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uMhlabuyalingana, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 20 candidates from 20 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, Umhlabuyalingana

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 22 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY96045.28%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS52024.53%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY39918.82%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1085.09%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY261.23%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS200.94%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY200.94%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY160.75%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY130.61%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.38%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE60.28%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION60.28%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY60.28%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY40.19%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.09%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.09%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.09%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.05%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.05%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION00.00%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT00.00%
JOZINI CONGRESS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 120. 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 22 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY97145.63%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS49923.45%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY40519.03%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY1064.98%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY261.22%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY251.17%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS190.89%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY150.70%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY130.61%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.38%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE70.33%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.23%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.23%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM50.23%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION50.23%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.19%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY40.19%
ABAHLALI BASE MKHANYAKUDE MOVEMENT30.14%
PEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY10.05%
SAKHISIZWE CONVENTION10.05%
PEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY10.05%
JOZINI CONGRESS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 128. 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.

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Ward 17 ballot

20 candidates
  • S'NETHEMBA CYNTHIA MASINGAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • LINDELIHLE CYNTHIA MBUYAZIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • ZAMA TEMBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NTOMBIFIKILE NQOBILE QWABEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SAMUKELISIWE MASINGAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NKOSINATHI EMANUEL NXUMALODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SANELE INNOCENT GUMEDEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SIMISO MXOLISI MTSHALIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • MANDLA LUNGELO SITHOLEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MUSAWENKOSI ISAAC NKOMOJOZINI CONGRESS
  • JUSTICE VELAPHI TEMBEMAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY
  • BHEKUYISE MICHAEL MTHEMBUNATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION
  • SIBUSISO LINDOKUHLE NGUBANENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • SILINDILE MATHEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • SIPHOSENKOSI CYPRIAN GWALAPEOPLE'S FREEDOM PARTY
  • SAMSON JACOB MABUZAPEOPLE’S POWER FREEDOM PARTY
  • THANDAZILE REBECCA MTHEMBUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MOSES MAZAZI MKHONTOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THEMBINKOSI ZAGA MTSHALIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • NKANTOLO VUSUMUZI NGWENYAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a uMhlabuyalingana 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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