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Bushbuckridge, Ward 17

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 18 candidates from 18 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 17, 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 CONGRESS1 85654.81%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY3369.92%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT2938.65%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2858.42%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2447.21%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2056.05%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM551.62%
ACTIONSA441.30%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS150.44%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE100.30%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT100.30%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY90.27%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY80.24%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION70.21%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT60.18%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT30.09%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
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%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY00.00%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 386. 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 CONGRESS1 83055.02%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY3209.62%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2958.87%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT2808.42%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2176.52%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1915.74%
ACTIONSA391.17%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM290.87%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION200.60%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS110.33%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY110.33%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY110.33%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION100.30%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT90.27%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY90.27%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION70.21%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT70.21%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.18%
SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION50.15%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.12%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT20.06%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY20.06%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE20.06%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT20.06%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT20.06%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY20.06%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY10.03%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT10.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 326. 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 17 ballot

18 candidates
  • ATTORNEY ZITHAACTIONSA
  • LORRAINE MATHEBULAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • DUMISANI NGOBENIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • HAPPY GIVEN MOSOMAAFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT
  • REFILOE ANNAH MASHALAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NTIMANE LUCKSON MATHEBULACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • SWABI SURANCE MOHLALADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • VUYISILE MABASODEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • INNOCENT SIBUYIECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • LINDOKUHLE MNISILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • SIBONGILE LANNY MAGABEORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM
  • PLEASURE MOGAKANEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • ANOB MBEBESERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • JOHN RICON HLABANESOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • NATVATE MBOYE NTSHIRITHE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY
  • TERVIN SIBUYIUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • KGOPOTSO MOHLABINEUNITED 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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