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Matatiele, Ward 16

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

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Ward 16, Matatiele

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 05365.98%
Independents, grouped by IEC22814.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY17210.78%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS422.63%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE392.44%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA322.01%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS171.07%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.25%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY30.19%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY30.19%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.06%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.06%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 596. 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 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 07774.22%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY18712.89%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE614.20%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS503.45%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS292.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY110.76%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.55%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.48%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.41%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY40.28%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.28%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY40.28%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.21%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 451. 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.

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Ward 16 ballot

14 candidates
  • BASIL BHEKIFA NZIMANDEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SOMELEZE LWANDILE MAFUNDAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • SICELO GIFT HLATIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NANDIPHA EURICA MRAWUSHEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MONYANE SAMUEL MAKHETHAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MARIA MANDISA MBOBOARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • MZIWAMADODA COSMUS NDLEBEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PULENG JONAS KLAASECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MBONGENE MDOLOMBAEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • AKHONA NODADA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • NTHABISENG JANGEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JOEY GRAHAM VAN WYHEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SANDILE RAFUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIPHELELE MGINQIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Matatiele 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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