Voters in Raymond Mhlaba go to the polls on Wednesday 4 November 2026 and can only vote at the voting station where they are registered. The IEC list shows 154 voting stations in Raymond Mhlaba, across 21 wards. Find your area below, then check your station with the IEC.
Find your voting station
In local government elections you can only vote at the voting station where you are registered. There are four ways to check yours:
- Online
- Use the IEC voting station finder at maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder.
- Send "Hi" to 0600 88 0000 and follow the prompts.
- SMS
- SMS your ID number to 32810 (R1 per SMS).
- Phone
- Call the IEC on 0800 11 8000.
Some voting districts and stations have changed since 2021, so check even if you voted at the same place before. You do not need to register again.
Voting stations in Raymond Mhlaba
| Ward | Voting station | Address |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MGXOTYENI LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | MGXOTYENI PRIMARY MGXOTYENI LOC DEBENEK-MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 1 | NDINDWA COMBINED SCHOOL | NDINDWA LOCATION DEBE A/A NKONKOBE |
| 1 | PAKAMA PRIMARY SCHOOL | QUTUBENI LOCATION ZIGODLO DEBENEK |
| 1 | QAMDOBOWA COMMUNITY HALL | QAMDOBOWA AMAQHUNUKHWEBE A/A DEBENEK |
| 1 | QIBIRA PRIMARY SCHOOL | QIBIRA LOCATION DEBENEK MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 1 | SABANE LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | SABANE PRIMARY KHULILE LOCATION DEBENEK-MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 1 | SISEKO HIGH SCHOOL | PERKSDALE VILLAGE MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 1 | TYARA PRIMARY SCHOOL | DEBE MARELE |
| 1 | WASHINGTON LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | WASHINGTON PRIMARY NGCABASA LOC DEBENEK-MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 1 | ZALAZE PRIMARY SCHOOL | ZALAZE LOCATION DEBENEK MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 1 | ZIGODLO LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | ZIGODLO PRIMARY ZIGODLO LOCATION DEBENEK-MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 1 | ZWELIMJONGILE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL | NGCABASA LOCATION NGCABASA LOCOTION DEBENEK-MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 2 | CANTEEN AT FORT HARE | NO 1 HOGSBURG ROAD FORT HARE UNIVERSITY EDIKENI |
| 2 | EYETHU COMMUNITY HALL | TYUMI RD NTSELAMNZI ALICE |
| 2 | IMINGCANGATHELO HIGH SCHOOL | LOWER GQUMASHE LOCATION ALICE |
| 2 | LOVEDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL | NO 1 HOSPITAL ROAD NTSELAMANZI TOWNSHIP EDIKENI |
| 2 | UPPER GQUMASHE L/H PRIMARY SCHOOL | UPPER GQUMASHE TYHALI ALICE |
| 3 | KING`S KIDS PRE SCHOOL | 23 SOMERSET STREET FORT BEAUFORT FORT BEAUFORT |
| 3 | NQABA LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL | QEQE STREET ZWELITSHA LOCATION FORT BEAUFORT |
| 3 | OLD AGE HOME HALL | 840 CECILIA MPOLWENI LOCATION FORT BEAUFORT |
| 3 | THE CHOSEN NATION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIE | PAVING TAKALANA MPOLWENI KWAMAQOMA |
| 4 | BANTU METHODIST CHURCH | AMHERST FARM AMAGINGQI A/A FORT BEAUFORT |
| 4 | CARTCHARTVALLE COMMUNITY HALL | CARTCHARTVILLE AMAGINGQI A/A SEYMOUR |
| 4 | CIMEZILE COMMUNITY HALL | CIMEZILE FORT BEAUFORT (NKONKOBE) |
| 4 | JEANETT MAHONGA PRIMARY SCHOOL | 277 JOE SLOVO STREET SEYMOUR |
| 4 | LOWER BLINKWATER PRIMARY SCHOOL | LOWER BLANKWATER LOCATION FORT BEAUFORT FORT BEAUFORT |
