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AbaQulusi, Ward 16

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 18 candidates from 18 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 16, 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 PARTY81136.70%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY77635.11%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS33315.07%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2009.05%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT271.22%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS221.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY110.50%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT90.41%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE80.36%
ACTIONSA50.23%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.14%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.14%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.09%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 210. 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 PARTY80736.33%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY79635.84%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS31114.00%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2029.10%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS231.04%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY120.54%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.50%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE110.50%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.36%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT80.36%
ACTIONSA60.27%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION60.27%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS50.23%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.23%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT40.18%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.09%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.09%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 221. 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 16 ballot

18 candidates
  • SPHELELE JETRO NGOBESEACTIONSA
  • NJABULO NHLAKANIPHO MANELIAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • FORTUNATE SIYABUSWA PHIRIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • HENRY VELAKWAKHE KHUMALOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BONISIWE SYLVIA SITHOLEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MDUDUZI PRAISE-GOD SANGWENIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIPHO EMMANUEL MBATHADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MLONDI LINDOKUHLE ZONDOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NJABULO BANDILE NZUZAGAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • DERROH SIZAKELE LINDOKUHLE NYOKAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • SIMON ZWAKELE KUNENEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MSAWENKOSI VICTOR DLAMINILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NONHLAHLA DUBAZANENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • ROBERT BUTHELEZINATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
  • CECILIA TUSTINORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • SIBONGILE GUGU ZULUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • DUMISANI DAVID ZUNGUUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • GERT ADRIAAN 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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