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Raymond Mhlaba, Ward 18

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 18, 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 CONGRESS1 16577.67%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS16310.87%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE604.00%
AL JAMA-AH493.27%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY261.73%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA151.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.47%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.40%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY50.33%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.13%
PHAKAMA ADELAIDE MOVEMENT20.13%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 500. 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 15877.46%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS16811.24%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE593.95%
AL JAMA-AH422.81%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY281.87%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.67%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS80.54%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.54%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY50.33%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.27%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.20%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.07%
PHAKAMA ADELAIDE MOVEMENT10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 495. 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 18 ballot

11 candidates
  • THOBILE ELVIS TYIBILIKAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NOMBULELO ZONDIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • DAPHNEY SIPHOKAZI BOCOAL JAMA-AH
  • BUSISIWE YONELA MQAMELODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NOMGCOBO TYEKEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIPHOSETHU NGEJUPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • DEON PIET MANDEKAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • BANTU ODWA MOYOPHAKAMA ADELAIDE MOVEMENT
  • SIBABALWE NABOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NONKQUBELA FLORENCE BOBANIUMKHONTO 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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