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Free State · Matjhabeng · 2021

Ward 34

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesWERNER HENDRIK JANSE VAN RENSBURGDA
50.7%

Ahead by 1 481 votes of ANC.

Change since 2016 (percentage points). Not adjusted for boundary changes.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEWERNER HENDRIK JANSE VAN RENSBURG
50.7%3 515 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
29.4%2 034 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
11.7%809 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
5.4%371 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.8%55 votes
INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION
0.8%53 votes
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
0.6%40 votes
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PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
0.4%25 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.1%10 votes
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
0.1%7 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.0%3 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.0%2 votes
POWER OF AFRICANS UNITY
0.0%1 votes
AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CHANGE
0.0%1 votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY
0.0%1 votes
PATRIOTIC FRONT OF AZANIA
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN CONTENT MOVEMENT
0.0%0 votes
AGENCY FOR NEW AGENDA
0.0%0 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes

6 927 combined ballot votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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