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City of Johannesburg, Ward 97

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 52 candidates from 52 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 97, City of Johannesburg

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 83 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE12 10570.51%
ACTIONSA1 89611.04%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS7904.60%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS7874.58%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5323.10%
RISE MZANSI3351.95%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1580.92%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT930.54%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA800.47%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY690.40%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE680.40%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION270.16%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT270.16%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE250.15%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA200.12%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY190.11%
AL JAMA-AH180.10%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE160.09%
KNOW YOUR POWER160.09%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY140.08%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA120.07%
MOVE SA110.06%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT60.03%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION60.03%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT50.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION40.02%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA40.02%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION40.02%
MINORITY FRONT30.02%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS30.02%
COMBAT30.02%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS20.01%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.01%
PEOPLE OF JOBURG20.01%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.01%
SHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.01%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY10.01%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
ALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
LAND PARTY00.00%
CHANGE PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AMALGAMATED RAINBOW MOVEMENT00.00%
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT00.00%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
OPERATION DUDULA00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
VUKA SA00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
ECONOMIC REDRESS MOVEMENT00.00%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION00.00%
PEOPLE'S CONSENT PARTY00.00%
RESIDENT DEVELOPMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%
MOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY00.00%
IMSTAYING00.00%
COMMUNITY FIRST MOVEMENT00.00%
PRO SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
UMPHAKATHI WARONA00.00%
ILIZWE NATHI00.00%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY00.00%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 17 168. 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 83 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE11 57767.21%
ACTIONSA2 40713.97%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS8534.95%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS7594.41%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS5863.40%
RISE MZANSI3031.76%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1791.04%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1100.64%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
BUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA940.55%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY720.42%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE660.38%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT280.16%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY260.15%
AL JAMA-AH250.15%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY170.10%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE170.10%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE140.08%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION110.06%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA100.06%
MOVE SA100.06%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT70.04%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION50.03%
COMBAT40.02%
CHRIST KINGDOM PARTY40.02%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT30.02%
PEOPLE OF JOBURG30.02%
MINORITY FRONT20.01%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.01%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.01%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM20.01%
GAP FIXERS OF SOUTH AFRICA20.01%
TRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT20.01%
ECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA20.01%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT20.01%
KNOW YOUR POWER20.01%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION20.01%
LEKWE BEPE KINGDOM PARTY20.01%
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION10.01%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS10.01%
SHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY10.01%
LAND PARTY10.01%
CHANGE PARTY10.01%
INDEPENDENT CITIZENS MOVEMENT10.01%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY10.01%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
OPERATION DUDULA10.01%
MAWUSA MOVEMENT PARTY10.01%
AFRICAN LABOUR CONVENTION10.01%
ALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
ALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA10.01%
PRO SOUTH AFRICA10.01%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
INTERNATIONAL REVELATION CONGRESS00.00%
BOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS00.00%
AZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION00.00%
AFRICAN RENAISSANCE UNITY00.00%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS00.00%
KINGDOM COVENANT DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE00.00%
AMALGAMATED RAINBOW MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS00.00%
UNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
EKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRIKA UNITE CONGRESS00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
AZANIAN GROUND FORCES00.00%
TAU DIA RORA CULTURAL AND TRADITIONAL LEKGOTLA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
VUKA SA00.00%
ECONOMIC REDRESS MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S CONSENT PARTY00.00%
RESIDENT DEVELOPMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ROYAL RAINBOW CONGRESS00.00%
CIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS00.00%
MOVEMENT OF RESIDENTS PARTY00.00%
IMSTAYING00.00%
COMMUNITY FIRST MOVEMENT00.00%
UMPHAKATHI WARONA00.00%
ILIZWE NATHI00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 17 226. 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 97 ballot

52 candidates
  • REFUWE THUBELAACTIONSA
  • PENNY MASALA MATHIBELEACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
  • MALEHLOHONOLO MARIA MAVUNDHLAAFRICA RESTORATION ALLIANCE
  • DAVID ASHLEY ADAMSAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • LEHLOHONOLO LEBALLOAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • KARABO EMMANUEL MAMODIYELA MOTIMELEAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • ANASTACIA LAYTEAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • PETER MASHAKENG DIALEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MPHO MAVHUNGUAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • BLESSING MARUPINGAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NJABULO SBUSISO DUBAZANEAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • PHILANI MJIJWAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • LERATO REBECCA MABENAAL JAMA-AH
  • REFILWE MASEMOLAALL NATIVES OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • AVHAATHU PEGGY MUGWENAALLIED INDEPENDENTS UMBRELLA
  • RICARDO MAARMANAZANIA PEACEFUL REVOLUTION
  • MALEFANE MOSES MOKOENAAZANIAN GROUND FORCES
  • MBULELO KETYEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • MZWANDILE NGCAYIYABOLSHEVIKS PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SYLVESTER MASHILO MOKUBEDIBUILD ONE SOUTH AFRICA
  • DORIS NOLWAZI TSOTETSICIVIC MOVEMENT FOR PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS
  • MYELASE STEPHEN NHLAPOCOMBAT
  • DAVID OFENTSE MALATJICONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • ELMARI ATTERBURYDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • ELIZABETH VIOLET NZIMANDEECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • BANTUBONKE NKUTHAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • PHAHLANI JEFFREY MTHEMBUECONOMIC LIBERATORS FORUM SOUTH AFRICA
  • SYLVIA KHOLEKA SITHOLEEKHETHU PEOPLES PARTY
  • JOHN AGIMKNOW YOUR POWER
  • XOLANI MAGNIFICENT HLONGWANELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • ANASH PARSURAMMINORITY FRONT
  • BALESENG MOJEMOVE SA
  • KEAGAN MARK DALTON EVERSONNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • MINENHLE THOBEKA BUTHELEZINATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
  • ZAMA DUBENATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • PANASHE DYLAN MALATSIORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • GREGORY MOKOETLAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • ELOISE CINDY VAN WYKPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • OUPA STEPHEN MOGOAIPEOPLE OF JOBURG
  • CHARL-AYN RICHARDSPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • NTOMBOHLANGA MQUSHULURISE MZANSI
  • MIDLAAS MAESELA DIKOBOSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • IAN CORNELIUS PLAATJIESSHOSHOLOZA PROGRESSIVE PARTY
  • THATO SENABESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • LOYISO TOYIYASOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION
  • FAZEL SHAIKJEETRUTH AND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
  • MANTJA PATRICIA MOFOKENGUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • SHADRACK THABANG MOLOIUMPHAKATHI WARONA
  • VUYOLWETHU MWEHLEUNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • GARTH STUART JACKUNITED INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT
  • ZELMARIE COXVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS
  • SAM DYERSVUKA SA

Voters in this ward also vote for a City of Johannesburg 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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