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Ratlou, Ward 12

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 13 candidates from 13 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 12, 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 02952.69%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE39920.43%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1537.83%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1256.40%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1226.25%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY422.15%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT361.84%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY160.82%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION150.77%
ACTIONSA110.56%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT20.10%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL20.10%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 953. 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 00051.28%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE41221.13%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1527.79%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1246.36%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1206.15%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY442.26%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT341.74%
ACTIONSA221.13%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION170.87%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT70.36%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.31%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT60.31%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL50.26%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 950. 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 12 ballot

13 candidates
  • RIFT RAMMOLAI MAINEACTIONSA
  • TSHEPISO REGINALD DIPHEKOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • TIRAGALO LUCAS MODISANEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • DONALD MOJALEFA MOTLHABANEAFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL
  • MICHAEL THAPELO SETLHAKUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • VINCENT MOTSEOTHATA MOSIAPOABOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT
  • BOITUMELO REBECCA MOSIKAREDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • GALALETSANG JOSEPHINE MATSOGOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • JOHAN SERIMAFORUM FOR DEMOCRATS
  • BETTY GOPOLANG MOLEBOGEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • SHIMI JOSEPH LEBUSASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • LESEGO JACOB MOISIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • REJOYCE GADIENEWE MAGALESAUNITED 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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