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Steve Tshwete, Ward 23

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 18 candidates from 18 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 23, Steve Tshwete

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 25 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS75626.99%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE45416.21%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY36212.92%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY33511.96%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2137.60%
HOPE OF RESIDENTS2057.32%
ACTIONSA1866.64%
MIDDELBURG AND HENDRINA RESIDENTS FRONT1003.57%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS491.75%
IMPUQUKO EZWENILETHU371.32%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA311.11%
AMALGAMATED STEVE TSHWETE.240.86%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY200.71%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.54%
ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY60.21%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.18%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY30.11%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
HENDRINA UNITED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 801. 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 25 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS80630.10%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE48218.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY2629.78%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY2218.25%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2198.18%
ACTIONSA1967.32%
HOPE OF RESIDENTS1957.28%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS572.13%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MIDDELBURG AND HENDRINA RESIDENTS FRONT572.13%
IMPUQUKO EZWENILETHU391.46%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA260.97%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY200.75%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION200.75%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY170.63%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT170.63%
AMALGAMATED STEVE TSHWETE.150.56%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.37%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE60.22%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS50.19%
HENDRINA UNITED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT50.19%
ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY20.07%
SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 678. 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 23 ballot

18 candidates
  • APRIL JAN MAHLANGUABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY
  • THABO MISHACK PHIRIACTIONSA
  • PHILASANDE HOLLY TLOUAFRICAN ECONOMIC MOVEMENT
  • WISEMAN SITHEMBILE MAQUNGOAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • SBONGILE QUEENETH MABUZAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SPHIWE PATRICIA MDLULIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SPHIWE NHLANHLA MASHIANEALL CITIZENS PARTY
  • GUGULETHU PATUNIA MABENAAMALGAMATED STEVE TSHWETE.
  • LUCKY STEPHEN PHOKUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MMABARWA RACHEL MOHLALAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • KOBEDI STEPHEN MASHILOHOPE OF RESIDENTS
  • NKOSINATHI SIMON MTHOMBENIIMPUQUKO EZWENILETHU
  • NONQHIBELO BETTY MTSHWENILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VIVIAN THEMBA VILAKAZIMIDDELBURG AND HENDRINA RESIDENTS FRONT
  • JABU JOHANNES SIBEKOSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • RIFILWE FORTUNATE SIMELANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • WILLIAM SIPHO HADEBEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • GERHARD EMANUEL ENGELBRECHTVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Steve Tshwete 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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