ActionSA Takes Robben Island
Staff Writer
– November 6, 2026
1 min read
ActionSA emerges as the winner on former penal colony.
ActionSA has won the vote on Robben Island.
Robben Island is its own voting district and is part of Ward 54 in Cape Town. While the Democratic Alliance (DA) was leading the ward with 90% of the vote after nearly 60% had been counted, it wasn’t even one of the top four most popular parties on Robben Island, trailing ActionSA, the African National Congress (ANC), the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), and the Patriotic Alliance (PA).
Forty-eight people in total voted on the island.
The chart below shows the standings on Robben Island.
About 150 people live on Robben Island, primarily Robben Island museum staff and guides, lighthouse keepers, and employees of the National Port Authority.
