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Ratlou, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 12 candidates from 12 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Ratlou

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 16 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 13149.24%
ACTIONSA25611.14%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT2068.97%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1767.66%
Independents, grouped by IEC1707.40%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1285.57%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1165.05%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY853.70%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION190.83%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.22%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.17%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS10.04%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 297. 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 16 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 15350.24%
ACTIONSA26811.68%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY23710.33%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT2038.85%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1486.45%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1426.19%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY944.10%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION140.61%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL110.48%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.26%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT60.26%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.22%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY30.13%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.13%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS20.09%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 295. 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 1 ballot

12 candidates
  • MOTLATHUSO IRENE TLADIACTIONSA
  • TLHATLHOSO SAMUEL GAONAKALAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SEITEBALENG JOYCE JABANEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • SEREIWA JACOB MOKGOSIAFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT
  • GOITUMETSWE GAMMAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • LERATO COMFORT MATOLADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • OMPOLOKILE ISAAC TLOUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • JOHAN SERIMAFORUM FOR DEMOCRATS
  • THABO BENNET TSIMANE IndependentIndependent candidate
  • SAM THUTHUBUDU MOKUNKESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • BINANG DANIEL MOTSHABIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • JEFFREY NKARABANG MADOLAUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

Voters in this ward also vote for a Ratlou 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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