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Voting district 54670158

Ward 16 results

ANC leads here

ANC leads by

73votes
ANC49.0%
DA36.1%

Ward + municipal PR

DA gains

+31.7pp
20214.4%
202636.1%

Results

2026

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
36.1%203 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties10.8%61 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
Voting district 54670158 · 2026 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESSPOPPIE SBONGILE MAHLANGU27649,0231
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—20336,0568
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY—234,0853
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS—223,9076
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY—71,2433
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION—50,8881
SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS—40,7105
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT—30,5329
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA—30,5329
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY—30,5329
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI—30,5329
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION—30,5329
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA—20,3552
MPUMALANGA PARTY—20,3552
US THE PEOPLE—20,3552
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT—10,1776
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT—10,1776
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS—00
ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY—00
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT—00
ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY—00
ASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT—00
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE—00
DENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION—00
DITSHABA KOPANO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT—00
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA—00
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY—00
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA—00
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY—00
MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION—00
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—00
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE—00
INDEPENDENTS—00

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

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How the vote changed

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Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2006Vote %
ANC56.8%—
DA20.9%—
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY12.7%—
EFF0.0%—
Other9.6%—
2011Vote %vs 2006
ANC62.4%
DA10.5%
MPUMALANGA PARTY20.0%
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY1.7%
EFF0.0%
Other5.4%
2016Vote %vs 2011
ANC81.6%
DA9.3%
MPUMALANGA PARTY1.3%
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY0.0%
EFF4.9%
Other2.8%
2021Vote %vs 2016
ANC78.6%
DA4.4%
MPUMALANGA PARTY0.2%
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY0.0%
EFF8.3%
Other2.8%
2026Vote %vs 2021
ANC49.0%
DA36.1%
MPUMALANGA PARTY0.4%
BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY0.0%
EFF3.9%
SACP4.1%
Other6.6%
Voting district 54670158 · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS52256,8009919Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE19220,8923919Reported
2 006MPUMALANGA PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY11712,7312919Reported
2 006ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA505,4407919Reported
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT181,9587919Reported
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT101,0881919Reported
2 006UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION101,0881919Reported
2 006BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006US THE PEOPLE00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006ASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006BADIRA MMOGO FREEDOM PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006DITSHABA KOPANO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006INDEPENDENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 006UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00919No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS50162,391803Reported
2 011DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE8410,4608803Reported
2 011MPUMALANGA PARTY16120,0498803Reported
2 011BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY141,7435803Reported
2 011ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20,2491803Reported
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION101,2453803Reported
2 011UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT101,2453803Reported
2 011UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION91,1208803Reported
2 011BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60,7472803Reported
2 011SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI60,7472803Reported
2 011SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011US THE PEOPLE00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00803Reported
2 011ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011ASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011BADIRA MMOGO FREEDOM PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011DITSHABA KOPANO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011INDEPENDENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00803Reported
2 011KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 011UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00803No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS61481,6489752Reported
2 016DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE709,3085752Reported
2 016MPUMALANGA PARTY101,3298752Reported
2 016BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS374,9202752Reported
2 016MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30,3989752Reported
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20,266752Reported
2 016UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00752Reported
2 016BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA70,9309752Reported
2 016VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00752Reported
2 016SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI30,3989752Reported
2 016SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016US THE PEOPLE00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY20,266752Reported
2 016SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY20,266752Reported
2 016DENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY10,133752Reported
2 016CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10,133752Reported
2 016ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016ASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016BADIRA MMOGO FREEDOM PARTY00752Reported
2 016DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016DITSHABA KOPANO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016INDEPENDENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00752No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 016UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00752Reported
2 021AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS35978,5558457Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE204,3764457Reported
2 021MPUMALANGA PARTY10,2188457Reported
2 021BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS388,3151457Reported
2 021MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION265,6893457Reported
2 021PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00457Reported
2 021UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00457Reported
2 021UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION30,6565457Reported
2 021BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00457Reported
2 021VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS40,8753457Reported
2 021AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20,4376457Reported
2 021SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI10,2188457Reported
2 021SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10,2188457Reported
2 021SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021US THE PEOPLE00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY10,2188457Reported
2 021SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021DENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION10,2188457Reported
2 021MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY00457Reported
2 021CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021ASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021BADIRA MMOGO FREEDOM PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00457Reported
2 021DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY00457Reported
2 021DITSHABA KOPANO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021INDEPENDENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00457No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 021PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00457Reported
2 021UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00457Reported
2 026AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS27649,0231563Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE20336,0568563Reported
2 026MPUMALANGA PARTY20,3552563Reported
2 026BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS PARTY00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS223,9076563Reported
2 026MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION00563Reported
2 026PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00563Reported
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY234,0853563Reported
2 026UNITED INDEPENDENT FRONT00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION50,8881563Reported
2 026UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY71,2433563Reported
2 026AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA30,5329563Reported
2 026VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS00563Reported
2 026AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI30,5329563Reported
2 026SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS40,7105563Reported
2 026AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30,5329563Reported
2 026SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30,5329563Reported
2 026UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION30,5329563Reported
2 026BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA20,3552563Reported
2 026US THE PEOPLE20,3552563Reported
2 026ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY00563Reported
2 026SINDAWONYE PROGRESSIVE PARTY00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026DENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00563Reported
2 026MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT10,1776563Reported
2 026ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10,1776563Reported
2 026AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY00563Reported
2 026AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00563Reported
2 026ASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT00563Reported
2 026BADIRA MMOGO FREEDOM PARTY00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00563Reported
2 026DEMOCRATIC AFRICAN PARTY00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026DITSHABA KOPANO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT00563Reported
2 026FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00563Reported
2 026INDEPENDENT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.
2 026KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00563Reported
2 026LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00563Reported
2 026LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00563Reported
2 026PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00563Reported
2 026UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00563No votes recorded in the complete party list.

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

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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.
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IEC: 08 Nov 2026, 21:21 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 22:51 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.

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