Municipal by-elections
25 January 2023
2 ward by-elections in Blouberg, Mbhashe, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 17, Blouberg Local Municipality
Blouberg · by-election of 25 January 2023
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SEBOLAISHI ANIKIE MAPUTLA | 1 282 | 52,4% |
| MAPUTLA JUSTICE MAPUTLA | 953 | 39,0% |
| MOKGESI SOLOMON DAVHANA | 211 | 8,6% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 77,5%.
Ward 5, Mbhashe Local Municipality
Mbhashe · by-election of 25 January 2023
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MZEKELO ROBERT NDIKINDA | 1 447 | 76,9% |
| ELMON NCETEZO | 346 | 18,4% |
| SIKELELA MDIKINDA | 88 | 4,7% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 77,5%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 25 January 2023: 2 wards, each candidate by name and party with their votes. Votes cast and spoilt ballots are published per municipality, so they — and the ward's registered voters and turnout with them — are shown only where a municipality held one by-election that day.
How it was read and checked
- The winner is the candidate the IEC's results award the seat. Why each seat fell vacant is not published with these results and is not stated here.
Sources
The IEC files this day's record was loaded from
| Document | Role | Retrieved | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC by-election candidates, 25 January 2023 (JSON, {"EEID":1248}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 82987d8c2d3e56ee… |
| IEC by-election results, 25 January 2023: EC121 - Mbhashe (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | b88d7b16b0f03ac9… |
| IEC by-election results, 25 January 2023: LIM351 - Blouberg (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 809893b47ec94edd… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 25 January 2023 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1248}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 4f45df9376fe9644… |