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Bushbuckridge, Ward 3

The certified ward ballot for the local government elections of 4 November 2026, published by the Electoral Commission on 16 September. 19 candidates from 19 parties, listed by party. The order on election day is set by the Commission.

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Ward 3, 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 76474.04%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS52013.93%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1664.45%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1233.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY571.53%
ACTIONSA340.91%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION210.56%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT160.43%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.24%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.19%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.13%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY50.13%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA20.05%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT20.05%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT10.03%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY10.03%
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%
AFRICAN UNIFIED 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: 3 733. 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 79574.81%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS50513.52%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY1554.15%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE1233.29%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY370.99%
ACTIONSA320.86%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION290.78%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT100.27%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS90.24%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION80.21%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT80.21%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY70.19%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.11%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE30.08%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT30.08%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY20.05%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE10.03%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT10.03%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION10.03%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT10.03%
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT10.03%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY10.03%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY00.00%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM00.00%
SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY00.00%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT00.00%
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: 3 736. 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 3 ballot

19 candidates
  • WONDER BONGANI MHLONGOACTIONSA
  • BIO MUZIWANDILE MPANGANAAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • DAVID MASHABAAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • TRACY MSIMANGOAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • HAPPY GIVEN MOSOMAAFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT
  • MARTINA SITHOLEAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NTIMANE LUCKSON MATHEBULACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • MATIMANI ENOCK SHABANGUDEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • HECTOR SUPRISE DHLAMINIDEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • VUSI RECKSON NDLOVUECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • DALTON SIBUYANELABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • WILSON MAGEZA NDLOVUNATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY
  • VUSI ELVIS MNISIPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MARIA CAROL MOTAUSERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • HAPPY PRISCILLA MKHONTOSOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • SHERIA MOLIMITHE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY
  • SIMON LIFEMAN KHOSAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • MARLISA CLEDAH MOKOENAUNITED 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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