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Ward 1

Matjhabeng (FS184) · IEC ward 41804001

Won by
ANC
Mamotsabadisa Sophia Senokoane
Margin
9.6%
283 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
2,963

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCMamotsabadisa Sophia Senokoane89430.2%
DA61120.6%
SACP51217.3%
VF Plus2729.2%
EFF2067.0%
MKP1444.9%
ACT1244.2%
PA371.2%
AIC311.0%
Mayibuye190.6%
URF170.6%
IFP150.5%
VFC140.5%
ATM120.4%
ActionSA110.4%
ICOSA100.3%
APC50.2%
LABOUR50.2%
PAC40.1%
ACDP40.1%
AAC40.1%
ARU40.1%
COPE20.1%
Ecoforum20.1%
TRUTH20.1%
FISA10.0%
ALM10.0%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 284 more votes to win, or 142 voters switching from ANC.

Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.

Change since 2021

Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 7 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
Party shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC61.8%31.2%−30.6
DA12.9%21.6%+8.7
SACP–17.5%new
VF Plus5.5%9.4%+4.0
EFF16.6%7.5%−9.1
ACT–3.6%new
MKP–2.5%new
PA0.2%1.3%+1.2

Voting districts (7)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
22570017VF Plus 54.2%850yes
22570028ANC 33.1%2,149yes
22570039ANC 35.7%1,076yes
22570040ANC 37.4%1,094yes
22570051ANC 36.4%431yes
22640060ANC 47.7%172yes
22640352VF Plus 73.3%30yes