| 4 | MANKAZANA UCC PRIMARY SCHOOL | ALICE AMHERST ALICE |
| 4 | MZAMOMHLE PRIMARY SCHOOL | CANGCA LOCATION LUSHINGTON SEYMOUR |
| 4 | NGCWENGXA PRIMARY SCHOOL | NTILINI NTILINI VILLAGE NKONKOBE |
| 4 | TAMBOKIESVLEIS COMMUNITY HALL | TAMBOKIESVLEI MAQOMA A/A MHLANGENI SEYMOUR |
| 5 | EDIKENI LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | NKOBO-NKOBO VILLAGE ALICE |
| 5 | ESIGINGQINI COMMUNITY HALL | SIGINGQINI IMINGCANGATHELO ALICE |
| 5 | GOBIZEMBE HIGH SCHOOL | MXHELO LOCATION MXHELO VILLAGE ALICE |
| 5 | MASIVUYE LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL | MGQUBA VILLAGE ALICE NKONKOBE |
| 5 | MAVUSO PRIMARY SCHOOL | KWAMAVUSO MAVUSO VILLAGE ALICE |
| 5 | MPAMBANIMZIMBA HIGH SCHOOL | GAGA SIKOLWENI VILLAGE ALICE NKONKOBE |
| 5 | ROXENI PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HALL | ROXENI ROXENI VILLAGE ALICE |
| 6 | ALICE TOWN HALL | MAIN STREET ALICE ALICE |
| 6 | CITY OF LIGHT MINISTRIES | 2486 GOLF COURSE ALICE ALICE |
| 7 | ADELAIDE JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL | PERCY JOSEPH STREET BEZUIDENHOUTVILLE ADELAIDE |
| 7 | ADONAI'S CHRISTIAN CHURCH | NEW AREA BEZUIDENHOUTVILLE LOCATION ADELAIDE |
| 7 | AMAJINGQI HIGH SCHOOL | BONANI STR LINGELETHU TOWNSHIP ADELAIDE |
| 7 | BEDFORD LIBRARY | CNR DONKIN AND JAN VAN RIEBEECK BEDFORD BEDFORD |
| 7 | ELANDSDRIFT PRES PRIMARY SCHOOL | R344 ROAD ADELAIDE ADELAIDE |
| 7 | SPRINGGROVE FARM | SPRINGGROVE FARM SPRINGGROVE BEDFORD |
| 8 | FORT BEAUFORT MUNICIPALITY HALL | CORNER MARKET & CAMPBELL STREET FORT BEAUFORT |
| 8 | NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | 1 JASMIN STREET NEW TOWN FORT BEAUFORT |
| 8 | RIETFONTEIN FARM | RIETFONTEIN FARM RAYMOND MHLABA FORT BEAUFORT |
| 8 | SPARKINGTON TENT | ROOIKOP RESERVE FORT BEAUFORT FORT BEAUFORT |
| 8 | WAGONSDRIFT FARM | N/A ADELAIDE ADELAIDE |
| 9 | BALFOUR COMMUNITY HALL | MAIN STREET BALFOUR NKONKOBE |
| 9 | BLACKHOOD HALL | BLACKHOOD MAQOMA A/A SEYMOUR |
| 9 | BUXTON PRIMARY SCHOOL | BUXTON VILLAGE BALFOUR NKONKOBE |
| 9 | EILDON FARM | BEDFORD EILDON BEDFORD |
| 9 | FAIRBARN COMMUNITY HALL | 1 FAIRBARN VILLAGE AMAJINGQI A/A BALFOUR |
| 9 | FAIRHOLDT CHURCH | FAIRHOLDT FARM ADELAIDE ADELAIDE |
| 9 | GLENTHORN STORE | GLEN THORN FARM ADELAIDE ADELAIDE |
| 9 | HERTZOG PRIMARY SCHOOL | HERTZOG SEYMOUR SEYMOUR |
| 9 | KATBERG PRIMARY SCHOOL | KARTBERG KATBERG NKONKOBE |
| 9 | KOLOMANI COMMUNITY HALL | KOLOMANI WHITTLESEA |
| 9 | MAASDORP PRIMARY SCHOOL | MAASDORP FARM BALFOUR ALICE |
| 9 | NOJOLI PRIMARY SCHOOL | EKUPHUMLENI VILLAGE MAQOMA A/A BALFOUR |
| 9 | PHILLIPTON PRIMARY SCHOOL | PHILLIPTON VILLAGE AMAGINGQI A/A BALFOUR |
| 9 | PLATFORM COMMUNITY HALL | PLATFORM VILLAGE BALFOUR FORT BEAUFORT |
| 9 | POST RETIEF SPORT CLUB | JUNCTION-DEWAALSKLOOF/PRIESKLO TENNIS CLUB ADELAIDE |
| 9 | READSDALE PRIMARY SCHOOL | READSDALE FARM BALFOUR NKONKOBE |
| 9 | UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF SOUTH AFRICA | JURISHOOK BALFOUR BALFOUR |
| 9 | WINTERBERG COUNTRY CLUB | WINTERBERG CC FARM ADELAIDE |
| 10 | AMAKHUZE TRIBAL HALL | AMAKHUZE VILLAGE ALICE |
| 10 | BILLPOINT COMMUNITY HALL | 1 HOGSBACK RD HOGSBACK VILLAGE HOGSBACK |
| 10 | BINFIELD PARK COMBINED SCHOOL | BINFIELD PARK BINFIELD LOCATION ALICE |
| 10 | CRAB-BUSH | WOODLANDS HOGSBACK NKONKOBE |
| 10 | GILTON PRIMARY SCHOOL | GILTON VILLAGE TYHUME A/A ALICE |
| 10 | MDLANKOMO LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | MDLANKOMO MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 10 | MHLAMBISO LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | THYALI LOCATION KOMKHULU MIDDLEDRIFT (NKONKOBE) |
