Ward 17
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102017
Won by
ANC
Emmanuel Lebelo Makuse
Margin
22.1%
570 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,580
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCEmmanuel Lebelo Makuse | 1,035 | 40.1% |
| SDP | 465 | 18.0% |
| DA | 372 | 14.4% |
| MKP | 238 | 9.2% |
| PA | 145 | 5.6% |
| ActionSA | 133 | 5.2% |
| EFF | 99 | 3.8% |
| VF Plus | 43 | 1.7% |
| SACP | 12 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 7 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 5 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.2% |
| APC | 4 | 0.2% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.1% |
| DOP | 2 | 0.1% |
| SPP | 1 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| SADA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. SDP would have needed 571 more votes to win, or 286 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: 4 of the 4 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 | 64.6% | 38.9% | −25.7 |
| SDP | – | 17.4% | new |
| DA | 10.0% | 14.3% | +4.3 |
| MKP | – | 9.9% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.2% | new |
| PA | 5.4% | 5.1% | −0.2 |
| EFF | 16.8% | 4.0% | −12.8 |
| VF Plus | 0.4% | 1.8% | +1.4 |
| ATM | 0.1% | 1.5% | +1.4 |
| UIM | 1.2% | 0.0% | −1.2 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650257 | ANC 42.4% | 2,627 | yes |
| 54650280 | DA 28.3% | 1,525 | yes |
| 54650460 | ANC 49.9% | 569 | yes |
| 54700129 | ANC 58.5% | 467 | yes |