Ward 12
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300012
Won by
DA
Verwon Nolan Boggenpoel
Margin
70.9%
5,349 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
7,541
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAVerwon Nolan Boggenpoel | 5,781 | 76.7% |
| ANC | 432 | 5.7% |
| EFF | 319 | 4.2% |
| VF Plus | 293 | 3.9% |
| ActionSA | 140 | 1.9% |
| PA | 131 | 1.7% |
| ACDP | 99 | 1.3% |
| UDM | 88 | 1.2% |
| MKP | 41 | 0.5% |
| ATM | 37 | 0.5% |
| P.P | 34 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 23 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 19 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 19 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 14 | 0.2% |
| DOP | 14 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 13 | 0.2% |
| GOOD | 11 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 9 | 0.1% |
| AIC | 8 | 0.1% |
| NA | 5 | 0.1% |
| DM | 5 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 4 | 0.1% |
| AIM | 2 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 5,350 more votes to win, or 2,675 voters switching from DA.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 3 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 76.3% | 76.8% | +0.4 |
| ANC | 9.6% | 5.9% | −3.6 |
| VF Plus | 4.1% | 4.8% | +0.6 |
| EFF | 2.1% | 3.2% | +1.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.2% | new |
| PA | 0.6% | 1.5% | +1.0 |
| ACDP | 3.5% | 1.4% | −2.1 |
| AIM | 1.2% | 0.0% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10250154 | DA 68.7% | 3,655 | yes |
| 10250165 | DA 82.5% | 3,472 | yes |
| 10250187 | DA 78.0% | 7,890 | yes |