DA 33.5%
Democratic Alliance · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 2 746 valid votes
DADemocratic Alliance92133.5%
ANCAfrican National Congress88632.3%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party82730.1%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus682.5%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters441.6%
Voting districts · 6 ?
DA won Ward 8 with 921 votes, 18.1% of the ward's 5 082 registered voters. Turnout was 54.3%: 2 759 of 5 082 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 8, Abaqulusi, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 2 761 · spoilt 15 · special votes 91 · All 6 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 6 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 6 voting districts here (2 759 of 5 082). The IEC publishes 54.3%.
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.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Abaqulusi's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 13:39 SAST.