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Bushbuckridge, Ward 18

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 22 candidates from 22 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 18, 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 50350.88%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY46815.84%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS31610.70%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1424.81%
SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1173.96%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1043.52%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT1043.52%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY762.57%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA381.29%
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT210.71%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION190.64%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT100.34%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS70.24%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY60.20%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.14%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT40.14%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.10%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT30.10%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY30.10%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE20.07%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT20.07%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA20.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT00.00%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 954. 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 51851.74%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY43214.72%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS31210.63%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1384.70%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1204.09%
SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION1123.82%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT872.97%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY732.49%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
ACTIONSA361.23%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION220.75%
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT160.55%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION110.37%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY100.34%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT90.31%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS70.24%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY50.17%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY50.17%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT40.14%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT30.10%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM30.10%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT30.10%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT20.07%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT20.07%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY20.07%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA10.03%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 2 934. 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 18 ballot

22 candidates
  • FELIX PHANUEL MATHEBULAACTIONSA
  • JEPHRES AARON MATSIEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THABIE NOSTELL THEKOAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • TUMELO LUCKY MOGAKANEAFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT
  • RONNIE NYATHIAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • PACKSON SHOKANEBETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
  • PETROS MOXIYENI MZIMBABUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT
  • NTIMANE LUCKSON MATHEBULACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • TSHEPO EXPERIENCE MOHLABINEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • NSOVO BLESSING MATHEBULADEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • ROMEO POTSISO SEDIBEECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • ANDREW SEKGOBELAGAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY
  • LINDOKUHLE MNISILABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • HEBERT MASHILEMAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT
  • MARCUS ELLIOT NTLOZIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • COLLEN ELVIS PHOOKUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • JAFTA FREEDOM MTHOMBENISOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
  • SIPHO MASHIGOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SIYABONGA NTSAKO MAPHANGATHE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY
  • ASNATH MATUKANEUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • PRISCILLA MALOPEUNITED RESIDENTS FRONT
  • CECILIA KHENSANI VUMAVRYHEIDSFRONT 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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