Ward 34
Polokwane (LIM354) · IEC ward 93504034
Won by
ANC
Matsikinyane Freddy Makgoba
Margin
34.9%
1,290 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,694
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCMatsikinyane Freddy Makgoba | 1,915 | 51.8% |
| Independents | 625 | 16.9% |
| EFF | 414 | 11.2% |
| ActionSA | 324 | 8.8% |
| DA | 229 | 6.2% |
| SACP | 45 | 1.2% |
| UAT | 27 | 0.7% |
| Mayibuye | 25 | 0.7% |
| RISE | 18 | 0.5% |
| AZAPO | 10 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 8 | 0.2% |
| ACP | 8 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 7 | 0.2% |
| Magaeng | 6 | 0.2% |
| Moshabi | 5 | 0.1% |
| MTL | 4 | 0.1% |
| AL. | 4 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 3 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| MSM | 2 | 0.1% |
| BTW | 2 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 1 | 0.0% |
| BPSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| PA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
| KCDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| SCP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 1,291 more votes to win, or 646 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 | 80.9% | 55.3% | −25.6 |
| EFF | 13.9% | 12.8% | −1.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 9.7% | new |
| Independents | – | 8.4% | new |
| DA | 2.5% | 7.1% | +4.6 |
| SACP | – | 1.6% | new |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76300231 | ANC 53.3% | 1,248 | yes |
| 76300242 | ANC 49.7% | 787 | yes |
| 76300264 | ANC 53.5% | 944 | yes |
| 76300310 | ANC 58.3% | 1,376 | yes |
| 76300343 | ANC 60.8% | 1,611 | yes |
| 76300635 | ANC 55.5% | 265 | yes |
| 76300770 | ANC 51.8% | 1,190 | yes |