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AbaQulusi, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 17 candidates from 17 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, 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 45252.38%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY74526.88%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32711.80%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS933.35%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE692.49%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY321.15%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT150.54%
ACTIONSA130.47%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.22%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE50.18%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.14%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA40.14%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.11%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 772. 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 42751.35%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY78428.21%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS32211.59%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS853.06%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE702.52%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY301.08%
ACTIONSA170.61%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT140.50%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.22%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.18%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.14%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA40.14%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY40.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.11%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.07%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.04%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 779. 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 17 ballot

17 candidates
  • SENZO GIVEN NGWENYAACTIONSA
  • NJABULO NHLAKANIPHO MANELIAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • FORTUNATE SIYABUSWA PHIRIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • INNET NELLY MBILAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • PHUMLANI INNOCENT DUBEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MABANDLA JUSTICE MDLALOSEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIZWE RICHARD ZUNGUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NJABULO BANDILE NZUZAGAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MTHOKOZISI SIMON MAGUGUGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • XOLANI PRAISE-GOD MBATHAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MSAWENKOSI VICTOR DLAMINILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NTOMBIKAYISE VIORA MBOKAZINATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • NOMSA ZAMA BUTHELEZINATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
  • CECILIA TUSTINORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NHLAKANIPHO MBUYISENI BUTHELEZISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NKULULEKO THOKOZANI NGWENYAUMKHONTO 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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