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uMshwathi, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 11 candidates from 11 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, uMshwathi

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 12 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 16938.73%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82927.47%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS36011.93%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE32910.90%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1334.41%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1023.38%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE431.42%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT361.19%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY130.43%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.07%
BUMBANA MZANSI20.07%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 018. 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 12 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 21240.01%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS84527.90%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE33110.93%
INDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS33110.93%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1284.23%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1113.66%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT351.16%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE200.66%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.23%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.13%
BUMBANA MZANSI30.10%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.07%

Valid ballots shown: 3 029. 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

11 candidates
  • MBONGENI NHLAKANIPHO NZAMAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SLINDILE MONICA NGUBANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ZAMOKUHLE KWANELE DLAMINIBUMBANA MZANSI
  • WALTER HEINZ SCHROEDERDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIPHESIHLE ALFRED MFEKANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • GREGORY MTHOBISI PHUNGULAINDEPENDENT COUNCILLORS
  • OWICK MINENHLE NDLOVUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • XOLISWA MBATHANATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • BERNADETTE PEARL BEYERSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • MIKE DOMISANI ZONDISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • DUMAZILE PORTIA ZOLEKA MVUYANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a uMshwathi 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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