Ward 16
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102016
Won by
ANC
Given Sibusiso Koko
Margin
4.9%
156 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,193
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCGiven Sibusiso Koko | 1,070 | 33.5% |
| MKP | 914 | 28.6% |
| DA | 407 | 12.7% |
| EFF | 249 | 7.8% |
| SDP | 206 | 6.5% |
| ActionSA | 157 | 4.9% |
| VF Plus | 60 | 1.9% |
| LABOUR | 28 | 0.9% |
| AEM | 27 | 0.8% |
| PAC | 19 | 0.6% |
| APC | 19 | 0.6% |
| Mayibuye | 11 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.3% |
| SADA | 6 | 0.2% |
| BPSA | 5 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 4 | 0.1% |
| PA | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 157 more votes to win, or 79 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: 6 of the 6 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 | 67.2% | 33.7% | −33.6 |
| MKP | – | 28.2% | new |
| DA | 5.6% | 12.5% | +6.9 |
| EFF | 24.6% | 7.8% | −16.8 |
| SDP | – | 6.1% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.1% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.1% | 1.9% | +1.8 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650268 | MKP 39.2% | 1,397 | yes |
| 54650303 | ANC 36.8% | 1,350 | yes |
| 54650314 | ANC 39.1% | 711 | yes |
| 54650471 | ANC 36.2% | 1,029 | yes |
| 54650718 | ANC 37.7% | 1,046 | yes |
| 54650785 | MKP 38.7% | 877 | yes |