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Polokwane, Ward 40

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 29 candidates from 29 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 40, 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 54554.44%
ACTIONSA35512.51%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS35112.37%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2237.86%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1595.60%
Independents, grouped by IEC963.38%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION431.52%
MAGAENG120.42%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.35%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE90.32%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA90.32%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.18%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.14%
ABLE LEADERSHIP30.11%
RISE MZANSI30.11%
AFRICAN SOLUTION30.11%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.04%
AL JAMA-AH10.04%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.04%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.04%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION10.04%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.04%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA10.04%
MOSHABI PARTY10.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY00.00%
BORN TO WIN00.00%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY00.00%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE00.00%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 838. 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 59656.54%
ACTIONSA36512.93%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS35012.40%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2428.57%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1244.39%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION371.31%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY150.53%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT140.50%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.32%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.28%
ABLE LEADERSHIP60.21%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE50.18%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA50.18%
MAGAENG50.18%
AFRICAN SOLUTION50.18%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.14%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM40.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.14%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.11%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.11%
MOSHABI PARTY30.11%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY30.11%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION20.07%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.07%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY20.07%
RISE MZANSI20.07%
AL JAMA-AH10.04%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION10.04%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY10.04%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE10.04%
BORN TO WIN10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT00.00%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY00.00%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE00.00%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 823. 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 40 ballot

29 candidates
  • MACHABA MICHAEL SESHOENEABLE LEADERSHIP
  • JULIAN PHANYANGANA OLIPHANTACTIONSA
  • TSHEPO SAMUEL LEGODIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MORONGOA PORTIA MOLOKOMMEAFRICAN SOLUTION
  • RAMASELA IRENE RAMASHALAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • AZAREA BRIELAL JAMA-AH
  • KWENA ALPHEUS MAHOAIBELIEVERS VOICE PARTY
  • CHARLES SEKGOBELABOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • KARABO BETTY SEBATABORN TO WIN
  • MARION MATLASE MAPAKELABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • ERICK MOHLAPAMASWICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • RAMASELA TRYPHINA MONYAMANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • CHRISTOPHER SHOKANEECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • OUPA MATSOBANE WILLIAM LEDWABAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MALESELA AUGOSTINE LEDWABA IndependentIndependent candidate
  • MATOME MATOME MAFOKWANEMAGAENG
  • RANYANE CONSTANCE MATLALAMAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT
  • THABANG JEAN PIERRE MANIMOSHABI PARTY
  • MASILO DAVID MASENYAMOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION
  • CHARLES MADIKOTO SEOPANATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY
  • MELTONIA MOKGATJANE SETHOSAORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • PAZARELL WINNIE MAKGELEDISA MPHAHLELEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • JENNIFER SOUTHERNPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • MALETSAU CLOUPAS KGANYAGORISE MZANSI
  • MOHANOA SOPHY RABOSIWANARISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA
  • MOLATELO SEBOLASEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY
  • STEPHEN LESETJA GATEBESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • KANYANE ELLETTA NONGUNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
  • CHANEY NEVELINGVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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