| 10 | SIYABONGA HIGH SCHOOL | AUCKLAND LOC ALICE ALICE (NKONKOBE) |
| 10 | SOMPONDO PRIMARY SCHOOL | SOMPONDO LOCATION ALICE |
| 10 | ZIXINENE LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | KOMKHULU NKONKOBE |
| 11 | SPECIAL GIFT DAY CARE CENTRE | GUBURA IMINGCANGATHELO A/A ALICE |
| 11 | TUKULU COMMUNITY HALL | TUKULU IMINGCANGATHELO ALICE |
| 11 | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE ALICE ALICE |
| 12 | AMABHELE HIGH SCHOOL | KRWAKRWA KRWAKRWA LOCATION ALICE |
| 12 | DISHI PRIMARY SCHOOL | DISHI LOCATION KWAMATHOLE MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 12 | ELUKHANYISWENI HIGH SCHOOL | EMSOBOMVU MSOBOMMVU ALICE |
| 12 | FESTILE SOGA PRIMARY SCHOOL | BERGPLAAS LOCATION ALICE |
| 12 | GWALI COMMUNITY HALL | MSOBOMVU VILLAGE AMAGINGQI A/A GWALI COMMUNITY HALL |
| 12 | KWEZANA PRIMARY SCHOOL | KWEZANA TYUME A/A ALICE |
| 12 | MCFARLANE PRIMARY SCHOOL | MACFALANE TYHUME ALICE |
| 12 | MELANI COMMUNITY HALL | MELANI LOCATION TYHUME ALICE |
| 12 | NCERA PRIMARY SCHOOL | UPPER NCERA VILLAGE MABANDLA A/A ALICE |
| 13 | AFRICAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | 330 KHANGELA NONZWAKAZI BEDFORD |
| 13 | BEDFORD TOWN HALL | DONKIN STREET BEDFORD BEDFORD |
| 13 | MSOMBOMVU COMMUNITY HALL | DYASI STREET BONGWENI BEDFORD |
| 13 | VG KERK | 575 DE SILVA GOODWIN PARK BEDFORD |
| 14 | BANZI CHURCH /SCHOOL HALL | BANZI VILLAGE BANZI MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | DIKIDIKANA COMMUNITY HALL | DIKIDIKANA LOCATION MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | IMVISISWANO JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL | SAKI LOCATION MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | INGWENYA PRIMARY SCHOOL | NGWENYA LOCATION ALICE NKONKOBE [ALICE] |
| 14 | JOSI-MARELA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL | JOSI-MARELA SSS DEBE-MARELA LOC MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | KNAPSOPE UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | GQADOSHE LOCATION GQADUSHE MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | MBIZANA LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | MBIZANA LOC MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | MXUMBU PRIMARY SCHOOL | MXUMBU LOCATION MXUMBU VILLAGE MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | NJWAXA PRIMARY SCHOOL | NJWAXA NJWAXA VILLAGE MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | NTLANGANWENI JUNIOR PRIMARY SCHOOL | NJWAXA LOCATION MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | QOMFO LOWER AND HIGH PRIMARY SCHOOL | QOMFO VILLAGE MIDDLEDRIFT AA AMAGQUNUKHWEBE |
| 14 | SAKI COMMUINITY HALL | SAKI LOCATION MIDDLEDRIFT MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | SITYI COMBINED SCHOOL | MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 14 | TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH | NGWENYA AMAGQUNUKHWEBE A/A MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 15 | MASAKHE CRECHE | NGQELE 2 NGQELE NKONKOBE [ALICE] |
| 15 | MXHAMLI COMMUNITY HALL | 1 MXHAMLI VILLAGE SIBI A/A MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 15 | NANGU PRIMARY SCHOOL | NCERA SKHWEYISA NCERA SKHWEYIYO ALICE |
| 15 | NCEREZANTSI PRIMARY SCHOOL | LOWER NCERA AMAGQUNUKHWEBE MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 15 | NGQELE PRIMARY SCHOOL | NGQELE PRIMARY NQGELE LOC MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 15 | THULISILE LOWER PRIMARY FRANCES | FRANCES LOC THYALI LOCATION ALICE |
