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Govan Mbeki, Ward 1

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 1, Govan Mbeki

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 24 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE72436.13%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS65432.63%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1939.63%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1899.43%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1236.14%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY602.99%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY251.25%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY221.10%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT40.20%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.15%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS20.10%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.10%
GOVAN MBEKI MUNICIPALITY RATEPAYERS MOVEMENT20.10%
AFRICA PEOPLE COALITION PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SINGUKUKHANYA KWEZWE CHRISTIAN PARTY00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AZANIA RESIDENT PARTY00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ASSEGAAI INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 004. 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 24 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE69234.67%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS66533.32%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS20810.42%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1809.02%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1095.46%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY653.26%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY241.20%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY221.10%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT100.50%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS50.25%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS40.20%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.15%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.15%
ASSEGAAI INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA30.15%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT10.05%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION10.05%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
SINGUKUKHANYA KWEZWE CHRISTIAN PARTY00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
AZANIA RESIDENT PARTY00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
GOVAN MBEKI MUNICIPALITY RATEPAYERS MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICA PEOPLE COALITION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 996. 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

15 candidates
  • PETRUS JOHANNES HEYMANAFRICA PEOPLE COALITION PARTY
  • ZINGISWA NGODWANAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • SOLOMON VUSI MAHLANGUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • GUGU BEAUTY MASILELAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • PORTIA MADIYALA MPATLANYANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • AQUILAR DHLAMINIECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • MIRRIAM THEMBINKOSI SIKHOSANAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • VUSI WILLIAM SIBIYAGOVAN MBEKI MUNICIPALITY RATEPAYERS MOVEMENT
  • SAMUEL SIZWE LUKHELEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • TIMA JOB MADONSELALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • ZOLEKA PHILLIPINE DHLAMINISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • MUSA MARCUS MNGUNISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • HLALELE SOLOMON SEKABATEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • CLARA ISABELLA VAN ZYLUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • CARLOS ABERTO RAMOS MANAIAVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Govan Mbeki 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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