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Hessequa, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 12 candidates from 12 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, Hessequa

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 14 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 14043.61%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE92435.35%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE37814.46%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE1415.39%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS120.46%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS120.46%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS20.08%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.04%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA10.04%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.04%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY10.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
EDEN UNITED PEOPLE'S PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 614. 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 14 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 14243.81%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE90234.60%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE38614.81%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE1315.02%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS230.88%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS110.42%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY40.15%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS30.12%
Show the remaining 6 rows
Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.08%
INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY10.04%
EDEN UNITED PEOPLE'S PARTY10.04%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
INDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 607. 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.

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Ward 5 ballot

12 candidates
  • MICHEAL FREDERICK WILLIAMSAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ROBERT NORMAN HUTCHINSONCAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • JULIAN GRANT BUISDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • LULAMA MARINA MADLANAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • WAYNE WILHELM SEPTEMBERINDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • CHRISTIAAN JOHAN COETZEEINDEPENDENT RATEPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF SA
  • BERONISE RIDDLESNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • MICHAEL BENJAMIN SWARTZPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • JAMES EUGENE GELDERBLOEMPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • WILSON NGWEXASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • HENRY DAVID GOUKOU II SOLOMONSUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • HENDRIK PETRUS VAN STADENVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Hessequa 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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