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Merafong City, Ward 28

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 18 candidates from 18 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 28, 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 09565.26%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS19411.56%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS17610.49%
ACTIONSA593.52%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS573.40%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION321.91%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY211.25%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA80.48%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.36%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS60.36%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE60.36%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.36%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.24%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY30.18%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.18%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY20.12%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 678. 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 05462.18%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS18811.09%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS18410.86%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS653.83%
ACTIONSA573.36%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION362.12%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY342.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY211.24%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE90.53%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA80.47%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.47%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA60.35%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS50.29%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY40.24%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.24%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.18%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION30.18%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.12%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA20.12%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY20.12%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 695. 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 28 ballot

18 candidates
  • LUYANDA YAPHIACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • FRANCINA LINDIWE BOSIUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • DIKETSO DAVID MAFETHEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • DIMPHO GOODNESS MAKHONGOANAAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • ANGELINA ZOLISWA NOKAYABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • CARLOS MANUEL DIAS REBELODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ANDISWA PORTIA MBATANIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LINDANI NKULULEKO NGEMAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • DRIENAH MARTHA DIPUO MOTSHWANELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • WELILE TRACY KEITH NTJANGAMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • MONYANE FRIEDA MUDAUONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • ITUMELENG BENEDICT LEKOMAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TOROETSILE OATHS GAONNWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • TEBELLO NANCY KHAMPEPESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ADELAIDE KOMANETRUE REFORMATION PARTY
  • 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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