Ward 8
Nelson Mandela Bay (NMA) · IEC ward 29300008
Won by
DA
Gustav Rautenbach
Margin
83.2%
7,955 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
9,565
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAGustav Rautenbach | 8,531 | 89.2% |
| VF Plus | 576 | 6.0% |
| ACDP | 132 | 1.4% |
| ANC | 109 | 1.1% |
| EFF | 44 | 0.5% |
| ActionSA | 42 | 0.4% |
| UDM | 25 | 0.3% |
| PA | 23 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 21 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 7 | 0.1% |
| Ecoforum | 6 | 0.1% |
| GOOD | 6 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.1% |
| MKP | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 4 | 0.0% |
| OHM | 4 | 0.0% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.0% |
| NA | 3 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 2 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye Civic Movement | 2 | 0.0% |
| CKP | 2 | 0.0% |
| AZAPO | 1 | 0.0% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| AIM | 1 | 0.0% |
| DM | 1 | 0.0% |
| P.P | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 7,956 more votes to win, or 3,978 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 90.9% | 88.8% | −2.1 |
| VF Plus | 3.1% | 6.0% | +2.9 |
| ACDP | 2.2% | 1.5% | −0.7 |
| ANC | 1.7% | 1.2% | −0.5 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10250110 | DA 88.0% | 4,901 | yes |
| 10250121 | DA 88.3% | 4,461 | yes |
| 10251683 | DA 91.3% | 3,283 | yes |
| 10251919 | DA 88.5% | 6,512 | yes |