Ward 21
Merafong City (GT484) · IEC ward 74804021
Won by
DA
Aileen Danette Nieuwenhuizen
Margin
44.2%
1,377 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,114
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAAileen Danette Nieuwenhuizen | 1,790 | 57.5% |
| VF Plus | 413 | 13.3% |
| ANC | 387 | 12.4% |
| OMO | 205 | 6.6% |
| PA | 135 | 4.3% |
| MKP | 88 | 2.8% |
| EFF | 32 | 1.0% |
| ActionSA | 27 | 0.9% |
| AIC | 11 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 9 | 0.3% |
| LABOUR | 6 | 0.2% |
| ATM | 5 | 0.2% |
| IFP | 2 | 0.1% |
| SACP | 2 | 0.1% |
| BOSA | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 1,378 more votes to win, or 689 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: 3 of the 3 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 | 42.2% | 57.2% | +15.0 |
| VF Plus | 16.9% | 13.6% | −3.3 |
| ANC | 23.4% | 12.5% | −10.9 |
| OMO | – | 6.4% | new |
| PA | 5.9% | 4.3% | −1.6 |
| MKP | – | 2.7% | new |
| EFF | 2.3% | 1.2% | −1.1 |
| ActionSA | – | 1.1% | new |
| Independents | 7.3% | 0.0% | −7.3 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86820576 | DA 64.6% | 198 | yes |
| 86850018 | DA 72.3% | 4,206 | yes |
| 86850096 | ANC 34.9% | 1,830 | yes |