Ward 19
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102019
Won by
ANC
Sphiwe Agnes Masilela
Margin
6.7%
200 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,977
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSphiwe Agnes Masilela | 770 | 25.9% |
| MKP | 570 | 19.1% |
| DA | 506 | 17.0% |
| Independents | 409 | 13.7% |
| EFF | 236 | 7.9% |
| ActionSA | 147 | 4.9% |
| VF Plus | 113 | 3.8% |
| IFP | 72 | 2.4% |
| SACP | 60 | 2.0% |
| Mayibuye | 44 | 1.5% |
| SDP | 24 | 0.8% |
| AIC | 12 | 0.4% |
| LABOUR | 6 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.1% |
| APC | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 201 more votes to win, or 101 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: 2 of the 3 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 95% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 43.7% | 26.6% | −17.0 |
| DA | 21.0% | 19.5% | −1.5 |
| MKP | – | 18.0% | new |
| EFF | 24.5% | 9.2% | −15.3 |
| Independents | 2.3% | 7.3% | +5.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 6.2% | new |
| VF Plus | 5.9% | 4.2% | −1.7 |
| IFP | 0.4% | 2.5% | +2.1 |
| SACP | – | 2.2% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.6% | new |
| SDP | – | 1.0% | new |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650101 | DA 31.9% | 3,036 | yes |
| 54650932 | MKP 81.0% | 289 | new |
| 54700051 | ANC 41.3% | 2,549 | yes |