Municipal by-elections
13 November 2024
1 ward by-election in Polokwane, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 39, Polokwane Local Municipality
Polokwane · by-election of 13 November 2024
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RITA-ESMÉ JAMES | 846 | 69,5% |
| RAMATSOBANE FRANCINA TAUEATSOALA | 368 | 30,2% |
| RICH GEZANI HLUNGWANI | 4 | 0,3% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 48,9%.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 13 November 2024: 1 ward, each candidate by name and party with their votes. Votes cast and spoilt ballots are published per municipality, so they — and the ward's registered voters and turnout with them — are shown only where a municipality held one by-election that day.
How it was read and checked
- The winner is the candidate the IEC's results award the seat. Why each seat fell vacant is not published with these results and is not stated here.
Sources
The IEC files this day's record was loaded from
| Document | Role | Retrieved | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC by-election candidates, 13 November 2024 (JSON, {"EEID":1584}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 4a921eed5fa2fb04… |
| IEC by-election results, 13 November 2024: LIM354 - Polokwane (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | d1c9eaf5a48a3260… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 13 November 2024 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1584}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | dfc1ca7f9692bc23… |