| 15 | TYUTYUZA COMMUNITY HALL | TYUTYUZA LOCATION TYUTYUZA MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 15 | VUKANI HIGH SCHOOL | VUKANI H SCHOOL ZIBI LOCATION MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 15 | YAMALA PRIMARY SCHOOL | DYAMALA DYAMALA VILLAGE ALICE |
| 16 | A.M TAPA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL | LOWER REGU LOC MIDDLEDRIFT (NKONKOBE) |
| 16 | ANN SHAW CRECHE HALL | ANNSHAW MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 16 | CILDARA COMMUNITY HALL | CILDARAVILLAGE AMAGQUNUKWEBE AREA MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 16 | CWARU LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | CWARU PRIMARY CWARU LOC MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 16 | MIDDLEDRIFT TOWN HALL | TOM STREET MIDDLEDRIFT TOWN MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 16 | NGELE PRIMARY SCHOOL | NGELE LOCATION MIDDLEDRIFT ALICE (NKONKOBE) |
| 16 | UPPER REGU SCHOOL | NKONKOBE MIDDLEDRIFT MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 17 | BHONGWELIHLE PRIMARY SCHOOL | DEBE-NEK THAFENI LOCATION ALICE (NKONKOBE) |
| 17 | DAWUWA PRIMARY SCHOOL | DAWUWA LOCATION DEBENECK,TRUSTINI NKONKOBE |
| 17 | KNOX PRIMARY SCHOOL | XHUKWANE PRIMARY XHUKWANE LOCATION DEBENEK-MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 17 | MDIZENI PRIMARY SCHOOL | MAYIPASE DEBENECK |
| 17 | MNQABA LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | MNQABA PRIMARY MNQABA LOCATION DEBENEK-MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 17 | NONGWANE PRIMARY SCHOOL | NONALITI LOCATION AMAGQUNUKHWEBE DEBE-NEK |
| 17 | NTONGA PRIMARY SCHOOL | NTONGA VILLAGE DEBE A/A NKONKOBE |
| 17 | QANDA PRIMARY SCHOOL | QANDA LOCATION MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 17 | ZIHLAHLENI LOWER/HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | ZIHLAHLENI VILLAGE AMAGQUNUKHWEBE DEBENEK-MIDDLEDRIFT |
| 18 | BALURA PRIMARY SCHOOL | BALURA ZULU A/A ALICE |
| 18 | CEASER MLUMBI PRIMARY SCHOOL | KWEZANA VILLAGE ALICE NKONKOBE |
| 18 | DALUBUHLE HIGH SCHOOL | SESHEGU LOCATION ALICE ALICE |
| 18 | MGQWASHU PRIMARY SCHOOL | MGQWASHU ALICE ALICE |
| 18 | NGQOLOWA SHED HALL | NGQOLOWA VILLAGE DEBE-NEK NKONKOBE |
| 18 | SHESHEGU LOWER AND HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL | SHESHEGU VILLAGE ZULU A/A ALICE |
| 18 | SIPHUMILE PRIMARY SCHOOL | LLOYD LOCATION TYHALI LOCATION ALICE |
| 18 | SISONKE LOWER PRIMARY SCHOOL | THEMBISA LOCATION ALICE |
| 18 | SIVUYISIWE PRIMARY SCHOOL | PHUMLANI PHUMLANI LOCATION ALICE |
| 19 | EYABANTU SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL | JANUARY STREET DORRINGTON LOCATION FORT BEAUFORT |
| 19 | ILINGELABANTU PRIMARY SCHOOL | DORRINGTON DUBU LCATION FORT BEAUFORT |
| 19 | TINIS PRIMARY SCHOOL | 535 MATYANA STREET ZWIDE LOCATION KWAMAQOMA |
| 20 | DALUXOLO PRIMARY SCHOOL | EMABHELENI LOCATION( HEALDTOWN) FORT BEAUFORT |
| 20 | HEALDTOWN COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL | HEALDTOWN HEALDTOWN LOCATION FORT BEAUFORT |
| 20 | HILLSIDE COMMUNITY HALL | HILLSIDE HILLSDE LOCATION FORT BEAUFORT |
| 20 | LINDANI HIGH SCHOOL | NTOLENI FORT BEAUFORT |
| 20 | WEZO PRIMARY SCHOOL | WEZO WEZO VILLAGE NKONKOBE |
| 21 | ADELAIDE TOWN HALL | MARKET SQUARE ADELAIDE ADELAIDE |
| 21 | LINGELETHU COMMUNITY CENTRE | NGALO LANE OLD LINGELETHU ADELAIDE |
| 21 | MOUNT PLEASANT COM HALL | KROEMIE FARM ALICE ALICE |
