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Rustenburg, Ward 18

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 23 candidates from 23 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 18, 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 ALLIANCE1 70752.62%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS46214.24%
ACTIONSA34610.67%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2898.91%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2888.88%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY421.29%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY381.17%
AL JAMA-AH120.37%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG110.34%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.31%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM80.25%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA70.22%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS60.18%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.12%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.12%
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT20.06%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.06%
BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA20.06%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.03%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.03%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.03%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS00.00%
ARONA00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT00.00%
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: 3 244. 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 ALLIANCE1 65251.74%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS44313.87%
ACTIONSA34010.65%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2949.21%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2858.93%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY401.25%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY381.19%
AL JAMA-AH120.38%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA110.34%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT90.28%
PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG90.28%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE80.25%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.25%
RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY70.22%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.16%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT50.16%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY40.13%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY30.09%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS30.09%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE30.09%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS30.09%
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT20.06%
COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT20.06%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.03%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.03%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION10.03%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA10.03%
LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT10.03%
BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA10.03%
SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION00.00%
ARONA00.00%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY00.00%
BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN00.00%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 193. 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 18 ballot

23 candidates
  • OBAKENG DIPALAMEACTIONSA
  • PHENYO JOSEPH MTHEMBUACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
  • LEONARD MIKAL MOGAPIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • MOJALEFA MATHEWS MASILELAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • AARON JOHN MATLAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • ONTHATILE SBONGISENI KARABO MOTSWASELEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • CLODDEPH BAITSING ITUMELENGAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • YUSUF REEVES HAFFEJEEAL JAMA-AH
  • NKOSAZANA SILANEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • PATRICK MATSHWENYEGO TABANEBADIREDI BA SETŠHABA
  • LESEDI KATE MOKOPAKGOSIBOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT
  • SUZAN MOTLALEPULE NDLOVUCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • JACOBUS JOHANNES NORTJEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • KERILENG DORAH MOTLHABANEECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • LESEDI NOMBEWUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • GIDEON RAINY MPURULABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SOLOMON GALEBOE TLHAGWANEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • FLORENCE KGOMOTSO LEEUWPURPLE PARTY IKAGENG
  • PATRICK KARABO POOESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • KABELO LINCOLN NKOSISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • OTHABETSWE GLADWIN MOJITSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • THABISO MARVIN NONYUKELAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • CATHRIN VICI KIEHMVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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