Ward 17
Ba-Phalaborwa (LIM334) · IEC ward 93304017
Won by
ANC
Thabo Mashale
Margin
78.7%
1,664 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
2,115
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCThabo Mashale | 1,796 | 84.9% |
| DA | 132 | 6.2% |
| EFF | 100 | 4.7% |
| VF Plus | 30 | 1.4% |
| ActionSA | 26 | 1.2% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.5% |
| MKP | 5 | 0.2% |
| SACP | 4 | 0.2% |
| COPE | 4 | 0.2% |
| APC | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 1 | 0.0% |
| AFP | 1 | 0.0% |
| GAZA | 1 | 0.0% |
| EIA | 1 | 0.0% |
| PFC | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 1,665 more votes to win, or 833 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: 7 of the 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 49.9% | 84.9% | +35.1 |
| DA | 1.8% | 6.2% | +4.4 |
| EFF | 2.0% | 4.9% | +3.0 |
| VF Plus | 0.3% | 1.3% | +1.0 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.3% | new |
| NIP | 44.1% | 0.0% | −44.1 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76080225 | DA 38.2% | 204 | yes |
| 76280306 | ANC 80.1% | 772 | yes |
| 76280676 | ANC 96.6% | 1,069 | yes |
| 76280878 | ANC 90.5% | 1,850 | yes |
| 76290969 | ANC 65.8% | 117 | yes |
| 76291050 | ANC 58.6% | 128 | yes |
| 76291061 | ANC 66.7% | 93 | yes |