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Merafong City, Ward 5

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 5, 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 CONGRESS40444.49%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE10912.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY9810.79%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS869.47%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA465.07%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION424.63%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES293.19%
ACTIONSA222.42%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS212.31%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS141.54%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY121.32%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY70.77%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE50.55%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.44%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.33%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.22%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.22%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.11%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.11%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 908. 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 CONGRESS42947.04%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE10511.51%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY899.76%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS849.21%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA414.50%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION394.28%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES303.29%
ACTIONSA283.07%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS171.86%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY121.32%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS70.77%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY60.66%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.66%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.44%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE40.44%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY30.33%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION20.22%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA20.22%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY20.22%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE10.11%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.11%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 912. 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 5 ballot

18 candidates
  • MAWETU PETER NQWAKUACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MKHULISENI SWATIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NEO BANGANAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • BERNICE PONTSO TAOLEAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • TLHORISO FRANS KUBUBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • KOLASE SIDNEY SITSILIDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • KHOTSO SOLOMON MOFOLOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SANDILE VILAKAZIINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SISANDA MBAYIMBAYILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • VUYISILE PETRUS BLOMMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • THABO ERIC MATSANEONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • BABALWA MAGOTSHANAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • TOROETSILE OATHS GAONNWEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • PETER KHUMISISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • BONGIWE GQIZAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • DIRK ARNO VAN DER HOFFVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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