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Merafong City, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 20 candidates from 20 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Merafong City

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 24 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 07152.45%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE20710.14%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1949.50%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION1678.18%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1617.88%
ACTIONSA844.11%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY301.47%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA251.22%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS231.13%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE150.73%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA130.64%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY100.49%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY100.49%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA70.34%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS60.29%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.24%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA50.24%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.20%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.15%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.10%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 042. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 24 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 09751.48%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE21810.23%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1999.34%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1728.07%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION1657.74%
ACTIONSA974.55%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY391.83%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE291.36%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA281.31%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS251.17%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.52%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY100.47%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY80.38%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION80.38%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.33%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE60.28%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.19%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.19%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY30.14%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 131. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

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Ward 1 ballot

20 candidates
  • THAMSANQA MTOLOACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • INGRID THANDI JWILIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • GODFREY MOGOMOTSI SELLOAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NOMZAMO SIBIYAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SIMPIWE KENNETH MADLONGWANAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MMALEKHETHO SERABELEAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • THOMAS MZWANDILE SABELOBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • CHARMANE YVONNE KGAKATSEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • GERSHOM MILUVERI HLUNGWANIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MAMOKETE SELINAH SEREOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MAMIKI CHRISTINAH MAKATELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NHLANHLA MTSHALIMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • SIBUSISO ELLIOT NHLAPOONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • VUMILE PETRUS THIKOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TOROETSILE OATHS GAONNWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ITUMELENG ISHMAEL MASHILANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SEITHATI KADITRUE REFORMATION PARTY
  • ZIBUYILE MAVIS DLAMINIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • WILLIAM HENRY EDWARD KINNEARVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Merafong City proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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