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Ward 1

Thaba Chweu (MP321) · IEC ward 83201001

Won by
ANC
Paul Kagisho Mashilo
Margin
49.3%
537 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,090

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCPaul Kagisho Mashilo66861.3%
EFF13112.0%
DA13011.9%
MKP595.4%
ActionSA343.1%
Mayibuye222.0%
VF Plus141.3%
SACP121.1%
ATM80.7%
ACDP50.5%
SDP50.5%
AUM20.2%

Votes needed. EFF would have needed 538 more votes to win, or 269 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: 2 of the 2 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
ANC69.0%60.2%−8.8
DA18.4%12.2%−6.3
EFF11.3%12.1%+0.8
MKP–5.4%new
ActionSA–3.7%new
Mayibuye–1.9%new
VF Plus0.2%1.3%+1.1

Voting districts (2)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
54760024ANC 56.3%1,094yes
54760035ANC 64.1%1,085yes