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AbaQulusi, Ward 8

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

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Ward 8, 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 PARTY80327.94%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY76126.48%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE69024.01%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30510.61%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2378.25%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS371.29%
ACTIONSA260.90%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT80.28%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA40.14%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.03%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT10.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 874. 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 PARTY78727.38%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY77627.00%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE69524.18%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS29610.30%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2338.11%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS351.22%
ACTIONSA250.87%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.17%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.14%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.14%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.10%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.07%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
UMKHUMBI WESIZWE ORGANISATION10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 874. 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 8 ballot

16 candidates
  • RACHEAL SBONGILE MLAMBOACTIONSA
  • ANDREAS SIBUSISO THANGOAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • FORTUNATE SIYABUSWA PHIRIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • BONGANI GIVEN DLAMINIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SANELE MZWANDILE MTHETHWAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SAMUKELISIWE FAITH MTHETHWADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MELUSI QWABEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NJABULO BANDILE NZUZAGAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SIPHO BLESSING MDLULIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • LONDIWE PROMISE ZUNGUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PATRICK S'PHIWE MCHUNULABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CYNTHIA THEMBENI DLAMININATIONAL PEOPLE'S FRONT
  • CECILIA TUSTINORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • MLUNGISI CEDRIC MATHENJWASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIMPHIWE MKHONZAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • JACQUES CAREL FICKVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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