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Ward 16

Emfuleni (GT421) · IEC ward 74201016

Won by
DA
Andries Nel
Margin
25.2%
1,531 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
6,077

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAAndries Nel2,74945.2%
ANC1,21820.0%
PA1,03117.0%
MKP2524.1%
ActionSA2103.5%
VF Plus2073.4%
EFF1472.4%
ACSA921.5%
TYM340.6%
Mayibuye260.4%
SACP190.3%
ATM190.3%
PAC160.3%
LABOUR90.1%
Al Jama-ah80.1%
VAAL80.1%
COPE60.1%
APC40.1%
IRC40.1%
UDM30.0%
BOSA30.0%
AAA20.0%
ARA20.0%
MOVE20.0%
AZAPO10.0%
AAC10.0%
ARU10.0%
TRUTH10.0%
KYP10.0%
CMPC10.0%

Votes needed. ANC would have needed 1,532 more votes to win, or 766 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: 2 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 80% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA35.0%55.4%+20.4
ANC37.8%15.6%−22.3
PA13.9%11.6%−2.2
VF Plus4.9%4.8%−0.1
ActionSA–4.6%new
EFF3.7%2.6%−1.1
ACSA–1.7%new
MKP–1.3%new
NHM2.2%0.0%−2.2

Voting districts (3)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
32930018DA 67.9%5,912yes
32930085PA 32.3%3,127yes
32931132ANC 46.7%2,271new