Ward 12
AbaQulusi (KZN263) · IEC ward 52603012
Won by
IFP
Thulani Patrick Buthelezi
Margin
32.5%
933 votes
Voting districts in
9/9
Valid ward votes
2,868
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| IFPThulani Patrick Buthelezi | 1,592 | 55.5% |
| MKP | 659 | 23.0% |
| ANC | 414 | 14.4% |
| EFF | 120 | 4.2% |
| DA | 43 | 1.5% |
| VF Plus | 18 | 0.6% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.2% |
| ActionSA | 4 | 0.1% |
| NAPF | 3 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 3 | 0.1% |
| GFSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 2 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
| ARA | 1 | 0.0% |
| LABOUR | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 934 more votes to win, or 467 voters switching from IFP.
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 9 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 86% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFP | 34.6% | 52.4% | +17.8 |
| MKP | – | 23.9% | new |
| ANC | 57.7% | 16.2% | −41.5 |
| EFF | 3.0% | 4.4% | +1.4 |
| DA | 2.0% | 1.7% | −0.3 |
| ABC | 1.1% | 0.0% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (9)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43501272 | MKP 44.7% | 219 | yes |
| 43501340 | IFP 52.3% | 264 | yes |
| 43501362 | IFP 47.6% | 227 | yes |
| 43502329 | IFP 60.6% | 1,357 | yes |
| 43503386 | IFP 48.0% | 1,786 | yes |
| 43504501 | IFP 57.6% | 658 | yes |
| 43505074 | IFP 48.0% | 381 | yes |
| 43505401 | IFP 74.1% | 691 | new |
| 43505490 | IFP 55.5% | 119 | new |