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Nelson Mandela Bay, Ward 23

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 23, 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 CONGRESS1 89149.97%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS46512.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2877.58%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2546.71%
ACTIONSA1874.94%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1864.92%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1423.75%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT872.30%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT631.66%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS621.64%
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT370.98%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS300.79%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION190.50%
PEOPLE'S POWER190.50%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY110.29%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.24%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.16%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.13%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.11%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT40.11%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT30.08%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY20.05%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.03%
GOOD10.03%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE10.03%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE00.00%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 784. 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 CONGRESS1 92553.65%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS37810.54%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3579.95%
ACTIONSA1805.02%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1654.60%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1333.71%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1032.87%
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT742.06%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT621.73%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT421.17%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS280.78%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS260.72%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION190.53%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION150.42%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY140.39%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT80.22%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE70.20%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.17%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT60.17%
PEOPLE'S POWER60.17%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION50.14%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION50.14%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY40.11%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.08%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA30.08%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE30.08%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM20.06%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.06%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT20.06%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT20.06%
AL JAMA-AH10.03%
GOOD10.03%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 588. 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

31 candidates
  • NTOMBETHEMBA DILAACTIONSA
  • ZOLANI KHWINTSHIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • VELISWA BUYEYEAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOMTHANDAZO NONKOLISO DYANTYIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • AYANDA VOYIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • MANDLA YEKELAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NTOMBIZANELE MANYATIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NOMFUNDO ANNELISA IBRAHIMAL JAMA-AH
  • LUYANDA MANGCANGAZAAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • ZIPOZIHLE NONDLWANACHRIST KINGDOM PARTY
  • MPATHELI TERRENCE PIKOLICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NANDIPHA MADIKANEDEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE
  • SANDISA ZWENIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BEVAN JERMAINE BROWNDEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • SIBULELE NONTUTHUZELO QONAECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • PHUMLA MASHIQANAECONOMIC 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
  • KHANYA MBENGASHEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JUANINE WAYDENE SPOGTERPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ZUKISWA ONICA PITSOPEOPLE'S POWER
  • NOMATEMBA ALLASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIVUYILE JASON MSIZISIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)
  • ZWELANDILE DANIEL MPOLONGWANASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MANDISA SYBIL NORMANUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SIMTHEMBILE DLEPUUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • NTOMBIZODWA LORENCO NGQAMBUZAVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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