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Metsimaholo, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 26 candidates from 26 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, Metsimaholo

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 33 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS75331.53%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE42517.80%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION33814.15%
SERVICE MOVEMENT FOR METSIMAHOLO27011.31%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1817.58%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT823.43%
ACTIONSA692.89%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS421.76%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY381.59%
FEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT351.47%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS311.30%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY311.30%
KINGDOM AMBASSADORS MOVEMENT160.67%
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION150.63%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA140.59%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE120.50%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE90.38%
METSIMAHOLO PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE FORUM90.38%
PROUDLY METSIMAHOLO40.17%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.13%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS30.13%
LENTSWE LA SETJHABA30.13%
PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION20.08%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT10.04%
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE10.04%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT10.04%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
REFENGKGOTSO CIVIL PARTY00.00%
THE FARMER PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 388. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 33 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS81033.76%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE43218.01%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION28111.71%
SERVICE MOVEMENT FOR METSIMAHOLO25510.63%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1958.13%
ACTIONSA923.83%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT863.58%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS461.92%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
FEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT321.33%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION291.21%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY251.04%
METSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION200.83%
PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION150.63%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS120.50%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE110.46%
KINGDOM AMBASSADORS MOVEMENT110.46%
METSIMAHOLO PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE FORUM90.38%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.25%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS60.25%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.25%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY50.21%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.17%
PROUDLY METSIMAHOLO40.17%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT20.08%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT20.08%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.04%
LENTSWE LA SETJHABA10.04%
THE FARMER PARTY10.04%
ALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%
REFENGKGOTSO CIVIL PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 399. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 5 ballot

26 candidates
  • MPOTSENG AUGUSTINE MATSIPAACTIONSA
  • TSHIDISO JOSEPH TSOENYANEAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • LYDIA MOLOIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • WILLIAM LEFU MOTAUNGAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BEAUTY NOZIMANGA JANTJIEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • FUSI JONAS MASOPHAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ANNA CATHARINA DELPORTALTERNATIVE AFRICAN ALLEGIANCE
  • THAPELO PAULUS MPEMBECIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS
  • PHASENJANE DAVID MOTOLOCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • JONAS MOEKETSI MAKHEMADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • JOHANNAH MATSOANE MOLOKAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • TIBISI APRIL MOTAUNGFEZILE DABI CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • MPHAKISENG GRACE SIMELAKINGDOM AMBASSADORS MOVEMENT
  • ISAAC MPHO DLAMINILENTSWE LA SETJHABA
  • MONTSHENG MAGDELINA RANKALIMETSIMAHOLO COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
  • PETE PETRUS XAUKAMETSIMAHOLO PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE FORUM
  • THAPELO PIET MALEMAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • MAHADI ELSIE MASEKOPROGRESSIVE CIVIC ORGANISATION
  • MORAKANE GRACE MOFOKENGPROUDLY METSIMAHOLO
  • DOI CORNELIUS HLAHANESERVICE MOVEMENT FOR METSIMAHOLO
  • AMOS TSEHLA MOFOKENGSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NOSILILO JOSEPHINE MALINDITAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA
  • MOLATELO RACHEL MOLISEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • THERESA WILHELMINA CORNELIA DU TOITUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • TSHUPA ISHMAEL MAHASELAUNITED RESIDENTS FRONT
  • THEO DU TOITVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Metsimaholo proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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