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AbaQulusi, Ward 5

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 5, 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS93134.33%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY79529.31%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY61422.64%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1294.76%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS983.61%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY622.29%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY371.36%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE260.96%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA70.26%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY40.15%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT20.07%
ACTIONSA20.07%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA20.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.07%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 712. 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS92233.87%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY81129.79%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY61422.56%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1214.45%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS943.45%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY642.35%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE351.29%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY331.21%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.22%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA40.15%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION40.15%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS30.11%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM30.11%
ACTIONSA20.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.07%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT10.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.04%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE10.04%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 722. 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 5 ballot

18 candidates
  • FANELE ABRAHAM BUTHELEZIACTIONSA
  • ANDREAS SIBUSISO THANGOAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • FORTUNATE SIYABUSWA PHIRIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NKOSINATHI EMMANUEL GAMEDEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THEMBINKOSI JABULANI BUTHELEZIAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • SANELE MZWANDILE MTHETHWAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MAXWELL SAMUKELO NTSHANGASEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIFISO BLESSING NDLOVUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NJABULO BANDILE NZUZAGAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NTOMBIFUTHI PRESCILLA NKUKUGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • LINDOKUHLE THULASIZWE MBATHAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PATRICK S'PHIWE MCHUNULABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NOMBUSO NOMBULELO BUTHELEZINATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • BONGUMUSA CYNTHIA ZULUNATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
  • CECILIA TUSTINORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • MAFIKA DAVID MOKOENASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ANDRIES MPILO MHLONGOUMKHONTO 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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