2016 · Intsika Yethu council results

Qamatsa, Eastern Cape

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

Year

2000 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Council seats

42 seats22 for a majority

ANC35 seats

EFF3 seats

UDM2 seats

DA1 seat

PAC1 seat

Intsika Yethu · 2016 · Reported council seats
Party / entry	Seats	Share of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35	83,3333
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	7,1429
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	4,7619
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	2,381
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	2,381
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0
INDEPENDENTS	0	0
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0

42 seats; 22 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

81.0%71 493 votes

6.4%5 645 votes

4.2%3 740 votes

3.2%2 816 votes

Other5.2%4 582 votes

2.3%2 001 votes

1.1%943 votes

0.8%697 votes

0.5%467 votes

0.4%357 votes

0.1%117 votes

Intsika Yethu · 2016 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entry	Candidate	Votes	Vote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	—	71 493	80,988
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	—	5 645	6,3947
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	—	3 740	4,2367
INDEPENDENTS	—	2 816	3,19
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	—	2 001	2,2668
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	—	943	1,0682
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	—	697	0,7896
PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	—	467	0,529
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	—	357	0,4044
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	—	117	0,1325

88276 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

13seats

ANC35

35 of 42 council seats

ANC falls

−7.1pp

201188.1%

201681.0%

Closest covering ward

1 897votes apart

ANC56.6%

INDEPENDENTS15.9%

Ward 20 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

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Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats

ANC41—

UDM3—

PAC2—

24 for a majority · 46 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006

ANC37

UDM2

EFF0—

COPE2—

PAC1

22 for a majority · 42 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011

ANC35

UDM2

EFF3

COPE0

PAC1

22 for a majority · 42 seats

EC135 - Intsika Yethu · 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	41	46	24
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3	46	24
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2	46	24
2 006	INDEPENDENTS	0	46	24
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	37	42	22
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	2	42	22
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	42	22
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	42	22
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	42	22
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	42	22
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	42	22
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	42	22
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	35	42	22
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	3	42	22
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	2	42	22
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	1	42	22
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1	42	22
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	42	22
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	42	22
2 016	INDEPENDENTS	0	42	22
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	42	22
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	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 %

ANC78.2%—

UDM15.5%—

EFF0.0%—

COPE0.0%—

PAC3.4%—

Other2.9%—

2006Vote %vs 2000

ANC88.9%

UDM6.8%

EFF0.0%

COPE0.0%

PAC3.6%

Other0.6%

2011Vote %vs 2006

ANC88.1%

UDM3.7%

EFF0.0%

COPE4.5%

PAC1.3%

Other2.5%

2016Vote %vs 2011

ANC81.0%

UDM4.2%

EFF6.4%

COPE0.4%

PAC1.1%

Other6.9%

EC135 - Intsika Yethu · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
Election	Party	Votes	Vote share (%)	Valid ballot total	Availability
2 000	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	62 606	78,1881	80 071	Reported
2 000	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	12 427	15,52	80 071	Reported
2 000	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	2 693	3,3633	80 071	Reported
2 000	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	886	1,1065	80 071	Reported
2 000	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	80 071	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	83 284	88,8932	93 690	Reported
2 006	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	6 397	6,8278	93 690	Reported
2 006	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	3 419	3,6493	93 690	Reported
2 006	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	93 690	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	75 121	88,0937	85 274	Reported
2 011	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 122	3,6611	85 274	Reported
2 011	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	0	0	85 274	No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	3 866	4,5336	85 274	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	1 072	1,2571	85 274	Reported
2 011	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	949	1,1129	85 274	Reported
2 011	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	577	0,6766	85 274	Reported
2 011	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	496	0,5817	85 274	Reported
2 011	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	55	0,0645	85 274	Reported
2 011	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	16	0,0188	85 274	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	71 493	80,988	88 276	Reported
2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	3 740	4,2367	88 276	Reported
2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	5 645	6,3947	88 276	Reported
2 016	CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE	357	0,4044	88 276	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA	943	1,0682	88 276	Reported
2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	2 001	2,2668	88 276	Reported
2 016	AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION	697	0,7896	88 276	Reported
2 016	PAN AFRICANIST MOVEMENT	467	0,529	88 276	Reported
2 016	INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY	117	0,1325	88 276	Reported
2 016	NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY	0	0	88 276	No 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 Intsika Yethu

