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Ward 34

Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102034

Won by
DA
Jacomina Louisa Van Dyk
Margin
45.0%
1,902 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
4,226

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAJacomina Louisa Van Dyk2,77165.6%
VF Plus86920.6%
ANC1844.4%
ActionSA1483.5%
EFF1102.6%
MKP882.1%
SDP230.5%
SACP70.2%
Mayibuye70.2%
AIC60.1%
PA50.1%
PAC30.1%
OHM30.1%
LABOUR10.0%
AEM10.0%

Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 1,903 more votes to win, or 952 voters switching from DA.

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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA69.1%65.0%−4.1
VF Plus21.2%20.4%−0.8
ANC4.9%4.6%−0.3
ActionSA–3.5%new
EFF2.6%2.5%−0.1
MKP–2.1%new
ACDP1.6%0.4%−1.2

Voting districts (4)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
54650022DA 68.9%2,721yes
54650077DA 64.5%2,011yes
54650639DA 60.0%1,956yes
54650752DA 64.9%1,770yes