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Lekwa, Ward 9

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

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Ward 9, Lekwa

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS71035.04%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1828.98%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1607.90%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1567.70%
LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM1567.70%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1276.27%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1145.63%
Independents, grouped by IEC994.89%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT944.64%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY854.20%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS623.06%
INDEPENDENT LEKWA PARTY522.57%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT160.79%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.25%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.25%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA30.15%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
SOCIALIST CIVIC MOVEMENT00.00%
LEKWA LIBERATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 026. 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 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS72834.40%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2009.45%
LEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM1939.12%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1768.32%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1527.18%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1195.62%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1145.39%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY1065.01%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT914.30%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT803.78%
INDEPENDENT LEKWA PARTY643.02%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS432.03%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY311.47%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA150.71%
SOCIALIST CIVIC MOVEMENT20.09%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.09%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
LEKWA LIBERATION MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 116. 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 9 ballot

16 candidates
  • NONTSAPHO EUNICE MQAMBELIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MAKATSENG JEMINAH NKUTHAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NTOKOZO PIET LESSINGAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NONHLANHLA THOLAKELE KHUMALOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • THANDIWE JESLINAH MBATHADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NJANYANE JOSEPH LEPHOTOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • FRANKJAMES BONGINKOSI SHONGWEECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • BANELE BEDNOCK MKWANAZI IndependentIndependent candidate
  • DANIEL PAUL THWALAINDEPENDENT LEKWA PARTY
  • SIPHO HERBERT SEKHOTOLEKWA COMMUNITY FORUM
  • DANIEL DIEMA LIKAMENGPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MMATHAPELO PRISCILA TSOTETSIPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SAMUEL LIFA RADEBESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MANDLENKOSI ERIC MABIZELASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • TEBOHO VINCENT MOFOKENGUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • DANIËL JAKOBUS VENTERVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Lekwa 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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