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Merafong City, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 17 candidates from 17 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, 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 26755.35%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS36315.86%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS35715.60%
ACTIONSA944.11%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS743.23%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION351.53%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE190.83%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE190.83%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY160.70%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90.39%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS90.39%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.31%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.26%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.26%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.17%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES30.13%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 289. 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 22255.39%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS35716.18%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS34415.59%
ACTIONSA803.63%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS693.13%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION251.13%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE231.04%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY231.04%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY140.63%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE120.54%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS80.36%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.27%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.27%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.27%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.18%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20.09%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION20.09%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.05%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 206. 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 17 ballot

17 candidates
  • PULE SAMUEL MONAGENGACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • SELLO EMMANUEL PHATSHWANEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MALEKE PHILEMON MASHISHIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • THABANG SEKWATENGAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • GADINEO ELISA SEGOEBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • CARL SEBASTIAN STEENEKAMPDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • KATLEGO ISABELLA MOTONEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • YONELA KHONJWAYOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • KHAYALAKHE LUCKY NABISOLABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VALENTIA PULANE MORALADIMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • OBAKENG SEDIDIONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • THELMA BONGIWE RAPOOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TOROETSILE OATHS GAONNWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • JEREMIAH MZWANDILE MPISEKHAYASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • BAREND VAN DER BERGVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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