Ward 22
Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703022
Won by
ANC
William Boikie Melanzi
Margin
15.3%
583 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
3,820
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCWilliam Boikie Melanzi | 1,421 | 37.2% |
| PA | 838 | 21.9% |
| EFF | 501 | 13.1% |
| LABOUR | 269 | 7.0% |
| ActionSA | 205 | 5.4% |
| SACP | 181 | 4.7% |
| DA | 144 | 3.8% |
| Tsogang | 59 | 1.5% |
| RPP | 24 | 0.6% |
| Bophuthatswana Civil Movement | 23 | 0.6% |
| SLK26 | 20 | 0.5% |
| MKP | 19 | 0.5% |
| VF Plus | 17 | 0.4% |
| ACDP | 17 | 0.4% |
| ATM | 15 | 0.4% |
| UCDP | 11 | 0.3% |
| Mayibuye | 10 | 0.3% |
| APC | 9 | 0.2% |
| UDM | 6 | 0.2% |
| AET | 6 | 0.2% |
| ACP | 5 | 0.1% |
| PURPLE | 4 | 0.1% |
| AZAPO | 3 | 0.1% |
| AACUM | 3 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| FISA | 2 | 0.1% |
| BBS | 2 | 0.1% |
| CPM | 2 | 0.1% |
| Al Jama-ah | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ecoforum | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. PA would have needed 584 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 3 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 | 39.8% | 37.5% | −2.3 |
| PA | – | 21.9% | new |
| EFF | 36.7% | 12.9% | −23.8 |
| LABOUR | – | 7.0% | new |
| ActionSA | – | 5.2% | new |
| SACP | – | 4.6% | new |
| DA | 1.6% | 3.9% | +2.3 |
| Tsogang | 3.3% | 1.4% | −2.0 |
| UDM | 1.5% | 0.1% | −1.5 |
| F4SD | 11.4% | 0.0% | −11.4 |
| 1523 | 2.0% | 0.0% | −2.0 |
Voting districts (3)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86992037 | ANC 50.1% | 1,333 | yes |
| 87020401 | ANC 36.8% | 4,907 | yes |
| 87020647 | EFF 28.5% | 1,329 | yes |