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Rustenburg, Ward 16

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 21 candidates from 21 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 16, Rustenburg

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 43 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE68359.81%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS21919.18%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1119.72%
ACTIONSA796.92%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS342.98%
RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY100.88%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS20.18%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.09%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY10.09%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.09%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY10.09%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00.00%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT00.00%
ARONA00.00%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT00.00%
PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA00.00%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY00.00%
BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN00.00%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL00.00%
SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY00.00%
COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 142. 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 43 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE66258.33%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS23620.79%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1039.07%
ACTIONSA655.73%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS433.79%
RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY90.79%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.44%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY20.18%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.18%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION20.18%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY20.18%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS10.09%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT10.09%
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT10.09%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT10.09%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION00.00%
AL JAMA-AH00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00.00%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS00.00%
ARONA00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT00.00%
PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%
BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA00.00%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT00.00%
PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY00.00%
BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN00.00%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL00.00%
SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY00.00%
COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 135. 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 16 ballot

21 candidates
  • ILSE AMELIA HOLTZHAUSENACTIONSA
  • PHENYO JOSEPH MTHEMBUACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
  • LEONARD MIKAL MOGAPIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • AUBREY LERATO NKWEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • AARON JOHN MATLAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • ESSA RAPHAKWA PHETLHEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • YUSUF REEVES HAFFEJEEAL JAMA-AH
  • GORDON SEABELO MOKOTEDIARONA
  • THOMAS MATALANE TAUAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • PATRICK MATSHWENYEGO TABANEBADIREDI BA SETŠHABA
  • SUZAN MOTLALEPULE NDLOVUCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • FREDERIK HENDRIK COETZEEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • KERILENG DORAH MOTLHABANEECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • NANIKI JOSEPHINE MAGANOECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • FREDA SEBATILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SEKGABO SEGATLEPURPLE PARTY IKAGENG
  • GIDEON CORNELIUS JACOBUS DEKKERRUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • PATRICK KARABO POOESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • JULIA NOXOLO MTHETHWASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • LERATO EMLY LEKABEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • DIETER VELDSMANVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Rustenburg 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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