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AbaQulusi, Ward 21

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 21, 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 PARTY81134.03%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS68228.62%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY63926.81%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1245.20%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY361.51%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS301.26%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA291.22%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.29%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.25%
ACTIONSA60.25%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE40.17%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.13%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.08%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 383. 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 PARTY83335.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY67228.24%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS60425.38%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1225.13%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY391.64%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS381.60%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA261.09%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS70.29%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.29%
ACTIONSA60.25%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA60.25%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.21%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.17%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.13%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS30.13%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.08%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION20.08%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 380. 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 21 ballot

17 candidates
  • MESULI NHLAKANIPHO NHLENGETHWAACTIONSA
  • NJABULO NHLAKANIPHO MANELIAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • FORTUNATE SIYABUSWA PHIRIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NKOSINATHI CLEMENT MKHWANAZIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SAMUEL VELAPHI ZWANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • BONGI MOSES MKHIZEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIPHESIHLE SPHAMANDLA ZULUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NJABULO BANDILE NZUZAGAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SAMUEL MUZIKAYISE NKOSIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • JOSEPH THULANI SIMELANEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MSAWENKOSI VICTOR DLAMINILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THULEBONA RIENA DLAMININATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • NOMCEBO PRETTY PHAKATHINATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
  • CECILIA TUSTINORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • SIBONISO BONGUMUSA MAZIBUKOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • STHOKOZILE PRETTY QWABEUMKHONTO 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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