ANC 48.0%
African National Congress · won the ward ballot
Ward ballot ? · 1 752 valid votes
ANCAfrican National Congress84148.0%
DADemocratic Alliance63636.3%
EFFEconomic Freedom Fighters17910.2%
VF PLUSVryheidsfront Plus633.6%
IFPInkatha Freedom Party110.6%
UDMUnited Democratic Movement90.5%
ACDPAfrican Christian Democratic Party80.5%
COPECongress of the People40.2%
IRASAIndependent Ratepayers Association of SA10.1%
Voting districts · 2 ?
ANC won Ward 18 with 841 votes, 22.3% of the ward's 3 766 registered voters. Turnout was 46.9%: 1 765 of 3 766 registered voters voted. Official IEC results of the 2016 local government elections in Ward 18, Merafong City, voting district by voting district.
This ward in earlier elections ?
Boundaries changed after 2011: each ward's own results, never re-allocated.
This area in the 2026 elections ?
About these figures
Official IEC figures: how we add them up
Votes cast 1 768 · spoilt 16 · special votes 95 · All 2 voting districts in · the IEC marks the results complete
PR ballot figures for this ward are the sum of the IEC's results for its 2 voting districts; the IEC publishes the ward ballot per ward and the PR ballot per voting district.
Turnout is calculated as PR ballots cast ÷ registered voters, from the IEC's results for the 2 voting districts here (1 765 of 3 766). The IEC publishes 46.9%.
The winner's share of registered voters is calculated: the winner's votes on the IEC's ward ballot ÷ the registered voters of the ward's voting districts.
Percentages are calculated from the IEC's vote counts. Official results: results.elections.org.za.
The DC 40% ? ballot is published per municipality: Merafong City's DC 40% result.
Map boundaries: Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) and the IEC.
IEC data last fetched 27 Oct 2026, 11:31 SAST.