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Merafong City, Ward 18

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 18 candidates from 18 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 18, 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 ALLIANCE57232.99%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS35020.18%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY24414.07%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1408.07%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1357.79%
ACTIONSA965.54%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS714.09%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA291.67%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION231.33%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE211.21%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS170.98%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY160.92%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.29%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.29%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.17%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA30.17%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20.12%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 734. 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 ALLIANCE55032.53%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS36021.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY22413.25%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1297.63%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1287.57%
ACTIONSA1015.97%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS684.02%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA241.42%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION241.42%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE231.36%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY140.83%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT140.83%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE80.47%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS70.41%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.35%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.30%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.12%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA20.12%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 691. 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 18 ballot

18 candidates
  • COMFORT SIBUSISO LUBISIACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NOZENZA MARTHA NGAMOLEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • STEPHEN PHALATSI MEKGWEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NOMPUMELELO ROSE-EVELINE MAKHONGOANAAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • LEBOGANG QAKOSHABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • EUGÉNE POTGIETERDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ONNETSE BRIAN MAKHAYAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ZAKHELE INNOCENT NDLOVANAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • VUYOLWETHU MQOQILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • TSHIDISO MACDONALD MOKGETHIMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • MUSA MAKWEDINIONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • PULE SELBY MUSIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TOROETSILE OATHS GAONNWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • JEREMIAH MZWANDILE MPISEKHAYASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MANDLENKOSI PAUL MANGEUMKHONTO 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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