Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality: ward councillor candidates 2026
6 wards · Northern Cape · Voters here get three ballot papers on 4 November 2026. Candidates are listed alphabetically by party, with their age on election day, from the IEC’s certified list of 16 September 2026.
What do the parties plan for Karoo Hoogland? Read the manifesto summaries of the parties standing here: African National Congress, Afrika Mayibuye Movement, Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters, Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus), Patriotic Alliance.
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Ward 1 · Karoo Hoogland, Karoo Hoogland Municipality
6 candidates
- Noah Marlow, 32 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Quesile Men Louw, 53 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Emmarentia Patricia Louw, 33 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Jan Manuel Haas, 65 years oldNamakwa Civic Movement
- John Jefrey Booisen, 58 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- James Daniël Smit, 58 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 2 · Karoo Hoogland Municipality, Karoo Hoogland
7 candidates
- Jacobus Jooste, 57 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Christopher Jerome Alexander, 56 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Perceville Searle Klink, 42 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Emmarentia Patricia Louw, 33 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Tom Slinger, 56 years oldNamakwa Civic Movement
- Jan Petrus Julies, 72 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Christof Hanekom, 64 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 3 · Karoo Hoogland
7 candidates
- Francios Marry Morris, 58 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Christopher Jerome Alexander, 56 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Ockert Gerbrand Olivier, 65 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Maria Magdalena Jason, 49 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Jan Manuel Haas, 65 years oldNamakwa Civic Movement
- Leandré Iwellyn Fritz, 43 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Riaan van der Merwe Geel, 65 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 4 · Karoo Hoogland
7 candidates
- Willenise Klein, 40 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Christopher Jerome Alexander, 56 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Dirk Wouter Olivier, 66 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Emmarentia Patricia Louw, 33 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Tom Slinger, 56 years oldNamakwa Civic Movement
- Leonard Leon Jeacocks, 57 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Ian Rossouw, 58 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 5 · Karoo Hoogland, Karoo Hoogland Municipality
7 candidates
- Mario de Wee, 34 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Christopher Jerome Alexander, 56 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Cornelia Gertruida Steenkamp, 72 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Maria Magdalena Jason, 49 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Jan Manuel Haas, 65 years oldNamakwa Civic Movement
- Anneline Willma Hoque, 38 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- William Scott Fourie, 71 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Ward 6 · Karoo Hoogland Municipality, Karoo Hoogland
7 candidates
- Fabian William Brown, 29 years oldAfrican National Congress
- Christopher Jerome Alexander, 56 years oldAfrika Mayibuye Movement
- Johaar Jacobs, 51 years oldDemocratic Alliance
- Emmarentia Patricia Louw, 33 years oldEconomic Freedom Fighters
- Tom Slinger, 56 years oldNamakwa Civic Movement
- Karin Rolien Beatrixe October, 54 years oldPatriotic Alliance
- Ian Rossouw, 58 years oldFreedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)
Karoo Hoogland Local Municipality council: party lists
Every voter here also votes for a party on the council. Those seats are filled from each party’s list, top first. Every party’s full list is shown, in its own order.
African National Congress5 on list
- Eden Carla Oliphant, 29 years old
- Natasha Letéshia Swartz, 29 years old
- Veruschska Charlene Wentzel, 40 years old
- Vincent Trevor Opperman, 45 years old
- Basil Jerome Barron, 44 years old
Democratic Alliance7 on list
- Quesile Men Louw, 53 years old
- Cornelia Gertruida Steenkamp, 72 years old
- Gustav Waldo von Möllendorf, 68 years old
- Perceville Searle Klink, 42 years old
- Dirk Wouter Olivier, 66 years old
- Johaar Jacobs, 51 years old
- Ockert Gerbrand Olivier, 65 years old
Economic Freedom Fighters1 on list
- Emmarentia Patricia Louw, 33 years old
Namakwa Civic Movement2 on list
- Tom Slinger, 56 years old
- Jan Manuel Haas, 65 years old
Patriotic Alliance5 on list
- Sandra Annamarie Muller, 43 years old
- Maria Johanna Chadow, 57 years old
- Albert van Wyk, 52 years old
- Blanche Zubeida Mary-Lee Davids, 38 years old
- Anjelica Robbenita van Rooyen, 35 years old
Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)5 on list
- Riaan van der Merwe Geel, 65 years old
- James Daniël Smit, 58 years old
- Ian Rossouw, 58 years old
- Christof Hanekom, 64 years old
- William Scott Fourie, 71 years old
NAMAKWA District council: party lists
The third ballot here is for a party on the district council.
