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| Party / entry | Candidate | Votes | Vote share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | YUSHRAH DAVIS | 1 200 | 55,3506 |
| AL JAMA-AH | — | 278 | 12,8229 |
| INDEPENDENTS | — | 109 | 5,0277 |
| NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS | — | 88 | 4,059 |
| GOOD | — | 82 | 3,7823 |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | — | 77 | 3,5517 |
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | — | 74 | 3,4133 |
| ACTIONSA | — | 65 | 2,9982 |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | — | 34 | 1,5683 |
| CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS | — | 33 | 1,5221 |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | — | 27 | 1,2454 |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | — | 18 | 0,8303 |
| BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA | — | 12 | 0,5535 |
| DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE | — | 9 | 0,4151 |
| SIZWE UMMAH NATION | — | 9 | 0,4151 |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | — | 8 | 0,369 |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | — | 7 | 0,3229 |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | — | 5 | 0,2306 |
| ONE LOVE ALLIANCE | — | 4 | 0,1845 |
| AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE | — | 3 | 0,1384 |
| CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY | — | 3 | 0,1384 |
| HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS | — | 3 | 0,1384 |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | — | 2 | 0,0923 |
| AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION | — | 2 | 0,0923 |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | — | 2 | 0,0923 |
| KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY | — | 2 | 0,0923 |
| PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE | — | 2 | 0,0923 |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | — | 2 | 0,0923 |
| TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT | — | 2 | 0,0923 |
| UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT | — | 2 | 0,0923 |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | — | 1 | 0,0461 |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | — | 1 | 0,0461 |
| ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | — | 1 | 0,0461 |
| PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | — | 1 | 0,0461 |
| ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS | — | 0 | 0 |
| AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS | — | 0 | 0 |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | — | 0 | 0 |
| AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | — | 0 | 0 |
| ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS | — | 0 | 0 |
| ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA | — | 0 | 0 |
| ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE | — | 0 | 0 |
| AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT | — | 0 | 0 |
| CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA | — | 0 | 0 |
| EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| FREE DEMOCRATS | — | 0 | 0 |
| HOME OF INDEPENDENCE | — | 0 | 0 |
| LAND PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| MINORITY FRONT | — | 0 | 0 |
| NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| OPERATION DUDULA | — | 0 | 0 |
| SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY | — | 0 | 0 |
| UNITED SOUTH AFRICA | — | 0 | 0 |
2168 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.
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| Election | Party | Votes | Vote share (%) | Valid ballot total | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 021 | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 176 | 63,3094 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | AL JAMA-AH | 15 | 5,3957 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | GOOD | 18 | 6,4748 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 15 | 5,3957 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS | 10 | 3,5971 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 3 | 1,0791 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS | 9 | 3,2374 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | ACTIONSA | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 8 | 2,8777 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY | 8 | 2,8777 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 2 | 0,7194 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT | 4 | 1,4388 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | 2 | 0,7194 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | SIZWE UMMAH NATION | 2 | 0,7194 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 1 | 0,3597 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 1 | 0,3597 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY | 1 | 0,3597 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | GOD SAVE AFRICA | 1 | 0,3597 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | IQELA LENTSANGO - DAGGA PARTY | 1 | 0,3597 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 1 | 0,3597 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | ONE LOVE ALLIANCE | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN ISLAMIC MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | CHRISTIANS OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE 1ST MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | DEMOCRATIC EQUALITY EMPOWERMENT PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | EASTERN CAPE MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | FREE DEMOCRATS | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | HOME OF INDEPENDENCE | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | INTERNATIONAL PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | KHOI-SAN KINGDOM OF RSA | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | LAND PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | MINORITY FRONT | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | ONE MOVEMENT FOR CAPE TOWN | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | OPERATION DUDULA | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | OUR NATION | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | THE GREENS | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY | 0 | 0 | 278 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 021 | UNITED PROGRESSIVE PARTY SA | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 021 | UNITED SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 278 | Reported |
| 2 026 | DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 1 200 | 55,3506 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AL JAMA-AH | 278 | 12,8229 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | GOOD | 82 | 3,7823 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 74 | 3,4133 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS | 88 | 4,059 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 77 | 3,5517 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | CAPE MUSLIM CONGRESS | 33 | 1,5221 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ACTIONSA | 65 | 2,9982 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 18 | 0,8303 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY | 3 | 0,1384 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 34 | 1,5683 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT | 2 | 0,0923 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 27 | 1,2454 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT | 1 | 0,0461 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | SIZWE UMMAH NATION | 9 | 0,4151 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA | 12 | 0,5535 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE | 9 | 0,4151 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 8 | 0,369 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 2 | 0,0923 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | DEMOCRATIC INDEPENDENT PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | GOD SAVE AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | IQELA LENTSANGO - DAGGA PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 7 | 0,3229 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 5 | 0,2306 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ONE LOVE ALLIANCE | 4 | 0,1845 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE | 3 | 0,1384 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | HOPEFUL LEADERS DEMOCRATS | 3 | 0,1384 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 2 | 0,0923 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION | 2 | 0,0923 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | KHOI ABORIGINAL PARTY | 2 | 0,0923 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE | 2 | 0,0923 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 2 | 0,0923 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT | 2 | 0,0923 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 1 | 0,0461 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 1 | 0,0461 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA | 1 | 0,0461 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | ABORIGINAL GORILLA FIGHTERS | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN ALLIANCE CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN FREEDOM REVOLUTION | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN ISLAMIC MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | ALL AFRICAN ALLIED CONGRESS | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ALLIANCE OF CITIZENS FOR CHANGE | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | AVRIGHT POLITICAL MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | BLACK FIRST LAND FIRST | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | CHRISTIANS OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | COMPATRIOTS OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE 1ST MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | DEMOCRATIC EQUALITY EMPOWERMENT PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | EASTERN CAPE MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | FREE DEMOCRATS | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | HOME OF INDEPENDENCE | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | INDEPENDENT CIVIC ORGANISATION OF SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | INDEPENDENT SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CIVIC ORGANISATION | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | INTERNATIONAL PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | KHOI-SAN KINGDOM OF RSA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | LAND PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | MINORITY FRONT | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | ONE MOVEMENT FOR CAPE TOWN | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | OPERATION DUDULA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | OUR NATION | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | SAKK MILITARY VETERANS PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | SPECTRUM NATIONAL PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | THE GREENS | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | UNITED DEMOCRATIC FRONT PARTY | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
| 2 026 | UNITED PROGRESSIVE PARTY SA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | No votes recorded in the complete party list. |
| 2 026 | UNITED SOUTH AFRICA | 0 | 0 | 2 168 | Reported |
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IEC: 07 Nov 2026, 15:43 SAST · checked 09 Nov 2026, 23:39 SAST
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