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Merafong City, Ward 21

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 21, 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 79057.48%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS41313.26%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS38712.43%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION2056.58%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1354.34%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY882.83%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS321.03%
ACTIONSA270.87%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS110.35%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY90.29%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA60.19%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.16%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY20.06%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.06%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 114. 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 77456.86%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS43413.91%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS39112.53%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION1936.19%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1344.29%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY782.50%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS401.28%
ACTIONSA391.25%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY120.38%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS70.22%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.19%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA30.10%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.06%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE20.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.06%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.03%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION10.03%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 120. 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 21 ballot

19 candidates
  • KGOMOTSO ELIJAH MOKGOTHOACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • GLEN HARRY GEORGE FOURIEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SIMPHIWE QUTUAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • MMEKE JOHNNY MATLAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MALISEMA SYLVIA MOTHAEAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • MADUMO JOSEPH PHAKEBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • AILEEN DANETTE NIEUWENHUIZENDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • TSELISO ABEL TSIMATSIMAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • RICHARD SIYABONGA VILAKAZIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • JOSEPH MBULELO NDOBATHALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MOIKETSI ABSALOM NTILANEMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • SPHAMANDLA NKULULEKO MNINZIONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • TEBOHO PHILLEMON MOEKETSIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • KAREL KWESPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • NOMFUNDO PRISCILLA NTLANGUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SELLO JOHNY MOSIAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • DAWID PETRUS JACOBSVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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