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Mandeni, Ward 16

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 16, 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
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 56860.68%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS46417.96%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY27810.76%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE1104.26%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS993.83%
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY150.58%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE140.54%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS80.31%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.31%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.27%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.19%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM40.15%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.12%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.04%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 584. 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
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 61062.72%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS42816.67%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY28711.18%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE883.43%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS863.35%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE170.66%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.58%
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY130.51%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.19%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY50.19%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.16%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY30.12%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY30.12%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.12%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 567. 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.

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Ward 16 ballot

14 candidates
  • MPILENHLE LIBERATORS MDHLETSHEAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • VERNON NKOSINATHI VUMISAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • LINDA MAGWAZAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SABELO BUTHELEZIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MNQOBI VICTOR ZULUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIMPHIWE BIZO MSANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NOTHANDO FORTUNATE VILAKAZIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MBONGENI SIKHUMBUZO MAVUNDLAINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • BLESSING SBONGISENI MDLETSHEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • PRINCE NKAZIMULO BIYELAMKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY
  • LINDOKUHLE MONWABISI MKHIZENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHILILE PARCY NSELESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • CEBOLENKOSI SOMANDLA NGEMAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SOLOMON THANDANANI MABASOUNITED 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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