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Stellenbosch, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 18 candidates from 18 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, Stellenbosch

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 43478.64%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1665.36%
GOOD1595.14%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1364.39%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY632.04%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS351.13%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS300.97%
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION300.97%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT100.32%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS90.29%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE60.19%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY50.16%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY40.13%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS30.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.06%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE20.06%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.03%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 095. 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 19 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 47579.84%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1645.29%
GOOD1504.84%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1314.23%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY601.94%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS391.26%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS341.10%
DEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION150.48%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS120.39%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY60.19%
PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT50.16%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE30.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.06%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY20.06%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS10.03%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE10.03%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 100. 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.

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Ward 17 ballot

18 candidates
  • RELSTON LAKAYAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ZINGISA NTSHWANTIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • THEO VAN BREDA-OPPERMANAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • JAN SWARTAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • YAMKELA MADIKIZELAALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE
  • PETRUS JOHANNES LOURENSCAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • NATALIE ANNE BADENHORSTDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • FRANKLIN ADAMSDEMOCRATIC NEW CIVIC ASSOCIATION
  • AVILE GQIRANAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ROBIN BONNITA HENDRIKSEGOOD
  • MOEGAMAD WASFIE PHILANDERNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • VANESSA ADAMSPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • HEIDI SÉMONE SAULSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • DILLON HENRY ADAMSPEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • ISAAC DAVIDSPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • THOBEKA NKUMBISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • STEPHEN GEORGEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SIMON WERNER SCHUMANNVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Stellenbosch 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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