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Ward 16

Blouberg (LIM351) · IEC ward 93501016

Won by
ANC
Matlaputlana Ishmael Phalafala
Margin
70.4%
1,492 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,118

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCMatlaputlana Ishmael Phalafala1,69980.2%
EFF2079.8%
SACP582.7%
MIV462.2%
MKP401.9%
DA361.7%
AHC140.7%
VF Plus50.2%
DOP40.2%
PA20.1%
POA20.1%
PAC10.0%
COPE10.0%
ACP10.0%
Mayibuye10.0%
NRP10.0%

Votes needed. EFF would have needed 1,493 more votes to win, or 747 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: 5 of the 5 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
ANC66.9%79.7%+12.8
EFF8.2%10.1%+2.0
SACP–2.6%new
MIV–2.4%new
MKP–1.9%new
DA1.0%1.8%+0.8
Independents21.4%0.0%−21.4

Voting districts (5)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
76120095ANC 87.6%928yes
76120196ANC 68.8%1,156yes
76120242ANC 84.2%417yes
76120275ANC 86.3%1,001yes
76120354ANC 75.4%747yes