Ward 17
Matatiele (EC441) · IEC ward 24401017
Won by
ANC
Mzulungile Lupindo
Margin
62.7%
1,071 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
1,709
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMzulungile Lupindo | 1,190 | 69.6% |
| EFF | 119 | 7.0% |
| ATM | 103 | 6.0% |
| DA | 91 | 5.3% |
| MKP | 83 | 4.9% |
| SACP | 34 | 2.0% |
| ACDP | 29 | 1.7% |
| AIC | 27 | 1.6% |
| IFP | 13 | 0.8% |
| PAC | 7 | 0.4% |
| ARECO | 5 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.2% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Ekhethu | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,072 more votes to win, or 536 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: 7 of the 7 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 | 78.6% | 69.0% | −9.6 |
| EFF | 9.0% | 6.7% | −2.3 |
| ATM | 3.2% | 6.2% | +3.0 |
| DA | 1.5% | 5.8% | +4.3 |
| MKP | – | 4.7% | new |
| SACP | – | 2.2% | new |
| AIC | 5.9% | 1.9% | −4.0 |
| ACDP | – | 1.8% | new |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11780490 | ANC 58.0% | 452 | yes |
| 11780502 | ANC 80.3% | 1,063 | yes |
| 11780928 | ANC 55.7% | 654 | yes |
| 11780951 | ANC 68.2% | 302 | yes |
| 11780962 | ANC 75.2% | 496 | yes |
| 11780973 | ANC 53.8% | 301 | yes |
| 11780984 | ANC 86.6% | 194 | yes |