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Ratlou, Ward 5

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 14 candidates from 14 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 5, 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 CONGRESS74747.76%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY61539.32%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE684.35%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS634.03%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY221.41%
ACTIONSA110.70%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION100.64%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT100.64%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY80.51%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE60.38%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT30.19%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 564. 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 CONGRESS75648.09%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY61338.99%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS744.71%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE634.01%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY221.40%
ACTIONSA110.70%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION90.57%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT70.45%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.38%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT50.32%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.25%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS10.06%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 572. 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 ↗

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Ward 5 ballot

14 candidates
  • THATO GIFT WILLEMSEACTIONSA
  • KEHILWE EVELYN MATOMEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SEITEBALENG JOYCE JABANEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • GABORATANELWE FLORENCE MAKWATIAFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT
  • ZIPPHORAH GABONTHONE PHORAHAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MOTLALEPULA FELICIA MATLHOKOBOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT
  • RABI MPHO WILLEMSEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • STEVEN MONGEZI MOTONEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • JOHAN SERIMAFORUM FOR DEMOCRATS
  • KEAMOGETSE GRACE MOLELEKWAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • ANGELINAH MOGOTSIPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • DIPAKO DONALD MACUCWASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ORAPELENG DANIEL KAUNYONGAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • GAONE DANIEL RANKOKWADIUNITED 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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