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AbaQulusi, Ward 23

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 23, 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 47248.04%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY83227.15%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2859.30%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1324.31%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1023.33%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA902.94%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY672.19%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS451.47%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS120.39%
ACTIONSA80.26%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT70.23%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.10%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.10%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.07%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 064. 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 46948.01%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY82326.90%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2869.35%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1264.12%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1173.82%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA812.65%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY632.06%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS421.37%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA100.33%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS80.26%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.26%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA60.20%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.16%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION50.16%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.10%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT20.07%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE20.07%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY20.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.03%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 060. 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 23 ballot

18 candidates
  • THOBEKA LINDELWA NYANDENIACTIONSA
  • NJABULO NHLAKANIPHO MANELIAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • FORTUNATE SIYABUSWA PHIRIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MBALI BUTHELEZIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MDUDUZI PRAISE-GOD SANGWENIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • THOKOZANI KENNETH XULUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SBUSISO PHENEOUS MTHEMBUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NJABULO BANDILE NZUZAGAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • JABULANI AZARIA MAHLABAGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • KHULEKANI VINCENT MYENIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PATRICK SABELO NYIRENDALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • IVY MBALI ZULUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • NATHI INNOCENT XIMBANATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
  • NHLANHLA MOKOENANATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • CECILIA TUSTINORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • SIBONISO BONGUMUSA MAZIBUKOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIPHAMANDLA THEMBAKUYE MASONDOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ZWELOMBANGO PETRUS XULUVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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