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Nelson Mandela Bay, Ward 16

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 31 candidates from 31 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 16, Nelson Mandela Bay

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 89638.13%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 60832.34%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3046.11%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2875.77%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1462.94%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1272.55%
ACTIONSA1192.39%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT981.97%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT791.59%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS781.57%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT651.31%
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT450.91%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE300.60%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY290.58%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA130.26%
GOOD120.24%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT60.12%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION50.10%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY50.10%
PEOPLE'S POWER50.10%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA30.06%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT30.06%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.04%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT20.04%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.02%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.02%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE10.02%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 972. 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 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 76035.92%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 65533.78%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3156.43%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2885.88%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1422.90%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1302.65%
ACTIONSA1152.35%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1132.31%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT901.84%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT791.61%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT480.98%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE340.69%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY310.63%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS180.37%
GOOD120.24%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.20%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION100.20%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION90.18%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION60.12%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.10%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.08%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT40.08%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY40.08%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY40.08%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT40.08%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM30.06%
PEOPLE'S POWER30.06%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE10.02%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 900. 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 16 ballot

31 candidates
  • ZOLEKA OLGA MBELUABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT
  • THEMBAKAZI PRINCESS JACOBSACTIONSA
  • LULAMA VICTORIA MBEJAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • BUSISIWE BOLTINAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOLITHA NTSELEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LIKHONA TSHULAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • MASIXOLE NDZABELAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NOLUBABALO THEODORA GQOMFAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • DAVID STUURMANAL JAMA-AH
  • HOSTWELL MBULELO LUGOGWANAAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • SIYOLO KENNETH ZAMUMZI TYIKACHRIST KINGDOM PARTY
  • MPATHELI TERRENCE PIKOLICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • KHOLEKA SYLVIA NKEWANADEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE
  • WERNER SENEKALDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BEVAN JERMAINE BROWNDEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • SIBULELE NONTUTHUZELO QONAECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • XOLILE KITIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • JULIAN BRAIN JULLIESEIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT
  • LAWRENCE TROONGOOD
  • WINILE ELVIS NYWEBENILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUKELA ZUMANIMAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • GARY STANTON VAN NIEKERKNATIONAL ALLIANCE
  • JANICE PATRICIA DE KLERKORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • VUYOKAZI MDABEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • BRIAN LENNON ISAACSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYANDA MAYANAPEOPLE'S POWER
  • NOMATEMBA ALLASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • LUNGILE PATRIS KOLISISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ODWA FUMBAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SICELO CHRISTOPHER SCOTTUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • LILIAN MARI SLABBERTVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Nelson Mandela Bay 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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