Ward 23
Matjhabeng (FS184) · IEC ward 41804023
Won by
ANC
Kgorai Rubben Tlake
Margin
30.7%
957 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,122
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCKgorai Rubben Tlake | 1,706 | 54.6% |
| DA | 749 | 24.0% |
| EFF | 148 | 4.7% |
| VFC | 87 | 2.8% |
| Mayibuye | 69 | 2.2% |
| MKP | 62 | 2.0% |
| URF | 58 | 1.9% |
| AIC | 50 | 1.6% |
| ATM | 46 | 1.5% |
| ActionSA | 32 | 1.0% |
| ACT | 24 | 0.8% |
| SACP | 16 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 15 | 0.5% |
| COPE | 12 | 0.4% |
| APC | 9 | 0.3% |
| Ecoforum | 9 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 7 | 0.2% |
| AAC | 6 | 0.2% |
| IFP | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 4 | 0.1% |
| TRUTH | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 958 more votes to win, or 479 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 5 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 92% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 71.0% | 54.4% | −16.5 |
| DA | 5.0% | 25.6% | +20.6 |
| EFF | 11.9% | 4.9% | −7.0 |
| VFC | – | 2.9% | new |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.8% | new |
| ATM | 0.5% | 1.6% | +1.1 |
| URF | – | 1.5% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.2% | new |
| AIC | – | 1.1% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.0% | new |
| APC | 4.1% | 0.2% | −3.9 |
| ISANCO | 6.0% | 0.0% | −6.0 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22600549 | ANC 52.3% | 1,229 | yes |
| 22600730 | ANC 52.1% | 785 | yes |
| 22600796 | ANC 57.4% | 2,184 | yes |
| 22600808 | ANC 53.0% | 1,460 | yes |
| 22600954 | ANC 72.9% | 501 | new |