Ward 36
Emalahleni (MP312) · IEC ward 83102036
Won by
ANC
Jack Thabo Thage
Margin
18.4%
655 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
3,553
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCJack Thabo Thage | 1,283 | 36.1% |
| DA | 628 | 17.7% |
| EFF | 434 | 12.2% |
| MKP | 392 | 11.0% |
| SDP | 287 | 8.1% |
| LABOUR | 182 | 5.1% |
| ActionSA | 94 | 2.6% |
| UAT | 58 | 1.6% |
| AIC | 57 | 1.6% |
| VF Plus | 40 | 1.1% |
| IFP | 28 | 0.8% |
| PA | 20 | 0.6% |
| APC | 18 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.2% |
| SADA | 6 | 0.2% |
| Mayibuye | 6 | 0.2% |
| AEM | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 3 | 0.1% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| ACP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 656 more votes to win, or 328 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 2 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% | 36.2% | −36.9 |
| DA | 2.5% | 17.6% | +15.0 |
| EFF | 21.4% | 12.0% | −9.3 |
| MKP | – | 11.4% | new |
| SDP | – | 8.0% | new |
| LABOUR | – | 4.5% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 2.9% | new |
| UAT | – | 1.5% | new |
| VF Plus | 0.2% | 1.4% | +1.3 |
| AIC | 0.8% | 1.2% | +0.4 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54650448 | ANC 28.5% | 3,439 | yes |
| 54650516 | ANC 43.5% | 3,624 | yes |