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Merafong City, Ward 12

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 22 candidates from 22 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 12, 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 17534.64%
Independents, grouped by IEC50915.01%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS48614.33%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE41112.12%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2236.57%
ACTIONSA1644.83%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY922.71%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION641.89%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA571.68%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA481.42%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY441.30%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE431.27%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY140.41%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT110.32%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY100.29%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS100.29%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE90.27%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA60.18%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA50.15%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.15%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.09%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA30.09%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 392. 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 24136.75%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE50815.04%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS46313.71%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2968.77%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS2216.54%
ACTIONSA1554.59%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1293.82%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION812.40%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA621.84%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE451.33%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY411.21%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS351.04%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE270.80%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY220.65%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY120.36%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT110.33%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY80.24%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION60.18%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.18%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA50.15%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA30.09%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 377. 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 12 ballot

22 candidates
  • SELEBOGO GODFREY PHILIMON BAARDACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MAGABA ISAAC SELEKEAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • FRANS CHOSE DIKOLOMELAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MPHUTHUMI DIKOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MAKALO PETRUS PELEHAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MOTLAHOSEBATHO ELIZABETH LETLOJANEAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • ABRAM MOTSOANEBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • GEORGE MOTSAMAI PITSODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MODISAOTSILE MARTIN MAKGELEDISAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LESANG PETRUS ANDRIES DUBEECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • TSHEPO ISAAC MOTLOI IndependentIndependent candidate
  • AARON CUNAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THAPELO DANIEL MOKONELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • LEHLOHONOLO MOKALOBA CHRISTOPHER HANONGMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • JANKIE LAVIOUS SEMUKAONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • TSHEPO OAGENG OBUSENG SELEKEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • STEPHEN LANGEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • RELEBOHILE PETRUS LETSHELESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NOKUTHULA SIXHAXHATRUE REFORMATION PARTY
  • KEFILWE ANNAH NTLHANAKWEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • PIETER ERNST BEYERS O'RILEYVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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