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Ward 17

Matjhabeng (FS184) · IEC ward 41804017

Won by
ANC
Thandisa Kalipa
Margin
22.1%
549 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,486

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCThandisa Kalipa1,14746.1%
DA59824.1%
SACP2138.6%
EFF1646.6%
ActionSA1395.6%
ACT622.5%
PA331.3%
ATM321.3%
VF Plus271.1%
VFC230.9%
ACDP120.5%
Mayibuye110.4%
COPE50.2%
FISA40.2%
URF30.1%
AAC30.1%
IFP20.1%
APC20.1%
Ecoforum20.1%
TRUTH20.1%
LABOUR10.0%
ALM10.0%

Votes needed. DA would have needed 550 more votes to win, or 275 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: 4 of the 4 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
ANC65.9%44.5%−21.4
DA6.1%26.9%+20.8
EFF24.5%7.2%−17.3
SACP–6.7%new
ActionSA–5.7%new
ACT–2.4%new
ATM0.7%1.7%+1.0
VFC–1.3%new

Voting districts (4)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
22600099ANC 37.1%1,542yes
22600415ANC 44.1%1,064yes
22600673ANC 44.3%1,263yes
22600718ANC 54.2%1,233yes