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Polokwane, Ward 18

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 34 candidates from 33 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 18, Polokwane

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 70137.01%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS74716.25%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY74416.19%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4399.55%
Independents, grouped by IEC3988.66%
ACTIONSA1583.44%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1262.74%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION1072.33%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS380.83%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY310.67%
AFRICAN SOLUTION200.44%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION130.28%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION120.26%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.22%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE90.20%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM60.13%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA50.11%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.11%
AL JAMA-AH30.07%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.07%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT30.07%
MAGAENG30.07%
MOSHABI PARTY30.07%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT20.04%
RISE MZANSI20.04%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY20.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.02%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA10.02%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY10.02%
BORN TO WIN10.02%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY10.02%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ABLE LEADERSHIP00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 596. 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 40 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 79939.33%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS84918.56%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY73816.13%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE52211.41%
ACTIONSA2144.68%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION1012.21%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1012.21%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS450.98%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY440.96%
AFRICAN SOLUTION420.92%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA160.35%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION130.28%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA90.20%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT90.20%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION80.17%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE80.17%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE80.17%
MAGAENG70.15%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.11%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM50.11%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT40.09%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY40.09%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.07%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY30.07%
BORN TO WIN30.07%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY30.07%
AL JAMA-AH20.04%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE20.04%
RISE MZANSI20.04%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE20.04%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.02%
MOSHABI PARTY10.02%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA00.00%
ABLE LEADERSHIP00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 574. 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.

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Ward 18 ballot

34 candidates
  • RAMOKONE MAGGIE MABITSELAABLE LEADERSHIP
  • KGABO PATIENCE MOLOTOACTIONSA
  • RAMAKGAHLELA CATHERINE SHIBURIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MMAKWENA HAZEL MOLOTOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • PHADU WALTER SELEPEAFRICAN SOLUTION
  • KABELO NKERE SELOLOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • AZAREA BRIELAL JAMA-AH
  • LEBO WALTER LESOAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • TLOU ELVIS SETATIBELIEVERS VOICE PARTY
  • CHARLES SEKGOBELABOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MERCY KGAUGELO RAPHOLOBORN TO WIN
  • MOTALE PILUSABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • ERICK MOHLAPAMASWICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • MALATJI DONACIOUS RAMABUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • LESIBA ISAIAH SEKELEECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • TLOU PAULINA MATLOUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MMANOKO HENDRICK MOLOTO IndependentIndependent candidate
  • MMANOKO PAUL MAKGOKA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • NOKO LEKGWARAKINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SEGOBEDI EVANS SEFALAMAGAENG
  • PERPETUA SEWELEWELE MAMABOLOMAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT
  • TSHIANGWA ADOLPHINA MANIMOSHABI PARTY
  • PHUTI LORDWICK SEBOLAMOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION
  • MAKGOBA JOSEPH MOLEPONATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY
  • MELTONIA MOKGATJANE SETHOSAORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • PAZARELL WINNIE MAKGELEDISA MPHAHLELEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JENNIFER SOUTHERNPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • TEBATSO MICHELLE BALOYIRISE MZANSI
  • MMATLOU QUEEN MANAMELARISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA
  • MOLATELO SEBOLASEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY
  • LESIBA ISAIAH MONYAMANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • KGABO HLALEFI HLAHLAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • KOENA PHISTOS MABULAUNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
  • BAREND JACOBUS JORDAANVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Polokwane 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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