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Overstrand, Ward 1

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

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Ward 1, Overstrand

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 18 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 40559.41%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS41217.42%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1516.38%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1496.30%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY913.85%
LAND PARTY672.83%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT261.10%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS160.68%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS130.55%
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE120.51%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT70.30%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.25%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY60.25%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE20.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.04%
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES ALLIANCE10.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 365. 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 18 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 42260.05%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS40517.10%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1616.80%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1365.74%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY943.97%
LAND PARTY682.87%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT241.01%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS130.55%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE90.38%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.34%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY70.30%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS60.25%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.21%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.13%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE30.13%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.13%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY10.04%
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES ALLIANCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 368. 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 1 ballot

16 candidates
  • JANIE JOSEPHINE OCTOBER-MARSAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ANELE MNGENIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BUSISWA FLAVIA MEHLOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • ESETHU JOVULAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MARIA ARENDSEALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE
  • ANTON PETRUS BLAAUWCAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • KATHRYN SHIRLEY MARSHALLDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MNIKELO HARMANUSECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • DENNIS RASINDEPENDENT CANDIDATES ALLIANCE
  • WANDISILE POMALAND PARTY
  • ANCHELLE ESTELL DAMONNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • PETER ROBERT HODGSKINORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • WILLEM MACLEANPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ASANTHE CHANTEL RICHARDSPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • SIMPHIWE NONAMBANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • FRANCOIS MYBURGHVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Overstrand 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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