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South Africa’s election results.
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Official IEC data / Provisional
Rustenburg
151 of 176 voting districts completed in the IEC municipality record. Processing completion is separate from a formal declaration.
Ward ballot
Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 43 835 | 37.62% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 15 667 | 13.44% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 15 156 | 13.01% |
| ACTIONSA | 6 740 | 5.78% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 5 356 | 4.60% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 4 041 | 3.47% |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 3 617 | 3.10% |
| SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY | 3 573 | 3.07% |
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| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3 197 | 2.74% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 2 458 | 2.11% |
| LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT | 1 951 | 1.67% |
| RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY | 1 911 | 1.64% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 1 422 | 1.22% |
| BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA | 1 254 | 1.08% |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 889 | 0.76% |
| TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT | 720 | 0.62% |
| PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG | 694 | 0.60% |
| BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN | 552 | 0.47% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 546 | 0.47% |
| PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY | 370 | 0.32% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 319 | 0.27% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS | 265 | 0.23% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 244 | 0.21% |
| UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 220 | 0.19% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 202 | 0.17% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 199 | 0.17% |
| AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION | 188 | 0.16% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 101 | 0.09% |
| BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT | 91 | 0.08% |
| FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA | 86 | 0.07% |
| ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT | 80 | 0.07% |
| ALL CITIZENS PARTY | 77 | 0.07% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 75 | 0.06% |
| UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION | 75 | 0.06% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM | 74 | 0.06% |
| COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT | 68 | 0.06% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 67 | 0.06% |
| ARONA | 62 | 0.05% |
| ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM | 60 | 0.05% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 18 | 0.02% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION | 6 | 0.01% |
| AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL | 1 | 0.00% |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 116 527. 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
Votes on the municipal proportional representation ballot.
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS | 44 218 | 38.45% |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS | 15 878 | 13.81% |
| DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE | 15 168 | 13.19% |
| ACTIONSA | 7 598 | 6.61% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY | 4 972 | 4.32% |
| UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY | 3 807 | 3.31% |
| VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS | 3 574 | 3.11% |
| LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA | 3 555 | 3.09% |
Show the remaining 35 rows
| Party / IEC grouping | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SERITI LE KAELO INDEPENDENT PARTY | 3 313 | 2.88% |
| LETHABONG SERVICE MOVEMENT | 2 004 | 1.74% |
| RUSTENBURG PEOPLE'S PARTY | 1 711 | 1.49% |
| PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE | 1 414 | 1.23% |
| BADIREDI BA SETŠHABA | 1 165 | 1.01% |
| AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT | 767 | 0.67% |
| TSOGANG CIVIC MOVEMENT | 732 | 0.64% |
| PURPLE PARTY IKAGENG | 720 | 0.63% |
| AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS | 455 | 0.40% |
| BAKANANA PELE CAMPAIGN | 455 | 0.40% |
| AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 416 | 0.36% |
| PEOPLE'S MANDATE PARTY | 363 | 0.32% |
| BOPHUTHATSWANA CIVIL MOVEMENT | 337 | 0.29% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMERS | 319 | 0.28% |
| UNITED CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY | 272 | 0.24% |
| UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION | 265 | 0.23% |
| AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT | 211 | 0.18% |
| AZANIAN PEOPLE'S ORGANISATION | 166 | 0.14% |
| CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE | 141 | 0.12% |
| INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY | 136 | 0.12% |
| AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION | 135 | 0.12% |
| ARONA | 106 | 0.09% |
| ACTIVE AFRICAN CHRISTIANS UNITED MOVEMENT | 83 | 0.07% |
| SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION | 78 | 0.07% |
| COMMUNITY PRIORITY MOVEMENT | 74 | 0.06% |
| AFRICAN ECONOMIC FREEDOM | 73 | 0.06% |
| FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA | 73 | 0.06% |
| SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY | 62 | 0.05% |
| ECONOMIC EMANCIPATION FORUM | 59 | 0.05% |
| AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION | 58 | 0.05% |
| AL JAMA-AH | 55 | 0.05% |
| Independents, grouped by IEC | 0 | 0.00% |
| UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT | 0 | 0.00% |
| ALL CITIZENS PARTY | 0 | 0.00% |
| AFRICAN REVOLUTIONARY COUNCIL | 0 | 0.00% |
Valid ballots shown: 114 988. 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.
Rejected ballots across the two municipal ballots combined: 6 689.
Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.
A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.
Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.