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Bela-Bela, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 15 candidates from 15 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, Bela-Bela

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 17 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 10953.27%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS64631.03%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1004.80%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY522.50%
BELA BELA ALLIANSIE411.97%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE261.25%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION251.20%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS231.10%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION200.96%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT140.67%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY90.43%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.38%
AL JAMA-AH40.19%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.14%
SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY20.10%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 082. 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 17 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 11153.31%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS61929.70%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1095.23%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY622.98%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION331.58%
BELA BELA ALLIANSIE311.49%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE271.30%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS231.10%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION200.96%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.53%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION90.43%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY90.43%
AL JAMA-AH70.34%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.29%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.19%
SOUTH AFRICAN PARTY30.14%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 084. 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 5 ballot

15 candidates
  • MALESELA MICHAEL KLAAS RAMASHALAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • KHOTSO MARVELOUS KGASAGOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • ABNER NKOMOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ALLIBHAI EBRAHIM LORGATAL JAMA-AH
  • SESWAHLA JOHANNES MATLALAAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • KOKO ANNA DITSELEBELA BELA ALLIANSIE
  • MAREETA JOSEPH MAKHUBELABETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
  • MORASWI VINCENT MAHLAREDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • TSHEPANG JIMMUY MOLEFEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • BERNARD MALESELA GALANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MALUSE SALTHIEL SEBELEBELEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • PETER RAMATAU LEKALAKALASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • LINKIE MANKOKO MOHASOASOUTH AFRICAN PARTY
  • MOELETSI EMMANUEL LUCAS MODIMOLAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ADOLF PIETER GROBLERVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Bela-Bela 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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