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AbaQulusi, Ward 12

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

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Ward 12, AbaQulusi

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 23 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 59255.51%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY65922.98%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS41414.44%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1204.18%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE431.50%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS180.63%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.17%
ACTIONSA40.14%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT30.10%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.10%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA20.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.07%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.03%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 868. 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 23 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 55154.73%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY65823.22%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS42314.93%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1083.81%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE451.59%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS190.67%
ACTIONSA70.25%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM60.21%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.14%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY30.11%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.11%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.07%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION20.07%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT10.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 834. 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 12 ballot

16 candidates
  • JOHN SIBIYAACTIONSA
  • NJABULO NHLAKANIPHO MANELIAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • FORTUNATE SIYABUSWA PHIRIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • RICHARD JABULANI MBUYISAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • HOWARD SIZWE KHUMALOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • TEBOHO RICHARD RAMOIKATSODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MLUNGISI SHADRACK BUTHELEZIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NJABULO BANDILE NZUZAGAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MICHAEL THABO NENEGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • THULANI PATRICK BUTHELEZIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PATRICK S'PHIWE MCHUNULABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NQOBILE PEARL THWALANATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
  • CECILIA TUSTINORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • PETER MBUSISENI KHUMALOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NHLAKANIPHO BUTHELEZIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • IZELLE HAYVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a AbaQulusi 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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