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Ward 42

Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703042

Won by
DA
John Charles Boardman
Margin
12.5%
296 votes
Voting districts in
2/2
Valid ward votes
2,373

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
DAJohn Charles Boardman92138.8%
ActionSA62526.3%
ANC36415.3%
EFF2149.0%
VF Plus1255.3%
MKP281.2%
SACP220.9%
RPP150.6%
Tsogang120.5%
LABOUR90.4%
ATM80.3%
UCDP70.3%
Mayibuye50.2%
PURPLE40.2%
UDM30.1%
AZAPO20.1%
Al Jama-ah20.1%
APC20.1%
AACUM20.1%
COPE10.0%
AEF10.0%
BBS10.0%

Votes needed. ActionSA would have needed 297 more votes to win, or 149 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
DA48.0%38.2%−9.9
ActionSA–25.0%new
ANC21.9%15.0%−6.9
EFF11.2%9.2%−2.0
VF Plus15.2%7.3%−7.8
Tsogang1.5%1.0%−0.5

Voting districts (2)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
86991418DA 38.7%1,827yes
87020580DA 37.9%4,027yes