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Merafong City, Ward 2

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 2, 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 CONGRESS81132.65%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS80632.45%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE26110.51%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1927.73%
ACTIONSA1255.03%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION923.70%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY672.70%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS371.49%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE190.76%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA160.64%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS120.48%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA100.40%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT90.36%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY80.32%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.28%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY50.20%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA20.08%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.08%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES20.08%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 484. 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 CONGRESS84835.44%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS76932.14%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE26411.03%
ACTIONSA1265.27%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY964.01%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION833.47%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY692.88%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE281.17%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA210.88%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS170.71%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA120.50%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.46%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY100.42%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.29%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.29%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.25%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.21%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES40.17%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.17%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA30.13%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.08%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION10.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 393. 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 2 ballot

19 candidates
  • DANISILE STEPHEN JAKOLEACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • TERRENCE MVULENI MNQANDIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MATTHEWS KUBUAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NOMPUMELELO ROSE-EVELINE MAKHONGOANAAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • SAM MOJALEFA MASHAMOBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • PASEKA ISHMAEL MOSIANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NZIMA ERICK WANAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • EVA STOMPIE SEREOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • NDU JOHN MOKGOJWALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MABEL MNAMA MARABAMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • MUSAWENKOSI NTJEBOMVUONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • MATSHIDISO PHERDELIA SEHUMEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TOROETSILE OATHS GAONNWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • POGISO RALETINGSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • KATLEGO JOHN MASHIGOTRUE REFORMATION PARTY
  • TSHIDISO ALBERT NGAKANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • WILLIAM HENRY EDWARD KINNEARVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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