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Buffalo City, Ward 16

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 24 candidates from 24 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 16, Buffalo City

Provisional record

Ward ballot

Votes for ward contestants, grouped by the IEC party categories.

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 30 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 12741.39%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 48128.82%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT58711.42%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2715.27%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1823.54%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1352.63%
ACTIONSA621.21%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY450.88%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT390.76%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY330.64%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION320.62%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE250.49%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS230.45%
RISE MZANSI230.45%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS180.35%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA170.33%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS130.25%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT110.21%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT40.08%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE40.08%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE30.06%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION20.04%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 139. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Municipal PR ballot

Municipal PR votes recorded within this ward.

Municipal PR ballot party totals, leading 8 of 30 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2 59350.15%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 08621.01%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT72614.04%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2484.80%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS1793.46%
ACTIONSA661.28%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT611.18%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY571.10%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY370.72%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE220.43%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY200.39%
RISE MZANSI180.35%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS140.27%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS110.21%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT50.10%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.08%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY30.06%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION30.06%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.06%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.04%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT20.04%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY20.04%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE20.04%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT20.04%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 5 170. Every percentage uses the full valid-ballot total. The independents row is an IEC grouping, not an individual candidate.

This source does not split rejected ballots by ballot type.

Council seats and elected candidates will be recorded separately against official declaration evidence.

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Ward 16 ballot

24 candidates
  • LUNGELWA MENZIWAACTIONSA
  • PETER IVAN ARTHUR KNICKELBEINAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • LUNGILE BALIAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • NTSIKA QALIAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO LEON NGQWEMLAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • LIFA WATSON NGQOWANAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NOSIPHO SYLVIA NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • PHUMZILE KOPELEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SIPHELELE JAKAVULAAL JAMA-AH
  • RICHELLE GRACIA SWARTBOOIARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • LUNGANI SANQELADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • KHANYISA CHETUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • LUKHANYO ELVIS GCWEKAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • RANDALL WILLIAMSPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ZELDA LE-ANN MARGARET KORDONSKIPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • CHRISTINA DE KLERKRISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • NOMHI TONISISOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • NOMBULELO NKUNGWANASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • MZWANELE PAMANAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • DEBORAH ANNE THERONVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Buffalo City proportional-representation council list. Every party list, in certified order, is on the municipality page and in the searchable register.

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Source of record: IEC certified candidate lists, 16 September 2026 · version iec-certified-2026-09-16 · data notes on the register page

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