Ward 44
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300044
Won by
ANC
Themba Christopher Maseti
Margin
30.6%
1,460 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
4,773
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThemba Christopher Maseti | 2,010 | 42.1% |
| PAC | 550 | 11.5% |
| SACP | 527 | 11.0% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 424 | 8.9% |
| Independents | 368 | 7.7% |
| EFF | 326 | 6.8% |
| Mayibuye | 140 | 2.9% |
| DA | 127 | 2.7% |
| UDM | 56 | 1.2% |
| ActionSA | 51 | 1.1% |
| AIC | 42 | 0.9% |
| MKP | 28 | 0.6% |
| VF Plus | 20 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 20 | 0.4% |
| APC | 17 | 0.4% |
| AZAPO | 16 | 0.3% |
| PA | 12 | 0.3% |
| P.P | 7 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 6 | 0.1% |
| AIM | 5 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 4 | 0.1% |
| ACP | 3 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 3 | 0.1% |
| GOOD | 2 | 0.0% |
| NA | 2 | 0.0% |
| DOP | 2 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| CKP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. PAC would have needed 1,461 more votes to win, or 731 voters switching from ANC.
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: 4 of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 73.2% | 43.0% | −30.3 |
| PAC | 4.3% | 11.8% | +7.5 |
| SACP | – | 10.7% | new |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | – | 10.2% | new |
| EFF | 11.5% | 7.4% | −4.1 |
| Independents | – | 3.9% | new |
| DA | 2.1% | 3.0% | +0.8 |
| Mayibuye | – | 2.9% | new |
| UDM | 0.8% | 1.2% | +0.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.1% | new |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.9% | −0.6 |
| AZAPO | 1.2% | 0.4% | −0.8 |
| DOP | 2.3% | 0.0% | −2.3 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10300071 | ANC 53.8% | 2,537 | yes |
| 10300093 | ANC 38.6% | 2,498 | yes |
| 10300105 | ANC 36.2% | 2,318 | yes |
| 10300149 | ANC 42.5% | 2,127 | yes |