Ward 12
Merafong City (GT484) · IEC ward 74804012
Won by
ANC
Frans Chose Dikolomela
Margin
19.6%
666 votes
Voting districts in
5/5
Valid ward votes
3,392
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCFrans Chose Dikolomela | 1,175 | 34.6% |
| Independents | 509 | 15.0% |
| EFF | 486 | 14.3% |
| DA | 411 | 12.1% |
| VF Plus | 223 | 6.6% |
| ActionSA | 164 | 4.8% |
| MKP | 92 | 2.7% |
| OMO | 64 | 1.9% |
| PAC | 57 | 1.7% |
| LABOUR | 48 | 1.4% |
| SACP | 44 | 1.3% |
| PA | 43 | 1.3% |
| TRP | 14 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 11 | 0.3% |
| IFP | 10 | 0.3% |
| AIC | 10 | 0.3% |
| MAOC | 9 | 0.3% |
| ELF-SA | 6 | 0.2% |
| BOSA | 5 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 5 | 0.1% |
| ACDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 3 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. Independents would have needed 667 more votes to win, or 334 voters switching from ANC.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 5 of the 5 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 100% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 52.5% | 35.7% | −16.8 |
| EFF | 14.0% | 14.0% | 0.0 |
| DA | 9.7% | 13.6% | +3.8 |
| Independents | – | 7.5% | new |
| VF Plus | 14.6% | 6.6% | −8.0 |
| PAC | 0.9% | 5.2% | +4.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 4.7% | new |
| MKP | – | 3.3% | new |
| OMO | – | 2.1% | new |
| LABOUR | – | 1.6% | new |
| PA | – | 1.3% | new |
| SACP | – | 1.3% | new |
| AIC | 1.4% | 0.7% | −0.7 |
| MAOC | 3.9% | 0.5% | −3.4 |
Voting districts (5)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33240114 | DA 35.7% | 1,406 | yes |
| 33240518 | ANC 36.1% | 1,324 | yes |
| 33240530 | ANC 41.5% | 1,716 | yes |
| 33240541 | ANC 52.5% | 894 | yes |
| 33240563 | EFF 38.6% | 1,429 | yes |