Ward 2
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102002
Won by
ANC
Thapelo Kervin Phogolo
Margin
20.6%
533 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,588
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThapelo Kervin Phogolo | 939 | 36.3% |
| DA | 406 | 15.7% |
| MKP | 343 | 13.3% |
| EFF | 220 | 8.5% |
| SACP | 207 | 8.0% |
| SDP | 160 | 6.2% |
| ActionSA | 118 | 4.6% |
| AIC | 74 | 2.9% |
| VF Plus | 41 | 1.6% |
| Mayibuye | 17 | 0.7% |
| IFP | 14 | 0.5% |
| OHM | 9 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 8 | 0.3% |
| AEM | 7 | 0.3% |
| APC | 5 | 0.2% |
| PA | 5 | 0.2% |
| SADA | 4 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 2 | 0.1% |
| DOP | 2 | 0.1% |
| ACP | 2 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 534 more votes to win, or 267 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 73.1% | 37.4% | −35.7 |
| DA | 3.1% | 14.6% | +11.5 |
| MKP | – | 13.6% | new |
| EFF | 19.0% | 8.8% | −10.2 |
| SACP | – | 7.7% | new |
| SDP | – | 6.3% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 4.9% | new |
| AIC | 2.1% | 1.7% | −0.4 |
| VF Plus | 0.0% | 1.5% | +1.5 |
| DOP | 1.0% | 0.1% | −1.0 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650145 | ANC 31.8% | 1,632 | yes |
| 54650189 | ANC 47.8% | 1,720 | yes |
| 54650392 | ANC 32.7% | 1,827 | yes |