Are these the final 2026 local election results?

Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.

How do I see the results for my ward?

Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.

Where do these results come from?

From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.

Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?

Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.

Why do early results look different from the final picture?

Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.

Matzikama election results 2026

Democratic Alliance has the most votes counted so far, and no party has more than half.

30 of 30 voting stations counted, as at 05 Nov, 16:48. Provisional running totals from the Electoral Commission: these will change. Independent and neutral.

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Parties so far

Democratic Alliance42,0%15 193 votes · ahead in 6 wards
Patriotic Alliance24,8%8 977 votes · ahead in 2 wards
African National Congress17,7%6 422 votes
Freedom Front Plus6,8%2 457 votes
Economic Freedom Fighters2,8%1 004 votes
uMkhonto weSizwe Party1,2%446 votes
Pan Africanist Congress of Azania0,8%306 votes
People'S Movement for Change0,8%304 votes
National Coloured Congress0,8%286 votes
African Christian Democratic Party0,5%176 votes
United Democrats0,5%172 votes
South African Communist Party0,3%120 votes

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Seats come once counting ends

After the 2021 election this council had 15 seats, so a party needed 8 to govern alone. The largest party then had 6: Democratic Alliance. The size of the council can change between elections, and early votes cannot tell us the final seats. The Commission announces them.

How far each ward is counted

Every ward in Matzikama has results. Colour shows how much is counted, not who is ahead. Select a ward.

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Under 25%
25 to 49%
50 to 74%
75 to 99%
All counted

Results by ward in Matzikama

Ward 1DA 31,7%
Ward 2DA 56,0%
Ward 3DA 33,5%
Ward 4PA 35,3%
Ward 5DA 64,3%
Ward 6PA 39,1%
Ward 7DA 47,8%
Ward 8DA 33,7%

About these results

Are these the final 2026 local election results?: Not yet. These are running totals as the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) publishes them, and they change as more voting stations are counted. Only the Commission's declaration is final.
How do I see the results for my ward?: Use Find my ward on Mandate SA, with your location or by searching your municipality and ward number. Your ward's page shows every candidate and each voting station as it is counted.
Where do these results come from?: From the results the Electoral Commission of South Africa publishes. Mandate SA adds them up and shows them free of charge. Vote totals add the ward and party ballots together, as the Commission's dashboard does.
Does the party with the most votes run the municipality?: Not always. A party needs more than half of a council's seats to govern alone. If no party has that, the council is hung, and parties may form a coalition or a minority government.
Why do early results look different from the final picture?: Stations are counted at different speeds, so early totals lean towards the places counted first. Check how many stations are in before reading much into a figure.