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Buffalo City, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 26 candidates from 26 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, 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 77760.25%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT94520.50%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3918.48%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1012.19%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE922.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT651.41%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY380.82%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA330.72%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS310.67%
Independents, grouped by IEC270.59%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS260.56%
ACTIONSA210.46%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY200.43%
RISE MZANSI120.26%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS70.15%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.13%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE40.09%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE30.07%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION30.07%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.04%
AL JAMA-AH10.02%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 609. 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
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 65358.18%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 03922.79%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS3858.44%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1012.21%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT721.58%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT521.14%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS440.96%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS390.86%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY380.83%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA270.59%
ACTIONSA260.57%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY160.35%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS120.26%
RISE MZANSI120.26%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY60.13%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY60.13%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION50.11%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION50.11%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS50.11%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE40.09%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS40.09%
AL JAMA-AH20.04%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.04%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.04%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 560. 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 17 ballot

26 candidates
  • MLUNGISI NICHOLOUS SIMAKADEACTIONSA
  • PETER IVAN ARTHUR KNICKELBEINAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • SIPHE MRWETYANAAFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION
  • LUVO WOFAAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • PUMLA GEORGEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO LEON NGQWEMLAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • LWANDISO FENIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • NOSIPHO SYLVIA NDINDWAAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • LUNGISWA MBANDEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • SINESIPHO GOJEAL JAMA-AH
  • WILLIAM DONNE GOULDARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • LANDILE VIKADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • SIYABONGA GIDAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • WANDISILE MBASA RALANE IndependentIndependent candidate
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • NOSICELO MABUYAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MZWAMADODA YEYEPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • ESMERELDA FIEDRA RICKETTSPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • NCEBA THEOPHILUS MATABENIRISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • SIBONGILE MPOFUSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • MXOLISI DAYISOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • VUYOKAZI XAMANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • FRANCIS ZWELANDILE MDINWAVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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