21 wards

Ward 1

ANC90.9%Wanda Elliot Vani

EFF3.4%

Lead: 4 359 votes Ward 2

ANC66.2%Neliswa Portia Gadeni

INDEPENDENTS15.4%

Lead: 2 137 votes Ward 3

ANC92.5%Melekile Skotana

EFF2.4%

Lead: 4 980 votes Ward 4

ANC85.5%Manyewu Shasha

EFF10.0%

Lead: 3 838 votes Ward 5

ANC61.6%Andile Yamile

UDM14.7%

Lead: 2 014 votes Ward 6

ANC91.5%Horatius Khayalethu Mnqojana

EFF3.3%

Lead: 3 917 votes Ward 7

ANC86.9%Nophelo Magaga

UDM6.6%

Lead: 3 548 votes Ward 8

ANC83.6%Nozuko Sygnoria Mafanya

EFF11.6%

Lead: 3 240 votes Ward 9

ANC79.6%Monde Armon Mbotshane

EFF9.0%

Lead: 2 492 votes Ward 10

ANC91.0%Mwezi Innocent Bikitsha

EFF4.2%

Lead: 3 299 votes Ward 11

ANC89.3%Nkosinathi General Mnqanqeni

UDM7.3%

Lead: 3 155 votes Ward 12

ANC83.8%Vuyokazi Gladys Matomela

EFF6.8%

Lead: 2 811 votes Ward 13

ANC87.1%Siphiwo Mkunyana

EFF6.9%

Lead: 3 556 votes Ward 14

ANC70.4%Malibongwe Gulubela

EFF12.8%

Lead: 2 419 votes Ward 15

ANC76.1%Albertinah Nokwetu Rotyi

EFF15.0%

Lead: 2 179 votes Ward 16

ANC88.4%Noloyiso Mto

EFF5.6%

Lead: 2 971 votes Ward 17

ANC70.4%Hegail Nolinset Ntonintshi

UDM11.6%

Lead: 2 212 votes Ward 18

ANC83.1%Noxolile Mavis Hexana

EFF6.8%

Lead: 2 952 votes Ward 19

ANC78.8%Mayenzeke Yamile

DA7.1%

Lead: 2 783 votes Ward 20

ANC56.6%Nokaya Monica Ludaka

INDEPENDENTS15.9%

Lead: 1 897 votes Ward 21

ANC83.8%Ncedeka Terezabeth Mgqamqho

EFF9.9%

Lead: 2 993 votes

Wards in Intsika Yethu ·
Ward	Election	Party / entry	Votes	Vote share (%)
Ward 1	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 526	90,9018
Ward 1	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	167	3,3541
Ward 2	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 783	66,2461
Ward 2	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	646	15,3773
Ward 3	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	5 110	92,5389
Ward 3	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	130	2,3542
Ward 4	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 347	85,4867
Ward 4	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	509	10,0098
Ward 5	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 646	61,6209
Ward 5	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	632	14,7182
Ward 6	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	4 062	91,4865
Ward 6	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	145	3,2658
Ward 7	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 841	86,8611
Ward 7	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	293	6,626
Ward 8	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 762	83,6186
Ward 8	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	522	11,6026
Ward 9	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 808	79,5918
Ward 9	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	316	8,9569
Ward 10	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 459	91,0024
Ward 10	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	160	4,2094
Ward 11	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 435	89,3136
Ward 11	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	280	7,2803
Ward 12	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 058	83,8268
Ward 12	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	247	6,7708
Ward 13	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 861	87,0771
Ward 13	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	305	6,8787
Ward 14	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 954	70,4172
Ward 14	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	535	12,7533
Ward 15	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 713	76,101
Ward 15	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	534	14,979
Ward 16	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 173	88,409
Ward 16	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	202	5,6283
Ward 17	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 649	70,3586
Ward 17	2 016	UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT	437	11,6069
Ward 18	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 215	83,0749
Ward 18	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	263	6,7959
Ward 19	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 058	78,8144
Ward 19	2 016	DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE	275	7,0876
Ward 20	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	2 638	56,5973
Ward 20	2 016	INDEPENDENTS	741	15,8979
Ward 21	2 016	AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS	3 395	83,7858
Ward 21	2 016	ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS	402	9,921

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, 15:40 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, 11:46 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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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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PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

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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 Intsika Yethu. Ward results include areas outside Qamatsa.

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.

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