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Emalahleni, Ward 16

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 12 candidates from 12 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 16, Emalahleni

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 10168.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY26216.18%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE895.50%
AL JAMA-AH714.39%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS482.96%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT241.48%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT100.62%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.25%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.25%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION30.19%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY20.12%
ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 619. 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 09167.18%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY26516.32%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1026.28%
AL JAMA-AH744.56%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS553.39%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT171.05%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION50.31%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.25%
Show the remaining 6 rows
Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.25%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY30.18%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS30.18%
ILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 624. 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 16 ballot

12 candidates
  • MONGEZI BATHEMBUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ZOLILE ELIAS XASOAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • FANISWA MTYANZIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • YANGA TIMOTHY MNYUKOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIMAMKELE MADIKANEAL JAMA-AH
  • DAVID ALBERTSDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • XOLISWA LAURINDA XINZELELEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIYABONGA GANTSHOILISO LABANTU MOVEMENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
  • CIKIZWA TSHATAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • BONGILE TANQASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • VUKILE WISEMAN MKABILEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ELIHLE MJEZUUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT

Voters in this ward also vote for a Emalahleni 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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