Municipal by-elections
3 September 2025
3 ward by-elections in Emalahleni, Fetakgomo Tubatse, Siyancuma, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 4, Emalahleni Local Municipality
Emalahleni · by-election of 3 September 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| THEMBINKOSI KLAAS | 1 413 | 92,2% |
| DAVID SONWABILE NANGAMSO JALI | 120 | 7,8% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 85,0%.
Ward 34, Fetakgomo Tubatse Local Municipality
Fetakgomo Tubatse · by-election of 3 September 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MAHLATSE MATHIPA | 2 715 | 78,7% |
| EDWIN SMAEMAE MATLOU | 526 | 15,2% |
| KGOROPEDI ALBERTINAH MOKGOTHO | 151 | 4,4% |
| LEFAKGOMO BAUBA MAKGOPA | 32 | 0,9% |
| FLORAH PHASWANE LESHABANE | 27 | 0,8% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS had the most votes, 75,6%.
Ward 4, Siyancuma Local Municipality
Siyancuma · by-election of 3 September 2025
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| LEMFVIA CHRISTIANA VAN NIEKERK | 1 161 | 56,1% |
| SAM NKOSINATHI NKOMOMBINI | 675 | 32,6% |
| VIOLET IRIS BAARTMAN | 132 | 6,4% |
| MARIANA ERNA KITSHER | 101 | 4,9% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — Independent candidates (combined) had the most votes — no single winner can be named, 43,3%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 3 September 2025: 3 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, 3 September 2025 (JSON, {"EEID":1770}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 37933b41b2c825a2… |
| IEC by-election results, 3 September 2025: EC136 - Emalahleni (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | ee2ad8418fe728fb… |
| IEC by-election results, 3 September 2025: LIM476 - Fetakgomo Tubatse (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 312209c17e76ac73… |
| IEC by-election results, 3 September 2025: NC078 - SIYANCUMA (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | f0e1fecd1e7f0cd3… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 3 September 2025 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1770}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 06015150b93d6675… |