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Swartland, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 10 candidates from 10 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Swartland

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 41061.87%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50822.29%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1586.93%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1205.27%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS251.10%
GOOD190.83%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY150.66%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY110.48%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS100.44%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.13%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 279. 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 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 58664.45%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40416.42%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS28011.38%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1104.47%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS220.89%
GOOD130.53%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY110.45%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY100.41%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.33%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE70.28%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS60.24%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY30.12%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 461. 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 1 ballot

10 candidates
  • TESSA HILARY MANKAYAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THEMBAKAZI MATOLWENIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ANGELA ELIZABETH BOSMANCAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • PIERRE-JEANNE ALBERTYNDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SINEGUGU MAYAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • DELMARIE AFRIKANERGOOD
  • JESSICA THERESA MAARMANNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • DYLAN BERNARD RHODESPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • PHAKAMANI ELLIAS SOLDAKASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • GERHARD VERMEULENVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Swartland 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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