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Ditsobotla, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 19 candidates from 19 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, Ditsobotla

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 28 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS82752.21%
SAVE DITSOBOTLA MOVEMENT25616.16%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1338.40%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1157.26%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1096.88%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY503.16%
KOPANO MOVEMENT171.07%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY150.95%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT150.95%
ACTIONSA130.82%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS120.76%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION100.63%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.32%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.13%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.06%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
NEW FORCE10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 584. 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 28 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS80951.11%
SAVE DITSOBOTLA MOVEMENT25916.36%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1378.65%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1167.33%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1046.57%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY462.91%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY171.07%
ACTIONSA161.01%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
KOPANO MOVEMENT150.95%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS140.88%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT80.51%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION60.38%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.32%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.32%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.32%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL50.32%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.25%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.19%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.13%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY20.13%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.13%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT20.13%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
NEW FORCE00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 583. 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 17 ballot

19 candidates
  • LESEDI GODRATIUS MOKONEACTIONSA
  • MOLEFE JONAS LEBALELOAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • JOHN TREVOR MANDLEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • WALTER MASEKOAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ELISA DIEKETSENG KABAIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • MOTHUSI CHRISTOPH SHOLEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • LESEGO MASOPA DAVID MATHIKGEBOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT
  • REGIONALD RONALD MASEDIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MATSHEDISO BETTY MOGWERANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • GAOBUSE ABEL MODISEKOPANO MOVEMENT
  • ZAMILE WILLIAM MKHOMALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • PULANE BETTY SEBAKONEW FORCE
  • ISHMAEL MORAKENG TSHWEUNYANEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • THATO JOHANNES MOLEFESAVE DITSOBOTLA MOVEMENT
  • SOLOMON VUSUMUZI MAKHONJWASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • OFENTSE WALTER MOKEDISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIENKIE TYS TOOTSHWANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • LEBOGANG ISHMAEL SEOMEUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • THORA KATE YVONNE VOGELVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Ditsobotla 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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