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Emfuleni, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 31 candidates from 31 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, Emfuleni

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 50 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 15475.42%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS25116.41%
ACTIONSA493.20%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS432.81%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS140.92%
AL JAMA-AH50.33%
VAAL PARTY50.33%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.13%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIVE CITIZENS OF SOUTH AFRICA20.13%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.07%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.07%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY10.07%
MOVE SA10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00.00%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
VAAL RIVER CITY DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
KNOW YOUR POWER00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%
AMALGAMATED NATIONAL FORUM00.00%
STRETFORD WILDEBEESFONTEIN ELECTED CIVIC ORGANISATION00.00%
UNIFIED CIVIC ORGANISATION00.00%
SEDIBENG EMFULENI RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS00.00%
BUYISA COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 530. 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 50 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 15275.05%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS24315.83%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS493.19%
ACTIONSA402.61%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS110.72%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY110.72%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.46%
AL JAMA-AH60.39%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.33%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS30.20%
VAAL PARTY20.13%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.07%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.07%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION10.07%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA10.07%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT10.07%
MOVE SA10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
TRANSFORMATIVE YES MOVEMENT00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN ROYAL KINGDOMS ORGANIZATION00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
VAAL RIVER CITY DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ACTIVE CITIZENS OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
KNOW YOUR POWER00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%
AMALGAMATED NATIONAL FORUM00.00%
STRETFORD WILDEBEESFONTEIN ELECTED CIVIC ORGANISATION00.00%
UNIFIED CIVIC ORGANISATION00.00%
SEDIBENG EMFULENI RESIDENTS ASSOCIATIONS00.00%
BUYISA COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 535. 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 5 ballot

31 candidates
  • ISHMAEL ANDRIES BASTERMANACTIONSA
  • SEAN RUSSELL HUNTERACTIVE CITIZENS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • ZANELE AGNES MPHAHLELEAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • THAMSANQA DESMOND XIPUAFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS
  • TSHEPO IGNATIUS TSHEHLAAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • MADIMABE EPHRAIM SEISAAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • LEKGALA REGINA KGEROGAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NDABI SAMUEL MNGWEVUAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • TSHIDISO OBED MACHAYAAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • NOMPUMELELO NGCINGIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • CRAIG HERMAN KOTZEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MDUDUSI LEONARD KAMBULAAL JAMA-AH
  • JABULANI SAMUEL DLHAMINIALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE
  • PULANE PAULINA TSHIBASIAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • THEMBEKILE SMITHBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • DANIEL MALINDICIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS
  • PATRICK LEHLOHONOLO MOEPADIRACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • HENDRIK DANIËL LATEGANDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYABONGA MAHLASELAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LEFU SAMSON RADEBEECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • SAUL NTSIKELELO RADEBEINTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS
  • PHALI JOHANNES MATHEKNOW YOUR POWER
  • DOCTOR MAILELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NOMACALA DOMINICA TLADIMOVE SA
  • ABEL MALEFETSANE RADEBEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MOROSI EZEKIEL HLABELISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MOSATE DAVID MORABETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • SAMUEL LERATO MOHLOUOAUNIFIED CIVIC ORGANISATION
  • NOMBONISO GUNTUUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • SHARON NEO MAHLASELAVAAL PARTY
  • CARLA CATOVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Emfuleni 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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