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Merafong City, Ward 23

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 23, 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 CONGRESS79750.73%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1408.91%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1378.72%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION1157.32%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA895.67%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS815.16%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY644.07%
ACTIONSA503.18%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS362.29%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE161.02%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT130.83%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS100.64%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY90.57%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE60.38%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.19%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.13%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 571. 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 CONGRESS76648.76%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE16210.31%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1358.59%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION1046.62%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS905.73%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA885.60%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY714.52%
ACTIONSA563.56%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT191.21%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE161.02%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS140.89%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE140.89%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.70%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY100.64%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA90.57%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.19%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.13%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
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: 1 571. 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 23 ballot

19 candidates
  • SBONGILE MVIMBIACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • LUNGILE MONGEZI MPUPUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUBABALO GIYOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • HENSWELL SHINGANGEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NDUMISO ALIOCE MBANYANAAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • MESHELL NOMTHANDAZO PHAPHAMABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • ANKIE SINAH MONCHWEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NOLITHA MVUNYISWAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • PHATHOKWAKHE MZOKHONA MABASOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • XOLISWA PRECIOUS MAFUNDA-MNDIYATALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • LESEGO ENID MOKONEMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • MONWABISI NTELEZAONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • LEIGH-ANN JANIKE PAULINE MAYOYOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • DIBUSENG ANNAH MOEKETSIPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • PHINDIWE NORA SANDISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ZETHEMBISO GLYN MBATHAUMKHONTO 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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