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Merafong City, Ward 25

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 25, 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 CONGRESS63440.41%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION56335.88%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1328.41%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1257.97%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION301.91%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS271.72%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA130.83%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY110.70%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY80.51%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.25%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.25%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.19%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.19%
ACTIONSA30.19%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA30.19%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.13%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.06%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE10.06%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 569. 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 CONGRESS66942.23%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION53433.71%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1398.78%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1237.77%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION322.02%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS201.26%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY90.57%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY90.57%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY80.51%
ACTIONSA70.44%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE50.32%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA50.32%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE40.25%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA40.25%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.25%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.19%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.19%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.19%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.06%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.06%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.06%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 584. 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 25 ballot

19 candidates
  • BERTINA KELEBOGILE MHLAPOACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • ESTHER NTOMBEKHAYA MACANDAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • ANACLETTA MAMOTLATSI MTSHAWULANAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • DITABA JOHANNES MAKGENEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • KELETSO PAKKIESAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • MATSHIDISO ELIZABETH MOTSUMIBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • TSHOKOLO BENJAMEN KIVIETDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • OLIVIA MOREBUDIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • JULIE DEBRA TEMBEINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • MATLAKALA ELISA MOSIEALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • TEBOGO BERNARD KEITEBETSEMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • MZIWAKHE DAVID DLHAMINIONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • NIKLAAS MOHOJEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TOROETSILE OATHS GAONNWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • TOOTO KLEINBOY MOSIWASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • DIPUO CHRISTINAH MDLALOSEUNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
  • LEONI 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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