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Ward 36

Matjhabeng (FS184) · IEC ward 41804036

Won by
DA
Jessica Nel
Margin
15.6%
465 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
2,987

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAJessica Nel1,42747.8%
ANC96232.2%
VF Plus1866.2%
MKP1224.1%
EFF712.4%
SACP431.4%
Mayibuye311.0%
ACT230.8%
ActionSA210.7%
ACDP140.5%
VFC130.4%
ATM120.4%
AIC110.4%
COPE110.4%
PA100.3%
LABOUR60.2%
BBM60.2%
AAC50.2%
APC40.1%
ALM30.1%
URF20.1%
TRUTH20.1%
IFP10.0%
Ecoforum10.0%

Votes needed. ANC would have needed 466 more votes to win, or 233 voters switching from DA.

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: 6 of the 6 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
DA38.1%48.8%+10.6
ANC50.3%32.2%−18.1
VF Plus5.4%6.3%+0.9
EFF4.7%2.4%−2.2
MKP–2.0%new
SACP–1.5%new
Mayibuye–1.3%new

Voting districts (6)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
22450025ANC 51.5%1,365yes
22450047DA 53.0%1,166yes
22450070ANC 59.7%932yes
22540036DA 66.8%1,863yes
22540249DA 47.5%510yes
22640037ANC 45.4%141yes