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Bushbuckridge, Ward 1

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 20 candidates from 20 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 1, Bushbuckridge

Provisional record

Ward ballot

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

Ward ballot party totals, leading 8 of 33 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 69582.90%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2455.50%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1894.24%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1503.37%
ACTIONSA681.53%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS280.63%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY240.54%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT180.40%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION120.27%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT100.22%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY40.09%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA30.07%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT20.04%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT20.04%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT20.04%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT20.04%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.02%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY10.02%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM00.00%
SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00.00%
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 457. 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 33 rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 61380.67%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2505.58%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2265.05%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1513.37%
ACTIONSA771.72%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS300.67%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY280.63%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY240.54%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT180.40%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT150.33%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION130.29%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION110.25%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY40.09%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY40.09%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT30.07%
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT30.07%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT20.04%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.04%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT20.04%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.02%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.02%
SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 479. 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.

IEC source: Retrieved: View official source ↗

A source revision is awaiting review. The affected area retains its last accepted figures.

Collector last checked: . Source publication times remain separate.

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Ward 1 ballot

20 candidates
  • OCTAVIA DIMAKATSO MOKOENAACTIONSA
  • BHUNU WITNESS MALANDULEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • PREVY EDNAH MNISIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • BENNY ALTON NYAMBIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • VUSI NELSON THABANEAFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT
  • DELINAH PHUMLILE MDAKAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • OBEDIAN SEKGOBELABARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY
  • NTIMANE LUCKSON MATHEBULACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • SOLLY WITNESS MHLONGODEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • CONRIDE MASINADEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • MILLION MASHABANEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LINDOKUHLE MNISILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • NOMPUMELELO MASHELEMAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT
  • VUSI KHOSAPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MARIA CAROL MOTAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • GOODMAN MNDAWESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • OKETSO MOYANETHE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY
  • ELDA MTHOMBENIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • RUTH KGODISO LEBYANEUNITED RESIDENTS FRONT
  • BEN BERNARD DLOVOVRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS

Voters in this ward also vote for a Bushbuckridge 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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