Ward 18
Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703018
Won by
DA
Jacobus Johannes Nortje
Margin
38.4%
1,245 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
3,244
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| DAJacobus Johannes Nortje | 1,707 | 52.6% |
| VF Plus | 462 | 14.2% |
| ActionSA | 346 | 10.7% |
| EFF | 289 | 8.9% |
| ANC | 288 | 8.9% |
| SACP | 42 | 1.3% |
| MKP | 38 | 1.2% |
| Al Jama-ah | 12 | 0.4% |
| PURPLE | 11 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.3% |
| Ecoforum | 8 | 0.2% |
| LABOUR | 7 | 0.2% |
| AIC | 6 | 0.2% |
| PA | 4 | 0.1% |
| ATM | 4 | 0.1% |
| Tsogang | 2 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 2 | 0.1% |
| BBS | 2 | 0.1% |
| UDM | 1 | 0.0% |
| AZAPO | 1 | 0.0% |
| COPE | 1 | 0.0% |
| AACUM | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. VF Plus would have needed 1,246 more votes to win, or 623 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA | 64.5% | 52.2% | −12.3 |
| VF Plus | 14.9% | 14.1% | −0.9 |
| ActionSA | – | 10.7% | new |
| ANC | 12.4% | 9.0% | −3.4 |
| EFF | 5.2% | 8.9% | +3.7 |
| SACP | – | 1.3% | new |
| MKP | – | 1.2% | new |
Voting districts (2)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87020074 | DA 54.1% | 3,727 | yes |
| 87020085 | DA 49.5% | 2,710 | yes |