ANC 83.7%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 4 005 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress3 35383.7%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters3699.2%
DADemocratic Alliance2275.7%
COPECongress of the People260.6%
APCAfrican People's Convention120.3%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party100.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus80.2%
Voting districts · 5 ?
ANC won Ward 17 with 3 353 votes, 44.9% of the ward's 7 466 registered voters. Turnout was 54.6%: 4 079 of 7 466 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 17, Matjhabeng (Welkom), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 4 056 · spoilt 51 · special votes 256 · All 5 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 5 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 5 voting districts here (4 079 of 7 466). The IEC publishes 54.5%.
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.