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Elias Motsoaledi, Ward 23

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 22 candidates from 22 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 23, Elias Motsoaledi

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 CONGRESS77746.81%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS37422.53%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE34921.02%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS955.72%
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI110.66%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION100.60%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA100.60%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.48%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY70.42%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.30%
MPUMALANGA PARTY30.18%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.18%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA30.18%
ASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT30.18%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY00.00%
ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY00.00%
SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT00.00%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT00.00%
US THE PEOPLE00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
DENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00.00%
MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION00.00%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
DITSHABA KOPANO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT00.00%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 660. 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 CONGRESS79147.31%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS35521.23%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE34020.33%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS905.38%
DEFENDERS OF THE PEOPLE160.96%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY130.78%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION120.72%
SOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI100.60%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA80.48%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY80.48%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.36%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.30%
ABAFUNA INGUBO YESKHETHU PARTY40.24%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.12%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT20.12%
ASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT20.12%
ANSWER FOR COMMUNITY10.06%
SOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS10.06%
MAGOSHI SWARANANG MOVEMENT10.06%
US THE PEOPLE10.06%
DENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION10.06%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
MPUMALANGA PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
MOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
DITSHABA KOPANO RESIDENTS MOVEMENT00.00%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 672. 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 23 ballot

22 candidates
  • NKGETHENG PIET MOHLALAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ELIAS THEMBA MAHLANGUAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • TEBOGO MAPHAKAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • JOHANNES VELLY MAHLANGUANSWER FOR COMMUNITY
  • IRENE TUMI MABENAASIHLANGANENI CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • LUCAS BASHEMANE MADIHLABABOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MODUPI MAGAMPABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • WILLIAM DUMISANI MASEMOLADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • THEMBA JIM NKABINDEDENNILTON RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
  • LENA DIKELED MAWELAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • OLGAH MAFOLO MABELANELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MORAKENG KLEINBOOI MASHAMOVEMENT FOR AFRICAN CONVENTION
  • BHEKIMUZI KENNETH MOKWENAMPUMALANGA PARTY
  • KABELO RONNIE MALAPANEORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • DINEO RAMZANPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • KHUWA BETTY NTULISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • COMFORT PABODIBENG MATHOTMOSOCIALIST AGENDA OF DISPOSSESSED AFRICANS
  • VICTOR MANGOPE RADINGOANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MOTSABE SOLOMON MOLEMANESOUTH AFRICAN MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATI
  • TUMELO MOHLAHLOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SHIMA ZACHARIA MASHIFANEUS THE PEOPLE
  • GODFREY SKOSANAVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Elias Motsoaledi 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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