Ward 5
AbaQulusi (KZN263) · IEC ward 52603005
Won by
ANC
Nkosinathi Emmanuel Gamede
Margin
5.0%
136 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,712
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNkosinathi Emmanuel Gamede | 931 | 34.3% |
| IFP | 795 | 29.3% |
| MKP | 614 | 22.6% |
| EFF | 129 | 4.8% |
| VF Plus | 98 | 3.6% |
| SACP | 62 | 2.3% |
| NFP | 37 | 1.4% |
| DA | 26 | 1.0% |
| LABOUR | 7 | 0.3% |
| ARU | 4 | 0.1% |
| NAPF | 2 | 0.1% |
| ActionSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| GFSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 2 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. IFP would have needed 137 more votes to win, or 69 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: 5 of the 5 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 | 36.9% | 34.1% | −2.8 |
| IFP | 57.3% | 29.6% | −27.8 |
| MKP | – | 22.6% | new |
| EFF | 3.1% | 4.6% | +1.5 |
| VF Plus | 0.4% | 3.5% | +3.1 |
| SACP | – | 2.3% | new |
| NFP | 1.1% | 1.3% | +0.2 |
| DA | 0.8% | 1.1% | +0.3 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43501384 | ANC 34.0% | 1,137 | yes |
| 43501430 | ANC 44.9% | 1,714 | yes |
| 43503342 | MKP 28.0% | 1,545 | yes |
| 43504141 | IFP 29.4% | 625 | yes |
| 43504837 | ANC 43.3% | 413 | yes |