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Merafong City, Ward 13

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 19 candidates from 19 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 13, 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 CONGRESS60228.67%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA47722.71%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY28613.62%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1547.33%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1466.95%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1075.10%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY844.00%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS582.76%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY582.76%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION432.05%
ACTIONSA391.86%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA130.62%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT130.62%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS80.38%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.24%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE30.14%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES30.14%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 100. 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 CONGRESS61329.69%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA48523.49%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY27013.08%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1587.65%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1527.36%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1045.04%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY753.63%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY482.32%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION432.08%
ACTIONSA401.94%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS251.21%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT190.92%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.53%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT110.53%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE60.29%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.10%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES20.10%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 065. 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 13 ballot

19 candidates
  • MPAKISENG SUZAN PHOLOHOLOACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • THANDEKA PRIMEROSE VAVAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MOSES NYAKOMBI FAKUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NTATHU MAJOROAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • CHRISTOPH KAGISO MOTSUMIBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • SELLO JACOB TLHAPIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NDZUZO LUQHIDEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • KEMAKETSE EMMANUEL CHUBISIECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • SILINDELO JABULANI GUMEDEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SAKHELO VALASHIYALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • KATLEGO KAGISO MOLEFEMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • ELIAS THULANI MTHEMBUONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • VUYO JOSEPH DUBAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TOROETSILE OATHS GAONNWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ZUKILE FUNANISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • LINDOKUHLE FAITH MAJOLAUMKHONTO 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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