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Bushbuckridge, Ward 29

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 21 candidates from 21 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 29, 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 CONGRESS2 51767.34%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2657.09%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2466.58%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2356.29%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION972.59%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT872.33%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA641.71%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY641.71%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT541.44%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY491.31%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION250.67%
ACTIONSA100.27%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT70.19%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE60.16%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS30.08%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT30.08%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY30.08%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT10.03%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY10.03%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA00.00%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT00.00%
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%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY00.00%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 3 738. 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 CONGRESS2 55068.92%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2637.11%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE2586.97%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY2476.68%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION902.43%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT902.43%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT651.76%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY501.35%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION240.65%
ACTIONSA130.35%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA130.35%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT60.16%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY60.16%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA50.14%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.14%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY50.14%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS40.11%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT20.05%
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT20.05%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY10.03%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE00.00%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE00.00%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM00.00%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT00.00%
SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
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: 3 700. 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 29 ballot

21 candidates
  • NONHLANHLA AMUKELANI GUMEDEACTIONSA
  • LEAH HLATSHWAYOAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • EDWARD MYEKEMI MTHETHWAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • THEMBI SIBUYIAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • SINDILE SIBUYIAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • RUTH NKATEKO MOGAKANEAFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT
  • OBED MATHEBULAAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NTIMANE LUCKSON MATHEBULACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • REWARD MASHELEDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • FIKILE MAVIS MTHABINIDEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • LOUIS MZONDI MAYINGAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • SINDILE FORTUNATE MACHABEGAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT
  • PATRICK JOHN UBISSEGAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY
  • SOLLY LUCKY NXUMALOGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • THULANI BONGINKOSI MKHANTSHWALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • COLLEN ELVIS PHOOKUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ALEONOR DEON KHUMALOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • WENDY MMAKGONTHE MOHLALATHE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY
  • SKHUMBUZO SIZWE DHLAMINIUNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION
  • ALEX ADVICE 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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