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Nelson Mandela Bay, Ward 59

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 59, 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 44955.82%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE52111.88%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3738.50%
ACTIONSA2074.72%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1984.51%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1162.64%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1102.51%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1032.35%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY982.23%
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT541.23%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS430.98%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS260.59%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY170.39%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION150.34%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT130.30%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.23%
PEOPLE'S POWER80.18%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION70.16%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.09%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.09%
GOOD40.09%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT30.07%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY20.05%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE10.02%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 387. 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 13149.01%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE61714.19%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4269.80%
ACTIONSA2435.59%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2315.31%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1072.46%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1042.39%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT1022.35%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT912.09%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY811.86%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS631.45%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS360.83%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY300.69%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION130.30%
ABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT110.25%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA70.16%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE70.16%
AFRICAN PEOPLES PROGRESSION70.16%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.14%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION60.14%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.09%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE40.09%
GOOD30.07%
DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT30.07%
EIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT30.07%
PEOPLE'S POWER30.07%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM20.05%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.05%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE20.05%
NATIONAL ALLIANCE10.02%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
SIBANYE (WE ARE ONE)00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE MOVEMENT00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 348. 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 59 ballot

31 candidates
  • MAXHOBA NICHOLAS BUWAABANTU INTEGRITY MOVEMENT
  • WINTY MASHAYA NGCUKANAACTIONSA
  • NOMTHANDAZO FLORENCE VAKALAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • BUYISILE EUGEN MZWAKHEAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • BULELANI MATENJWAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THEMBELANI KWATSHUBEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • LINDANE MFINCANEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIYABULELA DAVID NGQOKOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ASHICARDO VALENTINO VAALTYNAL JAMA-AH
  • SIPHOKAZI MJIJWAAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • NOLITA RUNQUCHRIST KINGDOM PARTY
  • MPATHELI TERRENCE PIKOLICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • NOLUTHANDO SANDIDEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE
  • SAKHEKILE TUKANIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • BEVAN JERMAINE BROWNDEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • SIBULELE NONTUTHUZELO QONAECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • YOLANDA LUZIPOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • JULIAN BRAIN JULLIESEIGHTEEN TWELVE MOVEMENT
  • LAWRENCE TROONGOOD
  • PHAKAMILE CHRISTOPHER HANILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • THUKELA ZUMANIMAYIBUYE CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • GARY STANTON VAN NIEKERKNATIONAL ALLIANCE
  • JANICE PATRICIA DE KLERKORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • SIYANDA ZAZELAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • THOZAMA RANDY MNTWAPIPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYANDA MAYANAPEOPLE'S POWER
  • MELIKAYA ENOCH XOTYENISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SINOXOLO GONGXEKASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THEMBA CARLOS MOSIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ZIKONA KWATSHAUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • GRAEME LATEGANVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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