Ward 5
Midvaal (GT422) · IEC ward 74202005
Won by
DA
Patricia Daphne Pretorius
Margin
47.4%
1,290 votes
Voting districts in
4/4
Valid ward votes
2,724
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAPatricia Daphne Pretorius | 1,621 | 59.5% |
| ANC | 331 | 12.2% |
| VF Plus | 241 | 8.8% |
| ActionSA | 128 | 4.7% |
| MKP | 103 | 3.8% |
| EFF | 92 | 3.4% |
| ACSA | 50 | 1.8% |
| CMPC | 45 | 1.7% |
| PAC | 20 | 0.7% |
| ACDP | 20 | 0.7% |
| PA | 16 | 0.6% |
| ATM | 13 | 0.5% |
| Mayibuye | 11 | 0.4% |
| VAAL | 10 | 0.4% |
| IFP | 7 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 5 | 0.2% |
| TYM | 4 | 0.1% |
| OHM | 3 | 0.1% |
| ELF-SA | 3 | 0.1% |
| AEF | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. ANC would have needed 1,291 more votes to win, or 646 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 | 64.4% | 59.9% | −4.5 |
| ANC | 20.8% | 12.4% | −8.4 |
| VF Plus | 4.5% | 9.0% | +4.5 |
| ActionSA | – | 5.0% | new |
| MKP | – | 3.7% | new |
| EFF | 3.7% | 3.5% | −0.2 |
| ACSA | – | 1.5% | new |
| ACDP | 1.6% | 0.7% | −1.0 |
| Independents | 2.5% | 0.0% | −2.5 |
Voting districts (4)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33120021 | DA 45.9% | 1,577 | yes |
| 33120032 | DA 78.0% | 1,343 | yes |
| 33120065 | DA 56.0% | 1,276 | yes |
| 33120087 | DA 62.1% | 1,262 | yes |