Ward 9
Merafong City (GT484) · IEC ward 74804009
Won by
ANC
Ngaka Cedrick Pitlele
Margin
41.8%
582 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
1,394
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCNgaka Cedrick Pitlele | 762 | 54.7% |
| MKP | 180 | 12.9% |
| EFF | 111 | 8.0% |
| DA | 110 | 7.9% |
| ActionSA | 91 | 6.5% |
| AIC | 35 | 2.5% |
| OMO | 27 | 1.9% |
| PAC | 16 | 1.1% |
| ELF-SA | 13 | 0.9% |
| IFP | 12 | 0.9% |
| VF Plus | 10 | 0.7% |
| PA | 9 | 0.6% |
| ACDP | 5 | 0.4% |
| LABOUR | 5 | 0.4% |
| MAOC | 4 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 1 | 0.1% |
| AGF | 1 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 1 | 0.1% |
| TRP | 1 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. MKP would have needed 583 more votes to win, or 292 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: 3 of the 4 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 93% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 77.9% | 54.2% | −23.7 |
| MKP | – | 11.9% | new |
| EFF | 7.1% | 8.4% | +1.3 |
| DA | 4.5% | 8.2% | +3.6 |
| ActionSA | – | 7.3% | new |
| OMO | – | 2.2% | new |
| AIC | 3.8% | 2.1% | −1.7 |
| PAC | 0.7% | 1.1% | +0.4 |
| MAOC | 3.2% | 0.6% | −2.7 |
| F4SD | 1.3% | 0.0% | −1.3 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33240147 | ANC 54.3% | 1,243 | yes |
| 33240237 | ANC 70.4% | 608 | yes |
| 33240507 | ANC 41.1% | 761 | yes |
| 33240585 | ANC 52.4% | 185 | new |