Ward 17
Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703017
Won by
DA
Tanya Rothman
Margin
57.8%
2,151 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,724
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DATanya Rothman | 2,595 | 69.7% |
| VF Plus | 444 | 11.9% |
| ActionSA | 261 | 7.0% |
| ANC | 224 | 6.0% |
| EFF | 100 | 2.7% |
| MKP | 29 | 0.8% |
| Mayibuye | 11 | 0.3% |
| SACP | 10 | 0.3% |
| Al Jama-ah | 10 | 0.3% |
| RPP | 9 | 0.2% |
| PURPLE | 9 | 0.2% |
| PA | 6 | 0.2% |
| UCDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 3 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| AACUM | 2 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 1 | 0.0% |
| FISA | 1 | 0.0% |
| BBS | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 2,152 more votes to win, or 1,076 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: 2 of the 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 62.6% | 69.3% | +6.7 |
| VF Plus | 17.9% | 12.5% | −5.4 |
| ActionSA | – | 6.4% | new |
| ANC | 9.3% | 6.2% | −3.2 |
| EFF | 5.4% | 2.7% | −2.7 |
| ACDP | 1.4% | 0.2% | −1.2 |
| 1580 | 1.1% | 0.0% | −1.1 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87020355 | DA 65.6% | 3,585 | yes |
| 87020467 | DA 73.4% | 3,281 | yes |
| 87020681 | DA 50.2% | 524 | new |