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Mandeni, Ward 17

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 17, 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 43967.27%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38417.95%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY23310.89%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE261.22%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS190.89%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE90.42%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS70.33%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.33%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY70.33%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.19%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.05%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.05%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.05%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.05%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 139. 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 43667.20%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS36717.17%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY23511.00%
INDEPENDENT ALLIANCE221.03%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS170.80%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS150.70%
MKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY110.51%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE100.47%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY70.33%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.28%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY40.19%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.09%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.09%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.09%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.05%

Valid ballots shown: 2 137. 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 17 ballot

14 candidates
  • SIYANDA SIPHESIHLE ZIKHALIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • VERNON NKOSINATHI VUMISAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NKULULEKO MNELISI PRAISE-GOD NXUMALOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THOLINHLANHLA SAKHILE NGCAMPALALAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • ZINHLE WENDY NDLELAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MTHOKOZISI SIYABONGA VILAKAZIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • S'LUNGELO MZWANDILE ZONDOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ABRAHAM EDWARD MTHETHWAINDEPENDENT ALLIANCE
  • SIBUSISO SANELE BHAMALIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SINDI LIHLE ZULUMKHONTO ILEMBE PARTY
  • DERRICK LOUTER MNGOMEZULUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • PHILILE PARCY NSELESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SPHELELE KNOWLEDGE MKHWANAZIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • GLADYS AWEZA MHLONGOUNITED 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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