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2026 · Emakhazeni council results

Machadodorp, Mpumalanga

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2026

Council seats

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ANC7 seats
DA3 seats
ActionSA1 seat
EFF1 seat
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY1 seat
Other2 seats
MK1 seat
FF+1 seat
Emakhazeni · 2026 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS746,6667
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE320
ACTIONSA16,6667
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS16,6667
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY16,6667
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY16,6667
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS16,6667
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00
INDEPENDENTS00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00
SIZWE UMMAH NATION00
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00

15 seats; 8 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Municipal PR votes

Municipal PR votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
48.6%7 161 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
19.2%2 832 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
7.4%1 085 votes
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
6.5%959 votes
ACTIONSA
6.3%923 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties12.1%1 789 votes
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
6.1%900 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
3.5%517 votes
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
1.1%162 votes
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
0.7%105 votes
SIZWE UMMAH NATION
0.3%38 votes
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
0.2%36 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.2%31 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
Emakhazeni · 2026 · Municipal PR votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—7 16148,5524
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—2 83219,2013
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—1 0857,3564
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY—9596,5021
ACTIONSA—9236,2581
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY—9006,1021
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—5173,5053
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION—1621,0984
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—1050,7119
SIZWE UMMAH NATION—380,2576
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT—360,2441
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—310,2102
INDEPENDENTS—00

14749 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

Past coalition partners

8 for a majority
ANCEFF8MajorityDAFF+44 short
Sources

These parties have governed together before. Local precedents come first, then combinations recorded most often in Mpumalanga, then elsewhere. MISTRA covers November 2021 to February 2026; membership is recorded at formation. These are starting points, not likelihood estimates.

Totals use the current reported seats for Emakhazeni. The line marks 8 of 15 seats.

ANC + EFF

Recorded together in Steve Tshwete from 2024-12-05. This membership was recorded in 8 councils. Current seats are used above; this is a historical precedent, not a prediction.

DA + FF+

Recorded together in Matzikama from 2025-08-18. This membership was recorded in 9 councils. Current seats are used above; this is a historical precedent, not a prediction.

MISTRA dataset and methodology

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ANC needs

1seats
ANC7

for an outright majority

ANC falls

−16.2pp
202163.9%
202647.7%

Closest covering ward

147votes apart
ANC32.6%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY24.1%

Ward 6 · Ward votes

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats

Seats unavailable for this election.

2006Seats
ANC11—
DA2—

7 for a majority · 13 seats

2011Seatsvs 2006
ANC11
DA4

8 for a majority · 15 seats

2016Seatsvs 2011
ANC11
DA3
EFF1—

8 for a majority · 15 seats

2021Seatsvs 2016
ANC10
DA2
EFF3

8 for a majority · 15 seats

2026Seatsvs 2021
ANC7
DA3
EFF1

8 for a majority · 15 seats

MP314 - Emakhazeni · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000Seat allocation unavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11137
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2137
2 006INDEPENDENTS0137
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0137
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0137
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11158
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4158
2 011INDEPENDENTS0158
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0158
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS11158
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3158
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1158
2 016INDEPENDENTS0158
2 016UBUNTU PARTY0158
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0158
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS10158
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3158
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2158
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0158
2 021INDEPENDENTS0158
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0158
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7158
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3158
2 026ACTIONSA1158
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1158
2 026SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY1158
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1158
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1158
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0158
2 026INDEPENDENTS0158
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0158
2 026SIZWE UMMAH NATION0158
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0158
2 026UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION0158

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC72.0%—
DA15.8%—
EFF0.0%—
ActionSA0.0%—
Other12.2%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC80.7%
DA11.4%
EFF0.0%
ActionSA0.0%
FF+3.3%
Other4.5%
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC74.3%
DA23.6%
EFF0.0%
ActionSA0.0%
Other2.1%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC69.7%
DA17.6%
EFF9.3%
ActionSA0.0%
Other3.4%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC63.9%
DA13.9%
EFF19.0%
ActionSA0.0%
Other3.2%
2026Vote %vs 2021
ANC47.7%
DA19.2%
EFF6.9%
ActionSA5.9%
MKP5.5%
Other8.2%
MP314 - Emakhazeni · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 22872,040519 750Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 11715,782319 750Reported
2 000ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000ACTIONSA0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA7523,807619 750Reported
2 000VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY5182,622819 750Reported
2 000UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000UBUNTU PARTY0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000SIZWE UMMAH NATION0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 000AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0019 750No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS17 41280,723221 570Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 46911,446521 570Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ACTIONSA0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5092,359821 570Reported
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS7173,324121 570Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UBUNTU PARTY0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SIZWE UMMAH NATION0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0021 570No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS21 53774,268128 999Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE6 85423,635328 999Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ACTIONSA0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS5061,744928 999Reported
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UBUNTU PARTY0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SIZWE UMMAH NATION0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0028 999No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS20 84469,728729 893Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 27217,636229 893Reported
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 7679,256329 893Reported
2 016SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ACTIONSA0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS7372,465529 893Reported
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UBUNTU PARTY1580,528629 893Reported
2 016SIZWE UMMAH NATION0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0029 893No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS15 86363,914724 819Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 45513,920824 819Reported
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS4 70418,953224 819Reported
2 021SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ACTIONSA0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS7082,852724 819Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UBUNTU PARTY0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021SIZWE UMMAH NATION0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT610,245824 819Reported
2 021AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT0024 819No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS14 08347,703429 522Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 67819,233129 522Reported
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2 0426,916929 522Reported
2 026SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY1 9256,520629 522Reported
2 026ACTIONSA1 7505,927829 522Reported
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1 6215,490829 522Reported
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA580,196529 522Reported
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1 0163,441529 522Reported
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY0029 522No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION2860,968829 522Reported
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2240,758829 522Reported
2 026UBUNTU PARTY0029 522No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026SIZWE UMMAH NATION840,284529 522Reported
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT0029 522No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT610,206629 522Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

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History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
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Wards covering Machadodorp

2 wards

Ward 5
ANC52.2%Leading candidate: Thamsanqa Thomas Thela
DA13.0%
Lead: 527 votesWard 6
ANC32.6%Leading candidate: Siphiwe California Mmola
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY24.1%
Lead: 147 votes
Wards covering Machadodorp ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 52 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS70152,1966
Ward 52 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE17412,9561
Ward 62 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS56332,581
Ward 62 026SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY41624,0741

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 10 Nov 2026, 01:21 SAST

Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. Reporting progress measures voting districts, not turnout.

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Government comparisons use the confirmed pre-election administration when available, otherwise the latest dated record. The new government appears when its membership is confirmed. A retained or changed government requires confirmed records on both sides; seats alone cannot establish it.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 15 council seats. Feed coverage and seat allocations are separate from the national declaration: missing figures remain missing and estimates remain estimates. Corrections and re-votes may follow. A seat majority does not establish a governing agreement or who will become mayor.

IEC result time: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

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Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Emakhazeni. Ward results include areas outside Machadodorp.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

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