Ward 115 councillor

Mark van der Merwe

01 Nov 2021in office since

11 317votes · 58.0% · LGE 2021

18 393votes · 66.4% · 4 Nov 2026

Hands over · first council sitting

Takes office · first council sitting

Shows up? · City of Johannesburg council meetings

Meets the norm

86% present · 50 meetings · council median 90% · leave 6 · absent 1

Present at 86% of 50 council meetings, leave granted for 6, absent without leave 1 time.

Meeting by meeting, and by year

2022/23

2023/24

2024/25

2025/26

presentarrived lateleave grantedabsent, no leave

Year	Present	Meetings	Leave	Absent
2025/26	100%	13	0	0
2024/25	88%	24	3	0
2023/24	67%	12	3	1
2022/23	100%	1	0	0

From the council's published minutes. Leave granted by council does not count against the councillor. Whole council · how we judge.

Record

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04 Nov 2026 · elected
Ward 115, City of Johannesburg DA
18 393 votes · 66.4% · LGE 2026
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01 Nov 2021 · took office
Ward 115, City of Johannesburg DA

11 317 votes · 58.0% · LGE 2021
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