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Merafong City, Ward 20

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 20 candidates from 20 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 20, 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 CONGRESS62235.22%
Independents, grouped by IEC18110.25%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1659.34%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1629.17%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA1588.95%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1327.47%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1206.80%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION653.68%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA563.17%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY311.76%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT211.19%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS201.13%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE100.57%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.40%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.34%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.23%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.17%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.06%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 766. 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 CONGRESS73741.73%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE19010.76%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA1629.17%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1478.32%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1327.47%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1307.36%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION703.96%
ACTIONSA673.79%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY251.42%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS251.42%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT221.25%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE120.68%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY100.57%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION100.57%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE70.40%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.28%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT50.28%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY40.23%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA30.17%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.11%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 766. 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 20 ballot

20 candidates
  • LUNGILE MAZOZOACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MLUNGISI NGQELEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SIMON MPHOFUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MILDRED KESAOBAKA MORAKABIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NOTHANDO NTHATUOA NKWANYANAAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • LEAH MHLONGOBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • ZANELE MKHETSUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NTEBATSENG MAKAMOLEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MOSA HILLARY RAKHOABEECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • AYANDA TOBO IndependentIndependent candidate
  • THOKOZANI BHEKISISA NTSHANGASEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • KHAYALAKHE LUCKY NABISOLABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • LESEGO ENID MOKONEMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • NOMPUMELELO NOZOZOONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • KAMOGELO JUNIOR DLONGWANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • NOMFUNDO PRISCILLA NTLANGUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIYABONGA VOKWANAUMKHONTO 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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