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Merafong City, Ward 16

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 16, 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 14852.59%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS37517.18%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2059.39%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1496.83%
ACTIONSA793.62%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY783.57%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION301.37%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE271.24%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY190.87%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS170.78%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT170.78%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.46%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY90.41%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA90.41%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.18%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.14%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.09%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 183. 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
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 09550.07%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS39117.88%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS22010.06%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1597.27%
ACTIONSA934.25%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY733.34%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE381.74%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION351.60%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT150.69%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY140.64%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.41%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS80.37%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.32%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA70.32%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY50.23%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.23%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.18%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA30.14%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY30.14%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION20.09%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 187. 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 16 ballot

19 candidates
  • SARAH MMAMI HAJA AHMED KHANACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MOTLOGELWA ARCHIBALD MOSIANEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • TITO KHUMALOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MZWANDILE HONEST MABENTSELAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MALISEMA SYLVIA MOTHAEAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • MMAKETSELETSO ALINAH POTLWANEBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • DAVID HENRY HARMANDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • MASEKOANE LAWRENCE NKHASIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • GOODENOUGH THEMBENKOSINI MDLETSHEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • VUYOLWETHU MQOQILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MPHO BOND MAPHOSOMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • ITHABELENG NTHATI TSOLOONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • BAFANA EDWIN MTHIMKULUPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • THULANI MOILOAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • JEREMIAH MZWANDILE MPISEKHAYASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • HENDRICK ANDREWE SELEMELAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ELSABÉ MYNHARDTVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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