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Raymond Mhlaba, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 14 candidates from 13 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, Raymond Mhlaba

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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS94850.27%
Independents, grouped by IEC72038.18%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1055.57%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS402.12%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE291.54%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY150.80%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY130.69%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.32%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.16%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.16%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.11%
AL JAMA-AH10.05%
PHAKAMA ADELAIDE MOVEMENT10.05%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 886. 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 46077.54%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1437.59%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1166.16%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE844.46%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY211.12%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY160.85%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.58%
AL JAMA-AH90.48%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.42%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.32%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.32%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.16%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PHAKAMA ADELAIDE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 883. 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.

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Ward 17 ballot

14 candidates
  • LIZIWE FAITH MATYOLOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SOMAKHONKCO ABRAM PENUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NZUZO BANGANIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MANDILAKHE NDONGENIAL JAMA-AH
  • ANDRÉ VAN RAYNERDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • LISAKHANYA MJIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MNONELELI GOODMAN MAZUBUKWANA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • VUSUMZI MICHAEL MDYOVA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • THANDISWA MPONGOSHEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • DEON PIET MANDEKAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • BANTU ODWA MOYOPHAKAMA ADELAIDE MOVEMENT
  • SIBABALWE NABOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • VUSIWE MAPUUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ALTA-MARIE PAYNEVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Raymond Mhlaba 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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