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Nelson Mandela Bay, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 32 candidates from 32 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 23450.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC70015.69%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3427.66%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3397.60%
ACTIONSA1493.34%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1262.82%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1142.55%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1042.33%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA651.46%
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT591.32%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT531.19%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY330.74%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS230.52%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS200.45%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY150.34%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT140.31%
PEOPLE'S POWER140.31%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION120.27%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90.20%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT80.18%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.11%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.09%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.07%
GOOD20.04%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE20.04%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.04%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.04%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT20.04%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE10.02%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 462. 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 35053.32%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4289.71%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4269.67%
ACTIONSA2435.51%
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT1653.74%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1603.63%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1323.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1222.77%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT691.57%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA681.54%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY531.20%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS320.73%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS280.64%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT220.50%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION210.48%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY190.43%
PEOPLE'S POWER160.36%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY140.32%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE70.16%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.14%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.11%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION50.11%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE30.07%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION30.07%
GOOD20.05%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)20.05%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.02%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY10.02%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT10.02%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE10.02%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 407. 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 17 ballot

32 candidates
  • NDAKHUMZI SPENCER MALIABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT
  • SIZWE XOLANI SANDIACTIONSA
  • LULAMA VICTORIA MBEJAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • LINDELWA SIKHUNIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • LEHLOHONOLO MFANAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LENNOX NTSIKELELO MASIMINIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • NOBESUTHU DOYIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • AMELIA SIPOKAZI MAHAMBEHLALAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • DAVID STUURMANAL JAMA-AH
  • LANDELISILE CHRISTOPHER SWEPUAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • SIYOLO KENNETH ZAMUMZI TYIKACHRIST KINGDOM PARTY
  • MPATHELI TERRENCE PIKOLICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • SINEBONGA KWATSHADEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE
  • AMZOLELE ASEMAHLE NKOLISADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BEVAN JERMAINE BROWNDEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • SIBULELE NONTUTHUZELO QONAECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • SIMPATHY SIPHOKAZI SOFISAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • JULIAN BRAIN JULLIESEIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT
  • LAWRENCE TROONGOOD
  • KOLEKILE MICHAEL BUKANI IndependentIndependent candidate
  • WINILE ELVIS NYWEBENILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUKELA ZUMANIMAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • GARY STANTON VAN NIEKERKNATIONAL ALLIANCE
  • JANICE PATRICIA DE KLERKORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • NOMPHELO NDINGANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • LUCINDA BABALHA GCUMEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • MZUVUKILE VALANTIPEOPLE'S POWER
  • NOMATEMBA ALLASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • KONDE LEON SANTISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THEMBELANI OXYGEN MKHETSHANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • LUNGA COLLEN SIWANIUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • MICHAELA VAN RENSBURGVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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