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Mandeni, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 12 candidates from 12 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Mandeni

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 69757.37%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY96532.62%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2297.74%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS220.74%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT160.54%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE70.24%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS70.24%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY60.20%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.20%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.07%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.03%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 958. 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 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY1 63755.91%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY97733.37%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2187.45%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT170.58%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.51%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS150.51%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE120.41%
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY100.34%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.24%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.17%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.14%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE30.10%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY20.07%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM20.07%

Valid ballots shown: 2 928. 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 1 ballot

12 candidates
  • MPILENHLE LIBERATORS MDHLETSHEAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NOMBULELO GOODNESS MATHONSIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • QAPHELA BLESSING DUBEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ZAMOKWAKHE EMMANUEL SHABALALAAFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY
  • THUKAKWENZEKA DUBEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • THOKOZANI DERICK NZUZAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • PRETTY THABISILE HADEBEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NOKULUNGA MBALI DUBEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MLUNGISI SHELEMBEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • NOMFUNDO MARVELLOUS DUBESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIYABONGA INNOCENT SHANDUUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ABRAHAM MUSA MBONAMBIUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Mandeni 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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