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Merafong City, Ward 9

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 9, 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 CONGRESS76254.66%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY18012.91%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1117.96%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1107.89%
ACTIONSA916.53%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS352.51%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION271.94%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA161.15%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA130.93%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY120.86%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS100.72%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE90.65%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.36%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA50.36%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE40.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.07%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.07%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 394. 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 CONGRESS75153.53%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY18613.26%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS1158.20%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1117.91%
ACTIONSA997.06%
ONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION322.28%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS231.64%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA141.00%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.78%
MERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE110.78%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY100.71%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE100.71%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT60.43%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION60.43%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.36%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.29%
TRUE REFORMATION PARTY30.21%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.14%
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA10.07%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.07%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES10.07%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 403. 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 9 ballot

20 candidates
  • RAMOSA JOSEPH MOGAKATSEACTIONSA
  • XOLISWA SYLVIA CHOLAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • MGIJIMA CILIZAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NGAKA CEDRICK PITLELEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LINDIWE SYLVIA NHANTUMBOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MMALEKHETHO SERABELEAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • LUCKY MPHUMELABUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • LETSOKO ABRAHAM QUENTINE GALODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • PORTIA ELSIE PHALATSEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ISAAC LESS TUMOECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • ALSON SAMKELO MTHEMBUINKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
  • SAKHELO VALASHIYALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • MERCY NOZABATHETHE SKOSANAMERAFONG AGENTS OF CHANGE
  • BOTE RAMARABE JACOB TSHOAGONGONE MERAFONG ORGANISATION
  • KAGISO LESTER PULEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • ALI ALBERT MOTHOPIPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • MMTSANE DANIEL VAMUSSESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MOSES TEBOGO QWATITRUE REFORMATION PARTY
  • NORMAN JABULANI MAZIBUKOUMKHONTO 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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