Municipal by-elections
21 January 2026
3 ward by-elections in City of Tshwane, George, in the council term of the 2021 Local Government Elections. Candidates, votes and seat awards as the IEC published them.
Ward 57, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
City of Tshwane · by-election of 21 January 2026
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| JOHANNES LODEWICUS PAGE | 1 629 | 53,2% |
| WESLEY ANDRÉ JACOBS | 1 359 | 44,4% |
| MADUMETJA ELIAS MOKOATEDI | 67 | 2,2% |
| MPHO ISAAC RAKGWALE | 7 | 0,2% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 59,0%.
Ward 17, George Local Municipality
George · by-election of 21 January 2026
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RAPHAEL JOHN GOEIEMAN | 1 343 | 60,0% |
| MARIZAAN MENTOOR | 848 | 37,9% |
| GEORGE SAMUEL TAYLOR | 42 | 1,9% |
| MUJAHIED JACOBS | 6 | 0,3% |
Previous result in this ward: 2021 Local Government Elections — DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE had the most votes, 39,9%.
Ward 27, George Local Municipality
George · by-election of 21 January 2026
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MARCHELL ELTON FREDERICK KLEYNHANS | 1 081 | 51,4% |
| RICHARD JOHN HECTOR | 1 018 | 48,4% |
| GAIL NDUKWANA | 3 | 0,1% |
| VICTORIA AUDREY RHODA | 3 | 0,1% |
Previous result in this ward: Municipal by-elections, 19 July 2023 — MARCHELL ELTON FREDERICK KLEYNHANS (DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE) was elected, 35,8% of valid votes.
What the record holds
- The IEC's by-election results for 21 January 2026: 3 wards, each candidate by name and party with their votes. Votes cast and spoilt ballots are published per municipality, so they — and the ward's registered voters and turnout with them — are shown only where a municipality held one by-election that day.
How it was read and checked
- The winner is the candidate the IEC's results award the seat. Why each seat fell vacant is not published with these results and is not stated here.
Sources
The IEC files this day's record was loaded from
| Document | Role | Retrieved | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IEC by-election candidates, 21 January 2026 (JSON, {"EEID":1830}) | candidate_list | 9 October 2026 | 4f16564cd35893db… |
| IEC by-election results, 21 January 2026: TSH - City of Tshwane (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 01a639dc472a8efb… |
| IEC by-election results, 21 January 2026: WC044 - George (JSON) | Results data | 9 October 2026 | 5968a8adf064c8e0… |
| IEC by-election councillors, 21 January 2026 (JSON, {"parmEEID":1830}) | Results report | 9 October 2026 | 58920eb875f3cf64… |