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Merafong City, Ward 4

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 4, 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 CONGRESS49134.68%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY37626.55%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY20014.12%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS15110.66%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE755.30%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION312.19%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS241.69%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE130.92%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA120.85%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY90.64%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA90.64%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.35%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA50.35%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.21%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.21%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.21%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY30.21%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES20.14%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 416. 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 CONGRESS50935.97%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY35024.73%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY19613.85%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS16011.31%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE765.37%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION292.05%
ACTIONSA221.55%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE151.06%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY90.64%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS90.64%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA80.57%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY70.49%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA60.42%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE60.42%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS40.28%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA30.21%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.21%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.14%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 415. 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 4 ballot

19 candidates
  • KHAWULEZILE JOHANNES MJEZUACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • INGRID THANDI JWILIAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • VUSI BASIL NOTAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • BENNY DLAMINIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NDUMISO ALIOCE MBANYANAAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • JOHANNES MEKE MASAMANYANE SELLOBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • NOMSEBEZI STELLA NHLAPODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • THATISHI OUPA MADIGAGEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LUCKY BONGANI NOHOLOZAINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • NDU JOHN MOKGOJWALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NTSOAKI PATRICIA RABANYEMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • THABO JOHANNES SEBOTSAONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • THEMBISO SAM HLAZOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • OFENTSE MABEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • PETER KHUMISISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MICHAEL MAHLALELATRUE REFORMATION PARTY
  • MATHEUWS BUTI MATHIBELAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • WILLIAM HENRY EDWARD KINNEARVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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