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Polokwane, Ward 7

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 31 candidates from 31 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 7, 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 43152.46%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS47017.23%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE28410.41%
ACTIONSA1816.63%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1706.23%
MAGAENG471.72%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT230.84%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION210.77%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
RISE MZANSI210.77%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY200.73%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION90.33%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA90.33%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS80.29%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.26%
MOSHABI PARTY70.26%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.15%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE30.11%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT20.07%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.07%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.07%
ABLE LEADERSHIP20.07%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY20.07%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION10.04%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT00.00%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY00.00%
BORN TO WIN00.00%
AFRICAN SOLUTION00.00%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE00.00%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 728. 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 43252.34%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS45916.78%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE31211.40%
ACTIONSA1916.98%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1595.81%
MAGAENG451.64%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT230.84%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION200.73%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
RISE MZANSI160.58%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION140.51%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.40%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY110.40%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA80.29%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE60.22%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT50.18%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.15%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.11%
MOSHABI PARTY30.11%
AFRICAN SOLUTION30.11%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.07%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.04%
ABLE LEADERSHIP10.04%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE10.04%
BATHOBOHLE POLITICAL PARTY10.04%
BORN TO WIN10.04%
BELIEVERS VOICE PARTY10.04%
MOLEMOLE INDEPENDENT VOICE10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
MOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
RISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
UNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE00.00%
NATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY00.00%
SEBOTHA COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 736. 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 7 ballot

31 candidates
  • PIET MOGOWE BOPAPEABLE LEADERSHIP
  • TSHEPO MAMANGANA LESIBA MOTHAPOACTIONSA
  • DIMAKATSO DESREY MOCHUSIAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MAUTLE SAMUEL MOTHAPOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • TEBATSO KHOMOTSO PATIENCE LEGODIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NGWAKO JOSEPH LETSOALOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • AZAREA BRIELAL JAMA-AH
  • ANDRIES PHETOLE SEEMELAAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • KUBU CAIPHAS MOSHUTLABELIEVERS VOICE PARTY
  • MASHAO ISHMAEL MASHABELABOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SAMUEL MAPULA RAMOHLALEBORN TO WIN
  • KHOMOTJO LINAH MABENABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • ERICK MOHLAPAMASWICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • LEBOGANG JULIA MAMABOLODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • TLOU REBECCA SOMOECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • NAPE LYDIA MOLOPEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • NOKO LEKGWARAKINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • ANDRIES PHOGOLE NTJIEMAGAENG
  • TSHIANGWA ADOLPHINA MANIMOSHABI PARTY
  • NCHABILE JOEL MALATJIMOVEMENT FOR TOTAL LIBERATION
  • MOLAI JOHANNES MAAKENATIONAL RESTORATION PARTY
  • MELTONIA MOKGATJANE SETHOSAORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • PHUTI FELICITAS DINYAKEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TSHEPO PRINCE MADIAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • MOTSIPIRI REITUMETSE MOTHAPORISE MZANSI
  • SELLO SYLVESTER RAMALOKORISE UP AFRICA / TSOGA AFRICA
  • WILLIAM SEPHAKULANE BOTABOTASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MICHEL FOSE MOREROAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MALETSIRI THABITHA RAKABEUNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
  • MAPULA ANNA TLADIUNITED PROGRESSIVE PEOPLE ALLIANCE
  • CHOEU JOSEPH SATHEKGEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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