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Buffalo City, Ward 9

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 9, 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 CONGRESS1 36829.01%
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 36528.95%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 05222.31%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2525.34%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2425.13%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT992.10%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS571.21%
ACTIONSA561.19%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY370.78%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY320.68%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS260.55%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE260.55%
RISE MZANSI260.55%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA190.40%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS130.28%
AL JAMA-AH90.19%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE70.15%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE70.15%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT70.15%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT50.11%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION40.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.08%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS20.04%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION00.00%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 715. 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
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1 46330.68%
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS1 40829.53%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1 00120.99%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2364.95%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY1893.96%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT1132.37%
ACTIONSA841.76%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS641.34%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY360.76%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY300.63%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE270.57%
RISE MZANSI260.55%
AFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS150.31%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA140.29%
AFRICAN HEART CONGRESS120.25%
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY110.23%
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT100.21%
PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT60.13%
ONE LOVE ALLIANCE50.10%
AL JAMA-AH40.08%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT40.08%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION20.04%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.04%
THINA BANTU MOVEMENT20.04%
AFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS10.02%
AFRICAN CONGRESS FOR TRANSFORMATION10.02%
AFRICAN MOVEMENT CONGRESS10.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
ARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 768. 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 9 ballot

24 candidates
  • BUSISIWE MAQUNGOACTIONSA
  • MARIA MOOTHOO PADAYACHEEAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • PHUMLA BLAYIAFRICAN HEART CONGRESS
  • PHAKAMILE ALFRED HLOMELAAFRICAN INDEPENDENT CONGRESS
  • MENDI WETSETSEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • LUVUYO GREGORY BASSOAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • LWANDO SEYAMOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • SINIPHIWE KENNETH BOOIAFRICAN UNEMPLOYED CONGRESS
  • SIYASANGA LUYANDA MKIWANEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • ALICIA ADKINSAL JAMA-AH
  • ITUMELENG CATREEN SIDWILLEEN VAALTYNARUSHA ECONOMIC COALITION
  • PIETER VAN SENSCONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • VAUGHAN ANDREW HOLMESDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NOZIBELE EMILY TSHABEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LUCINDA GROEPONE LOVE ALLIANCE
  • VUSUMZI SOSARAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • THANDISIZWE HENNAPATRIOTIC ALLIANCE
  • DEBRA MARYNA EVANSPROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • ISAAC VAALTYNRISE MZANSI
  • SIVIWE IVAN MPAMBANISERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • LOYISO MGOJOSOCIAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
  • BULUMKO KAPUSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • THOBANI ZIQUUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • ADOLF HENDRIK SMITVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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