0.1%116 votes

0.1%49 votes

Metsimaholo · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	40 491	45,0751
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	26 028	28,9747
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	16 057	17,8749
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	—	4 409	4,9082
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	—	1 922	2,1396
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	209	0,2327
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	—	198	0,2204
INDEPENDENTS	—	189	0,2104
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	162	0,1803
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	116	0,1291
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	—	49	0,0545

89830 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC needs

3seats

ANC19

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−18.0pp

201163.0%

201645.1%

Closest covering ward

358votes apart

ANC43.9%

DA37.8%

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

ANC24—

DA8—

UDM2—

19 for a majority · 36 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC26

DA15

22 for a majority · 42 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC19

DA12

EFF8—

22 for a majority · 42 seats

FS204 - Metsimaholo · Council seats by election
Election	Party / entry	Seats	Council total	Majority needed
2 000	Seat allocation unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable	Unavailable
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	24	36	19
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	8	36	19
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	36	19
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1	36	19
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	36	19
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	36	19
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	36	19
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	36	19
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	36	19
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	26	42	22
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	15	42	22
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	42	22
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	42	22
2 011	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	19	42	22
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12	42	22
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	8	42	22
2 016	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	2	42	22
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	42	22
2 016	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	42	22
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	42	22
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	42	22

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 %

ANC54.6%—

DA26.5%—

EFF0.0%—

ICOSA11.8%—

UDM4.1%—

Other3.0%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC65.4%

DA21.1%

EFF0.0%

ICOSA0.0%

UDM5.0%

FF+2.6%

UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT2.5%

Other3.4%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC63.0%

DA35.2%

EFF0.0%

ICOSA0.0%

UDM0.0%

Other1.7%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC45.1%

DA29.0%

EFF17.9%

ICOSA0.0%

UDM0.0%

MCA4.9%

Other3.2%

FS204 - Metsimaholo · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	29 661	54,6223	54 302	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	14 403	26,5239	54 302	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	6 393	11,773	54 302	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 232	4,1103	54 302	Reported
2 000	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	635	1,1694	54 302	Reported
2 000	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	485	0,8932	54 302	Reported
2 000	ALLIANCE 2000+	493	0,9079	54 302	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	0	54 302	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	38 514	65,4055	58 885	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	12 404	21,0648	58 885	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2 972	5,0471	58 885	Reported
2 006	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 521	2,583	58 885	Reported
2 006	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	1 454	2,4692	58 885	Reported
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	722	1,2261	58 885	Reported
2 006	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	685	1,1633	58 885	Reported
2 006	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	513	0,8712	58 885	Reported
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	0	58 885	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	49 101	63,0413	77 887	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	27 432	35,2203	77 887	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 211	1,5548	77 887	Reported
2 011	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	30	0,0385	77 887	Reported
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	0	0	77 887	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	40 491	45,0751	89 830	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	26 028	28,9747	89 830	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	16 057	17,8749	89 830	Reported
2 016	INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	4 409	4,9082	89 830	Reported
2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	1 922	2,1396	89 830	Reported
2 016	UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	116	0,1291	89 830	Reported
2 016	AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	ALLIANCE 2000+	0	0	89 830	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016	AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY	198	0,2204	89 830	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	209	0,2327	89 830	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	162	0,1803	89 830	Reported
2 016	ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE	49	0,0545	89 830	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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Ward results

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Wards in Metsimaholo

21 wards

Ward 1

ANC63.9%Malitaba Patricia Mokoena

EFF25.4%

Lead: 1 914 votes Ward 2

ANC68.6%Joseph Morena Molawa

EFF22.4%

Lead: 2 042 votes Ward 3

ANC55.6%Miriam Mathithi Telane

EFF36.3%

Lead: 829 votes Ward 4

ANC69.5%Gabaikitsi Beauty Nnune

EFF23.1%

Lead: 1 605 votes Ward 5

ANC60.3%Sky Simon Kobo

EFF18.3%

Lead: 1 770 votes Ward 6

ANC56.1%Tlokotsi Lucas Radebe

EFF26.7%

Lead: 955 votes Ward 7

ANC60.3%Thabo Emmanuel Mosia

EFF22.8%

Lead: 1 406 votes Ward 8

ANC65.7%Seatle Jack Nteso

EFF22.7%

Lead: 1 780 votes Ward 9

ANC59.9%Nelson Nhatu Dywili

EFF26.6%

Lead: 1 063 votes Ward 10

ANC52.4%Nokuthula Mirriam Mtshali

EFF30.5%

Lead: 878 votes Ward 11

ANC52.5%Kenneth Thabo Mabasa

EFF20.2%

Lead: 1 195 votes Ward 12

ANC52.3%Mnyamezeli Welcome Khonto

METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION24.1%

Lead: 824 votes Ward 13

ANC63.4%Fikile Daniel Mosokweni

EFF26.5%

Lead: 1 511 votes Ward 14

DA78.7%Jan Daniel Viljoen

ANC11.8%

Lead: 3 927 votes Ward 15

DA74.7%Jacobus Johannes Grobbelaar

ANC13.2%

Lead: 3 010 votes Ward 16

DA83.9%Elizabeth Johanna Gouws

FF+7.9%

Lead: 4 543 votes Ward 17

DA53.6%Georg Sebastiaan Burger

ANC29.0%

Lead: 1 221 votes Ward 18

DA81.8%Luigi Gaigher

ANC8.5%

Lead: 3 788 votes Ward 19

ANC56.8%Alexis Khomoliileng Mare

EFF25.7%

Lead: 1 150 votes Ward 20

ANC43.9%Lucas Fisher

DA37.8%

Lead: 358 votes Ward 21

ANC61.6%Ntombizodwa Prudence Mokoena

EFF21.7%

Lead: 1 193 votes

Wards in Metsimaholo ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 177	63,8721
Ward 1	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 263	25,392
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 034	68,6115
Ward 2	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	992	22,4333
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 381	55,6308
Ward 3	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 552	36,2617
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 405	69,5489
Ward 4	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	800	23,1348
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 542	60,2798
Ward 5	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	772	18,3069
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 825	56,1021
Ward 6	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	870	26,7445
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 263	60,2824
Ward 7	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	857	22,829
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 717	65,7074
Ward 8	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	937	22,6602
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 911	59,9435
Ward 9	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	848	26,5997
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 099	52,3964
Ward 10	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 221	30,4793
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 943	52,4993
Ward 11	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	748	20,2108
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 527	52,3483
Ward 12	2 016	METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION	703	24,1001
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 595	63,4319
Ward 13	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	1 084	26,4972
Ward 14	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 618	78,7114
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	691	11,7777
Ward 15	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	3 657	74,6784
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	647	13,2122
Ward 16	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	5 016	83,9217
Ward 16	2 016	VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS \| FREEDOM FRONT PLUS	473	7,9137
Ward 17	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 656	53,6349
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 435	28,9782
Ward 18	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	4 225	81,8006
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	437	8,4608
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 099	56,8065
Ward 19	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	949	25,6834
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 585	43,8805
Ward 20	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 227	37,8034
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	1 842	61,6054
Ward 21	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	649	21,7057

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, 15:41 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 42 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

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The council results cover all of Metsimaholo. Ward results include areas outside Oranjeville.

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 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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