Municipal by-elections
1 February 2017
4 ward by-elections in George, Metsimaholo, Umzimvubu, in the council term of the 2016 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 11, George (2016 wards)
George · by-election of 1 February 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| COKISWA IRIS LESELE | 1 022 | 48,1% |
| JOSEPH MBILASE | 948 | 44,7% |
| LASSIE MATYHOLWENI | 114 | 5,4% |
| KHUZEKA SOPHIA FENI | 33 | 1,6% |
| CLARENCE BATHINI MALOBOLA | 6 | 0,3% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 47,2%.
Ward 25, George (2016 wards)
George · by-election of 1 February 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JARQUES DENVAR ESAU | 1 508 | 55,3% |
| MARCHELL ELTON FREDERICK KLEYNHANS | 1 212 | 44,5% |
| ALEX MATTHEUS WILDEMAN | 5 | 0,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 50,3%.
Ward 12, Metsimaholo (2016 wards)
Metsimaholo · by-election of 1 February 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LEBOHANG ANDRIES MAKHEFU | 492 | 31,3% |
| SELLO ANDRIES MATHIBE | 374 | 23,8% |
| MNYAMEZELI WELCOME KHONTO | 357 | 22,7% |
| NTHABISENG CECILIA MAKHETHA | 249 | 15,9% |
| MOSIDINYANE SOPHIA PAULINAH PHUME | 64 | 4,1% |
| MTHAKATHI JACK MALINDI | 16 | 1,0% |
| MOKHANEDI NEHEMIAH NTAOPANE | 16 | 1,0% |
| MBALISO MDOLOMBA | 2 | 0,1% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 51,9%.
Ward 3, Umzimvubu (2016 wards)
Umzimvubu · by-election of 1 February 2017
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ALBERT PHUMLE MKONTO | 1 163 | 79,9% |
| NCEBA ERIC MAKA | 292 | 20,1% |
Previous result in this ward: 2016 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 83,6%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 1 February 2017: 4 wards, each candidate by name and party with their votes. Votes cast and spoilt ballots are published per municipality, so they — and the ward's registered voters and turnout with them — are shown only where a municipality held one by-election that day.
How it was read and checked
- The winner is the candidate the IEC's results award the seat. Why each seat fell vacant is not published with these results and is not stated here.
Sources
The IEC files this day's record was loaded from
| Document | Role | Retrieved | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC by-election candidates, 1 February 2017 (JSON, {"EEID":465}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | f3370a979af6800e… |
| IEC by-election results, 1 February 2017: EC442 - Umzimvubu (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 0fdbd3a121f6433d… |
| IEC by-election results, 1 February 2017: FS204 - Metsimaholo (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 8076085290cb153b… |
| IEC by-election results, 1 February 2017: WC044 - George (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | aec2f065a062ec70… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 1 February 2017 (JSON, {"parmEEID":465}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | e8905983203db220… |