Independent 58.9%
Independent · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 3 796 valid votes
- IndependentIndependent candidates2 23558.9%
ANCAfrican National Congress1 28633.9%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters1443.8%
DADemocratic Alliance842.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus320.8%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party150.4%
Voting districts · 4 ?
Independent won Ward 2 with 2 235 votes, 33.7% of the ward's 6 631 registered voters. Turnout was 59.2%: 3 924 of 6 631 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 2, Matjhabeng (Welkom), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 3 951 · spoilt 155 · special votes 143 · All 4 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 4 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 4 voting districts here (3 924 of 6 631). The IEC publishes 59.5%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Matjhabeng's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 11:46 SAST.