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Ward 13

Ba-Phalaborwa (LIM334) · IEC ward 93304013

Won by
ANC
Nhlahla Lucky Rihlampfu
Margin
16.1%
446 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
2,765

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCNhlahla Lucky Rihlampfu1,12540.7%
EFF67924.6%
ActionSA35812.9%
DA31811.5%
GAZA511.8%
SACP501.8%
UAT391.4%
Mayibuye250.9%
GLC240.9%
VF Plus230.8%
APC220.8%
PFC150.5%
COPE110.4%
MKP110.4%
PAC30.1%
PA30.1%
AFP30.1%
EIA30.1%
AAM20.1%

Votes needed. EFF would have needed 447 more votes to win, or 224 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 91% 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
ANC62.9%41.2%−21.6
EFF11.0%23.3%+12.3
ActionSA–14.0%new
DA2.0%12.4%+10.4
SACP–1.9%new
UAT–1.5%new
Independents17.5%0.0%−17.5
NIP1.2%0.0%−1.2
F4SD1.1%0.0%−1.1

Voting districts (5)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
76080124ANC 52.4%1,870yes
76080472ANC 39.2%1,560yes
76080573ANC 41.4%713yes
76080775ActionSA 52.6%876yes
76080786ANC 37.5%526new