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Matatiele, Ward 21

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

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Ward 21, 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 CONGRESS89348.32%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY59131.98%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE18910.23%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS824.44%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS321.73%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY221.19%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT191.03%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.32%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.27%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY40.22%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.16%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 848. 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 CONGRESS90248.92%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY54329.45%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1839.92%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS924.99%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS402.17%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY402.17%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT191.03%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90.49%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY70.38%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.22%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.11%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.05%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION10.05%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 844. 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 21 ballot

13 candidates
  • BASIL BHEKIFA NZIMANDEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • NOXOLO GOODNESS MAYEKISOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • THANDANANI BENEDICTOR MANTSHULEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • WISEMAN SIBIYA MADLINGOZIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MFUNDISO KAKAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MARIA MANDISA MBOBOARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • SIMON VUYISILE LUGAYENIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • LINDIWE GLADYS NDABAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MSIMELELO ZIMEMOEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • NTHABISENG JANGEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BABALWA PRINCESS MAGUDU-NEROPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • WELEKAZI ALICE NYEMBEZISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • TAANDABANTU ANDERSON NGXABIUMKHONTO 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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