ANC 78.5%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 764 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress2 16978.5%- IndependentIndependent candidates42315.3%
DADemocratic Alliance802.9%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party702.5%
NADECONational Democratic Convention110.4%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party80.3%
MFMinority Front30.1%
Voting districts · 4 ?
ANC won Ward 17 with 2 169 votes, 32.9% of the ward's 6 601 registered voters. Turnout was 43.3%: 2 861 of 6 601 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2006 local government elections in Ward 17, Msunduzi (Pietermaritzburg), voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2000: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Notes on the IEC's figures for this page
Votes cast 2 850 · spoilt 86 · special votes 0 · All 4 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 4 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 4 voting districts here (2 861 of 6 601). The IEC publishes 129.7%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
Note: the IEC's published turnout for this ward is 129.74%; its own counts give 43.34% (PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters in its voting districts); we show the calculated figure.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Msunduzi's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 20:34 SAST.