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Big Five Hlabisa, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 14 candidates from 14 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Big Five Hlabisa

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 16 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 11637.14%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS94831.55%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY89629.82%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS140.47%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE100.33%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.20%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS40.13%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.13%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.07%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS20.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.03%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION10.03%
JOZINI CONGRESS10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 005. 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 16 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 13437.74%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS93631.15%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY89329.72%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS130.43%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE80.27%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.13%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.13%
JOZINI CONGRESS40.13%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.10%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.07%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.03%
NATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 005. 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 1 ballot

14 candidates
  • BUYISILE HLENGIWE DLAMINIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NOMUSA HEZLOT ZIKHALIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NOMFUNDO ZOTHILE NXUMALOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NELISIWE ZINHLE MLAMBOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • S'THEMBILE ZIKHALIAFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMANI SENZANGAMANDLA MTHETHWADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NONKULULEKO XOLILE MASINGAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • STHEMBISO KHEHLA NHLENYAMAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHIKELELE MILLAS BUTHELEZIJOZINI CONGRESS
  • SIKHUMBUZO NGWANENATIONAL COMMUNITY LIBERATION
  • DUMISANI MANDLA NGOBESENATIONAL PEOPLES AMBASSADORS
  • BHEKIZENZO CLIFORD ZUNGUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NTILWANE JOHANE MTHEMBUUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SIFISO NDUMISO MAZIBUKOUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Big Five Hlabisa 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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