Ward 14
Merafong City (GT484) · IEC ward 74804014
Won by
DA
Lindy Maritz
Margin
52.7%
1,014 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
1,925
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DALindy Maritz | 1,230 | 63.9% |
| VF Plus | 216 | 11.2% |
| ANC | 192 | 10.0% |
| LABOUR | 91 | 4.7% |
| EFF | 53 | 2.8% |
| IFP | 51 | 2.6% |
| OMO | 43 | 2.2% |
| ActionSA | 22 | 1.1% |
| SACP | 8 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 7 | 0.4% |
| AIC | 6 | 0.3% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| PA | 2 | 0.1% |
| BOSA | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 1,015 more votes to win, or 508 voters switching from DA.
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: 4 of the 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 50.3% | 63.6% | +13.3 |
| VF Plus | 19.4% | 11.2% | −8.2 |
| ANC | 15.8% | 9.9% | −5.9 |
| LABOUR | – | 4.6% | new |
| EFF | 7.3% | 2.5% | −4.8 |
| IFP | 4.1% | 2.4% | −1.7 |
| OMO | – | 2.0% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 1.1% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.1% | new |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33240473 | DA 48.8% | 256 | yes |
| 86820723 | LABOUR 30.0% | 553 | yes |
| 86821229 | ANC 52.9% | 140 | yes |
| 86850029 | DA 76.9% | 2,901 | yes |