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Bergrivier, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 13 candidates from 13 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Bergrivier

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 26866.56%
Independents, grouped by IEC1729.03%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1718.98%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1085.67%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1015.30%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS361.89%
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS140.73%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY100.52%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE90.47%
GOOD60.31%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.26%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT30.16%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.10%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 905. 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 15 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 36671.52%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE1889.84%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1729.01%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1166.07%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS341.78%
GOOD150.79%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY50.26%
PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE40.21%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
NATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS40.21%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY30.16%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT20.10%
ORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT10.05%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
CAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY00.00%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 1 910. 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 1 ballot

13 candidates
  • VERUSKA MOSESAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • CHADRICK GERALDO FORTUINAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • JOHAN GABRIËL DU PLESSISCAPE INDEPENDENCE PARTY / KAAPSE ONAFHANKLIKHEIDS PARTY
  • JAKOBUS DANIELSDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • JOHN NEAL VAN DER SKEYECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • CATHARINA HENDRIKSGOOD
  • SCHELDON DAVID GERSTNER IndependentIndependent candidate
  • FRANS JAKOBUS HENDRIKSNATIONAL COLOURED CONGRESS
  • SARELDA CRISTELL LAWRENCEORGANIC HUMANITY MOVEMENT
  • LEE-ANN JANINE FRANSMANPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • DENZIL PÉRRE LANZE DE BRUINPEOPLE'S MOVEMENT FOR CHANGE
  • TEVIN SHARLTON STRAUSSSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • ABRAHAM JONATHAN RUITERSVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Bergrivier 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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