| 21 | UNITED CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | NJOLOZA STREET LINGELETHU LOCATION ADELAIDE |
Raymond Mhlaba is one of six local municipalities in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape. The IEC list shows 154 voting stations across 21 wards, an average of 7.3 per ward. Ward 9 has the most (18). Its stations are listed on this one page. In local government elections you can only vote at the voting station where you are registered, so check yours with the IEC finder before election day.
See also: candidates in Raymond Mhlaba.
What to bring
Take one of these with you:
- a valid green barcoded ID book
- a Smart ID card
- a temporary identity certificate
If your ID is lost or damaged, replace it as soon as possible. CONFIRM with the IEC which other documents are accepted, then edit or delete this line.
Special votes
Applications close on Monday 12 October 2026 at 5pm.
If you cannot vote at your voting station on election day, you can apply for a special vote. Approved applicants vote at their own voting station on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 8am to 5pm CONFIRM hours. Voters who cannot leave home because of illness, disability or physical limitation can apply for a home visit.
You can apply:
- on the IEC website, elections.org.za
- by SMS of your ID number to 32249 (R1 per SMS; this works for special votes at a voting station only)
- at your local IEC office
You must apply before you can vote early, and only the IEC can approve an application.
Applications for special votes have closed.
Approved applicants vote at their own voting station on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November 2026. Everyone else votes on election day, Wednesday 4 November 2026, at the voting station where they are registered.
Voting day questions
When are the 2026 local government elections?
Wednesday 4 November 2026.
Where do I vote?
At the voting station where you are registered. Find yours with the IEC voting station finder at maps.elections.org.za/vsfinder, on WhatsApp, by SMS or by phone.
Can I vote at any voting station?
No. In local government elections you can only vote at the station linked to your registration. There is no provision to vote elsewhere.
Can I still register or change my details?
No. The voters' roll is closed for the 2026 local government elections.
My voting station has changed. What do I do?
Some voting districts and stations were revised. Check the IEC voting station finder for your current station. You do not need to register again.
Can I still apply for a special vote?
Applications close on Monday 12 October 2026 at 5pm. After that, you can only vote on election day at your own voting station.
When are the special voting days?
Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 November 2026, at your own voting station, for approved applicants.
What ID do I need to vote?
A valid green barcoded ID book, a Smart ID card, or a temporary identity certificate.
Are there mobile voting stations?
Yes, 32 across the country. Their routes are published in the IEC list of voting stations.
Voting station information is based on the list published by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) on 14 August 2026, and was last checked on AS AT DATE. Stations can change, so always confirm yours with the IEC before election day. Mzansi Mirror is not part of the IEC. Spotted a mistake? Email YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.