African National Congress8 on list
- Alinda Wilhelmina Beukes, 49 years old
- Estella Patra Cloete, 45 years old
- Angelita Monique Engelbrecht, 32 years old
- Gillian Yvette Pieters, 45 years old
- Susarah Christina Nero, 47 years old
- Pasqueline Adonia van Heerden, 49 years old
- Brandon Carlo Brandt, 39 years old
- Riaan Jacques Cloete, 53 years old
African Transformation Movement14 on list
- Luyanda Mkhwinase, 37 years old
- Clayton Bernito Quenton Knopp, 37 years old
- Lilitha Ngqamakwe, 26 years old
- Siyanda Bethiwe, 34 years old
- Lee-Aan Gous, 38 years old
- Priscilla Deborah Jeanetta Prins, 41 years old
- Yamkelani Ntyinkala, 23 years old
- Steven John Anthony, 46 years old
- Siyavuya Maxwele, 24 years old
- Thamsanqa Ngalimane, 25 years old
- Zanie Magodi, 40 years old
- Abonga Tsewu, 21 years old
- Vuyolwethu Julia Phongoma, 48 years old
- Mpendulo Makubalo, 44 years old
Congress of the People1 on list
- Siena Martina Magerman, 65 years old
Democratic Alliance8 on list
- Rodney Kritzinger, 40 years old
- Rolf Jonker, 59 years old
- Esmé Hough, 67 years old
- Francois Johann Farao, 62 years old
- Deonay Olivia Balie, 36 years old
- Maria Johanna Barendina Hanekom, 74 years old
- Anke Engelbrecht, 34 years old
- Abraham Petrus Saal, 53 years old
Namakwa Civic Movement3 on list
- Gustav Matthew Shannon Bock, 40 years old
- Anna Magdalena Julie, 64 years old
- Richard Heinrich Cloete, 50 years old
National Economic Fighters2 on list
- Dawid Jakobus Markus, 53 years old
- Paul Swartbooi, 56 years old
Patriotic Alliance10 on list
- Cyril Rodney Warne, 52 years old
- Elsabe Douths, 42 years old
- Reno Daniel Vanwyk, 55 years old
- Samantha Ferrial Cloete, 37 years old
- Josua Charles Losper, 60 years old
- Sammy Benard Adonis, 50 years old
- Lee Ann Hanekom, 35 years old
- Raymond Dennis Cloete, 49 years old
- Cornelius Nero, 67 years old
- Jeffrey Johannes van Neel, 59 years old
People's Movement for Change4 on list
- Albert Frank Fritz, 55 years old
- Cristopher Frederick Klaasten, 51 years old
- Charmain Klaaste, 39 years old
- Gail Melandré Beukes, 38 years old
South African Communist Party1 on list
- Davian Adheon Nicholas Sass, 35 years old
Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus)8 on list
- Jan Andries Palm, 65 years old
- Riaan van der Merwe Geel, 65 years old
- Josias Andries Engelbrecht Louw, 46 years old
- Maria Elizabeth Tredoux, 61 years old
- James Daniël Smit, 58 years old
- Ian Rossouw, 58 years old
- Jacobus Bisschoff, 59 years old
- Ronel Batt, 66 years old
Source: the IEC’s certified candidate list of 16 September 2026. Ward boundaries, and the places named for each ward (where its voting stations are), come from the Municipal Demarcation Board; smaller places without a voting station aren’t named. See also the 2026 elections in numbers. Candidates can still withdraw; check with the IEC if something looks wrong.