Ward 23
Merafong City (GT484) · IEC ward 74804023
Won by
ANC
Lungile Mongezi Mpupu
Margin
41.8%
657 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
1,571
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCLungile Mongezi Mpupu | 797 | 50.7% |
| DA | 140 | 8.9% |
| MKP | 137 | 8.7% |
| OMO | 115 | 7.3% |
| LABOUR | 89 | 5.7% |
| EFF | 81 | 5.2% |
| SACP | 64 | 4.1% |
| ActionSA | 50 | 3.2% |
| AIC | 36 | 2.3% |
| PA | 16 | 1.0% |
| ATM | 13 | 0.8% |
| VF Plus | 10 | 0.6% |
| IFP | 9 | 0.6% |
| MAOC | 6 | 0.4% |
| PAC | 3 | 0.2% |
| ACDP | 2 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.1% |
| AGF | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. DA would have needed 658 more votes to win, or 329 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: 2 of the 2 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 | 69.7% | 49.7% | −19.9 |
| DA | 2.9% | 9.6% | +6.7 |
| MKP | – | 8.7% | new |
| OMO | – | 7.0% | new |
| LABOUR | – | 5.6% | new |
| EFF | 17.9% | 5.4% | −12.4 |
| SACP | – | 4.3% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 3.4% | new |
| AIC | 0.9% | 1.6% | +0.7 |
| ATM | 1.1% | 1.0% | −0.1 |
| MAOC | 2.5% | 0.7% | −1.8 |
| ACDP | 1.7% | 0.1% | −1.6 |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86950019 | ANC 48.6% | 2,385 | yes |
| 86950020 | ANC 53.4% | 757 | yes |