Ward 12
Greater Tzaneen (LIM333) · IEC ward 93303012
Won by
ANC
Doctor Mathebula
Margin
61.4%
1,655 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
2,695
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCDoctor Mathebula | 1,890 | 70.1% |
| AADP | 235 | 8.7% |
| EFF | 190 | 7.1% |
| ActionSA | 157 | 5.8% |
| DA | 81 | 3.0% |
| Mayibuye | 38 | 1.4% |
| MKP | 37 | 1.4% |
| UAT | 32 | 1.2% |
| COPE | 9 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.2% |
| LIMA | 4 | 0.1% |
| VF Plus | 2 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| APC | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 2 | 0.1% |
| RISE | 2 | 0.1% |
| AAM | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| LIRA | 1 | 0.0% |
| EIA | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. AADP would have needed 1,656 more votes to win, or 828 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: 6 of the 7 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 | 78.9% | 71.5% | −7.5 |
| AADP | – | 8.6% | new |
| EFF | 11.5% | 6.7% | −4.8 |
| ActionSA | – | 6.0% | new |
| DA | 1.2% | 2.5% | +1.3 |
| Mayibuye | – | 1.4% | new |
| UAT | – | 1.2% | new |
| APC | 3.6% | 0.1% | −3.5 |
| PA | 1.9% | 0.1% | −1.8 |
| KCDP | 1.7% | 0.0% | −1.7 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76280485 | ANC 64.1% | 1,454 | yes |
| 76280496 | ANC 80.4% | 1,135 | yes |
| 76280632 | ANC 63.8% | 813 | yes |
| 76280700 | ANC 76.4% | 741 | yes |
| 76280711 | ANC 76.7% | 382 | yes |
| 76280801 | ANC 74.9% | 375 | yes |
| 76280979 | ANC 66.1% | 404 | new |