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Merafong City, Ward 7

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 20 candidates from 20 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 7, 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 CONGRESS86540.18%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS34616.07%
ACTIONSA2129.85%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1798.31%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1506.97%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1356.27%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS723.34%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION622.88%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE301.39%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY221.02%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA210.98%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS190.88%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY140.65%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY130.60%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA50.23%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.19%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.09%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 153. 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 CONGRESS90843.05%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS31414.89%
ACTIONSA23110.95%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1909.01%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1225.78%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1135.36%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION673.18%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA241.14%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS221.04%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS200.95%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY200.95%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY200.95%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION140.66%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY110.52%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE90.43%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT80.38%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.33%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.19%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA30.14%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.09%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 109. 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 7 ballot

20 candidates
  • THULANI ANDREW MAKHOBAACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • DIPUO MIRRIAM SEGAKWENGAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • NOMAWETHU NKABELANGAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • THABANG SEKWATENGAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • THANDEKA PATRICIA TUBABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • MIETAH LEBOGANG KEKANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIBUSISO RICHERS NKOMANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MIKA LEONARD MONIECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • SAMKELO MAKGOROGOINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • THAPELO DANIEL MOKONELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • TEBOGO FRANCE MAGWAZAMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • ISHMAEL LINDA FUNEKAONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • JONES LEBU JAMES LETSHOENYOPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • ITUMELENG SCHOOLBOY KEKANAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • MMTSANE DANIEL VAMUSSESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MATILDA MOFOKENGTRUE REFORMATION PARTY
  • VELAPHI FRANK NKATSHELAUMKHONTO 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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