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Ward 9

Rustenburg (NW373) · IEC ward 63703009

Won by
ANC
Lesiba Patrick Morake
Margin
4.5%
132 votes
Voting districts in
3/3
Valid ward votes
2,913

IEC report

Ward ballot

Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
Ward ballot results
Party · candidateVotesShare
ANCLesiba Patrick Morake86329.6%
Independents73125.1%
ActionSA43815.0%
EFF30910.6%
DA29110.0%
SACP692.4%
MKP291.0%
ATM250.9%
UCDP240.8%
RPP230.8%
VF Plus210.7%
AIC210.7%
LABOUR190.7%
PURPLE140.5%
AET90.3%
COPE40.1%
ACP40.1%
APC30.1%
FISA30.1%
Mayibuye30.1%
AZAPO20.1%
Al Jama-ah20.1%
ARONA20.1%
AACUM20.1%
AEF10.0%
BBS10.0%

Votes needed. Independents would have needed 133 more votes to win, or 67 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 shares in 2021 and 2026 on matched voting districts
Party20212026Change
ANC50.3%31.9%−18.4
ActionSA–18.4%new
Independents8.2%12.7%+4.4
EFF25.6%12.3%−13.3
DA5.7%12.0%+6.2
SACP–2.9%new
ATM0.3%1.2%+0.9
RPP–1.1%new
VF Plus0.2%1.0%+0.8
ACDP3.8%0.5%−3.3
Tsogang2.7%0.2%−2.5

Voting districts (3)

Results by voting district
DistrictLeadingValid votesIn 2021
87020164ANC 33.0%1,522yes
87020221ANC 46.3%1,402yes
87020489ANC 24.3%2,841yes