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Kouga, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 11 candidates from 11 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Kouga

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 14 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 12847.70%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS97241.10%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1375.79%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS512.16%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS361.52%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY170.72%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE120.51%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT90.38%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
KHOISAN REVOLUTION00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 365. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 14 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 09447.11%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS95941.30%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1265.43%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS612.63%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS351.51%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY160.69%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT100.43%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE90.39%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.22%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY50.22%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
KHOISAN REVOLUTION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 322. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 1 ballot

11 candidates
  • SIYABULELA BULANIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • POTE PHILIMON MOFOKENGAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • CIKIZWA AZILE MZINYELWAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • TABISA KITSANAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SISANDA TOMBE-KLAASDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • JABULANI JOSEPH MABUZAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SHEREE THEODORA FERREIRAORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • AMOS JEROME JACOBSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • CHRISTO THOMAS CUPIDOPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • MERVYN GROOTBOOMSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • JAMES LIDDERDVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Kouga proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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