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Mafikeng, Ward 18

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

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Ward 18, Mafikeng

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 CONGRESS78637.09%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS36117.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC25512.03%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE24111.37%
ACTIONSA22010.38%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY803.78%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY693.26%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY552.60%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ALL AND CITIZENS221.04%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY80.38%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT60.28%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.24%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS50.24%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.14%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.09%
KOPANO MOVEMENT10.05%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
SAVE DITSOBOTLA MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT00.00%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 119. 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 CONGRESS84438.77%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS37617.27%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE27012.40%
ACTIONSA26011.94%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE843.86%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY763.49%
UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY693.17%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY683.12%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY321.47%
BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT200.92%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS190.87%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS130.60%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.46%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION80.37%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION50.23%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY40.18%
AFRICAN SPEAR MOVEMENT40.18%
AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL40.18%
KOPANO MOVEMENT30.14%
ALL AND CITIZENS30.14%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.09%
FORUM FOR DEMOCRATS20.09%
SAVE DITSOBOTLA MOVEMENT10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 177. 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.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 18 ballot

16 candidates
  • GALEBOE JOEL MARUMOACTIONSA
  • MOSIMANEGAPE PAGEL MABASOAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • OBAKENG GODWILL MATEBESIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MMAKALE ELIZABETH TSATSIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • EDWARD KGAILE NAKEDIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • MOOKETSI GRAVEN SEKEIALL AND CITIZENS
  • DINKY MAUREEN MOTHIBINYANEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SEMPHETE KELETSO MATSHEKAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • MMATSELENG MARIA MOKAEDIFORUM FOR DEMOCRATS
  • AOBAKWE AMOGELANG SENOKWANE IndependentIndependent candidate
  • ESAU JANKIE NDARALAKOPANO MOVEMENT
  • KGOTLAETSILE GODFREY PITSEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • MOHAU KEALEBOGA MARUMOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MELINAH NAGENGUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • BIUS NEO DIKGOMOUNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • VAN GRAAN MICHAEL BÖHMERVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Mafikeng 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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