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Ngwathe, Ward 1

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 1, Ngwathe

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 17 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS57937.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION26817.12%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY24915.91%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE24315.53%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS895.69%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY583.71%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT362.30%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS181.15%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT120.77%
UNITED DEVELOPMENT FORUM70.45%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.13%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS20.13%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.06%
FEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT10.06%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AARON00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 565. 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 17 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS61639.51%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION30419.50%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY24715.84%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22014.11%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS966.16%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT301.92%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS191.22%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT100.64%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED DEVELOPMENT FORUM80.51%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.26%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.13%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.06%
AARON00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
FEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 559. 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 1 ballot

14 candidates
  • SEMANGA JACOB MATSHAYAACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
  • ZOKA ISAAC MOLETSANEAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • BABIKI LAZARUS DEWETAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • REFILOE GIFT RAMOKHOASEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • MHLOPHEKI EPHRAIM MAFIKAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • OUMEITI BETTY TELEKOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • TUTU EVELYN KUMALOCIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS
  • LEE CHAN AINSLIEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BANGLIZWE STEPHEN MZILENIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MZONDWASE ANNA MBELEFEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • BEN THABO MOKOENASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • DOCTOR TUMELO MIYAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • DIPHAPANG PIET MODIBEDIUNITED DEVELOPMENT FORUM
  • FRANCISKA DE CONINGVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Ngwathe 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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