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Ward 8

George (WC044) · IEC ward 10404008

Won by
PA
Samuel Christie Vorster
Margin
16.8%
357 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,127

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
PASamuel Christie Vorster1,14153.6%
DA78436.9%
ACDP411.9%
ANC381.8%
PBI351.6%
ARA341.6%
VF Plus200.9%
GOOD140.7%
EFF70.3%
SACP40.2%
PMC20.1%
NCC20.1%
Mayibuye20.1%
PAC10.0%
Capexit10.0%
OHM10.0%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 358 more votes to win, or 179 voters switching from PA.

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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
PA5.0%54.1%+49.1
DA36.0%36.8%+0.8
ANC4.1%2.1%−2.1
ACDP0.6%1.7%+1.2
PBI18.4%1.4%−17.0
ARA0.1%1.4%+1.3
GOOD33.1%0.6%−32.4
ICOSA1.2%0.0%−1.2

Voting districts (2)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
97200200PA 48.2%1,714yes
97200277PA 58.0%2,536yes