Ward 23
Maluti a Phofung (FS194) · IEC ward 41904023
Won by
ACM
Diphapang Elias Sefatsa
Margin
7.0%
192 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,732
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ACMDiphapang Elias Sefatsa | 1,042 | 38.1% |
| ANC | 850 | 31.1% |
| DA | 375 | 13.7% |
| ATM | 136 | 5.0% |
| EFF | 68 | 2.5% |
| DPSA | 51 | 1.9% |
| ACT | 47 | 1.7% |
| MAP16 | 42 | 1.5% |
| Al Jama-ah | 23 | 0.8% |
| AHC | 16 | 0.6% |
| Ecoforum | 14 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 14 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 13 | 0.5% |
| SACP | 12 | 0.4% |
| Amc.roy. | 11 | 0.4% |
| SARKO | 5 | 0.2% |
| BCMT | 4 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 2 | 0.1% |
| APEMO | 2 | 0.1% |
| L.E.M. | 2 | 0.1% |
| AASD | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 193 more votes to win, or 97 voters switching from ACM.
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: 5 of the 5 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACM | 6.2% | 40.3% | +34.1 |
| ANC | 26.8% | 29.9% | +3.1 |
| DA | 4.8% | 13.6% | +8.8 |
| ATM | 1.9% | 4.5% | +2.6 |
| EFF | 7.3% | 2.5% | −4.8 |
| DPSA | 3.7% | 1.6% | −2.1 |
| ACT | – | 1.6% | new |
| MAP16 | 44.4% | 1.3% | −43.1 |
| SARKO | 1.1% | 0.2% | −1.0 |
| AIC | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22420370 | ANC 35.0% | 1,396 | yes |
| 22420695 | ACM 48.8% | 1,343 | yes |
| 22421270 | ANC 32.3% | 1,187 | yes |
| 22421843 | ANC 44.4% | 261 | yes |
| 22421854 | ACM 54.8% | 1,249 | yes |