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Limpopo · Polokwane · 2016

Ward 39

One ward elects one councillor to the municipal council.Explain

What is a ward?

A ward

A part of a local or metro municipality. Its councillor represents residents on that council.

One seat

The ward candidate with the most votes wins, even with less than half the votes.

Winning a ward does not mean winning control of the whole council. The council also includes PR councillors.

IEC guide to council seats

Combined ballot votes

Separate PR and ward figures are unavailable for this area.

Combined ballots show votes, not council seats.Explain

Vote share vs seats

Vote share

40 out of every 100 valid votes on the ballot shown.

One councillor

A representative who votes on council decisions.

Seats decide a majority

Use the council seat total, not the percentage on a single ballot.

Ward wins and the proportional allocation determine the final seats. A party’s PR vote percentage alone is not its share of council seats.

IEC guide to council seats
Leading in votesHERMANUS FRANS MARXDA
58.8%

Ahead by 2 519 votes of ANC.

2011 comparison unavailable.

Party / candidateVote % · votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCEHERMANUS FRANS MARX
58.8%4 221 votes
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
23.7%1 702 votes
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
8.9%640 votes
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
7.2%520 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.6%46 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
0.3%18 votes
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
0.1%9 votes
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UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
0.1%5 votes
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
0.1%4 votes
VALUE EDUCATION NATIONALISM DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA
0.0%3 votes
PEOPLE'S REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT
0.0%2 votes
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
0.0%2 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
0.0%2 votes
FORUM 4 SERVICE DELIVERY
0.0%2 votes
INDEPENDENTS
0.0%0 votes
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S SOCIALIST PARTY
0.0%0 votes

7 176 combined ballot votes

Voting districts in this ward

A voting district is a small voting area inside a ward.Explain

What is a voting district?

A voting district

Voters are assigned to a voting station in this area. These results show only that part of the ward.

Votes added together

Results from all the ward’s voting districts decide its councillor.

A lead here is not a ward win. A voting district has no council and is different from a district municipality.

IEC guide to voting districts

Historical boundaries are unavailable for this election.

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