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Rustenburg, Ward 35

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 35, 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS79861.86%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY23818.45%
Independents, grouped by IEC584.50%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE564.34%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS453.49%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA251.94%
ACTIONSA221.71%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY151.16%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.85%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.39%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION30.23%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.23%
AL JAMA-AH20.16%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.16%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.16%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT10.08%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.08%
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT10.08%
RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY10.08%
PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG10.08%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS00.00%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION00.00%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS00.00%
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%
LETHABONG SERVICE 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: 1 290. 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS78161.11%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY25319.80%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS624.85%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE554.30%
ACTIONSA262.03%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA231.80%
PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY171.33%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY151.17%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.86%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS90.70%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.39%
AL JAMA-AH30.23%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.23%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY20.16%
FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA20.16%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY10.08%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY10.08%
AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION10.08%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.08%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.08%
ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM10.08%
ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT10.08%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM10.08%
PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG10.08%
SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY10.08%
COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT10.08%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION00.00%
AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS00.00%
TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT00.00%
ARONA00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
ALL CITIZENS PARTY00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT00.00%
BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA00.00%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT00.00%
BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN00.00%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 278. 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 35 ballot

23 candidates
  • BELLINDA NKHENSANI MAKHUVAACTIONSA
  • DERRICK SERAME DIRATSAGAEACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT
  • LEONARD MIKAL MOGAPIAFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM
  • NTSHIMANE JEFFREY PUTUAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • SANDI TYIKITYAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • LUCIANS KHUMOETSILE PELOMPEAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • PHILEMON TSHIMANE NOWATAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • YUSUF REEVES HAFFEJEEAL JAMA-AH
  • ERNEST AUBREY SETUKEAZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION
  • PATRICK MATSHWENYEGO TABANEBADIREDI BA SETŠHABA
  • SUZAN MOTLALEPULE NDLOVUCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • GLORIA MMATHEBE MOLOKWANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • KERILENG DORAH MOTLHABANEECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM
  • ITUMELENG CASSANDRA MOTSAMAIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SITHEMBELE NGQEKETE IndependentIndependent candidate
  • PATRICK JONNYBOY NONYANALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • GERTRUDE BOITUMELO PENYENYEPURPLE PARTY IKAGENG
  • MFUDISI NYATHIRUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY
  • PATRICK KARABO POOESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ARNOLD TAKALANI RATSHIVHADELOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • HENDRICK AFRIKA MOGOROSITSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT
  • KHOLISWA SINOKOUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • DAWID HENDRIK CONRADIEVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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