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Bushbuckridge, Ward 35

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 35, 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 78062.85%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY96021.70%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2545.74%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION892.01%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY761.72%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE721.63%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY681.54%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE230.52%
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Ward ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT180.41%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT180.41%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT150.34%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT120.27%
ACTIONSA90.20%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT70.16%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT60.14%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.11%
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA40.09%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY40.09%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY30.07%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
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%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 423. 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 83263.71%
SOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY91020.47%
ECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS2665.98%
UMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY751.69%
AFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION711.60%
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE691.55%
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY661.48%
MAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT260.58%
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Municipal PR ballot party totals, remaining rows
Party / IEC groupingVotesShare
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA220.49%
UNITED AFRICANS TRANSFORMATION210.47%
ACTIONSA140.31%
AFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT130.29%
PATRIOTIC ALLIANCE100.22%
AFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT90.20%
NATIONAL FREEDOM PARTY80.18%
VRYHEIDSFRONT PLUS | FREEDOM FRONT PLUS50.11%
CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE50.11%
AFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT50.11%
GAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY50.11%
SOUTH AFRICA MY HOME RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION30.07%
SERVICE DELIVERY PARTY30.07%
BETTER RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION20.04%
BUSHBUCKRIDGE LOCALS MOVEMENT20.04%
GAZA DEMOCRATIC FRONT20.04%
BARBERTON COMMUNITY PARTY10.02%
Independents, grouped by IEC00.00%
UNITED RESIDENTS FRONT00.00%
DEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT00.00%
ORGANISATION FOR DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM00.00%
LABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA00.00%
THE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY00.00%
SOUTH AFRICAN PEOPLE’S CIVIC ORGANIZATION00.00%
GODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY00.00%

Valid ballots shown: 4 445. 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 35 ballot

22 candidates
  • PETER SAMUEL MABILAACTIONSA
  • JIM ISAAC NTILAAFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  • DAVIS NYAKANEAFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
  • MATIMBA HEBERT MPANGANEAFRICAN PEOPLE'S CONVENTION
  • CASWELL MAJABULA NKUNAAFRICAN TRANSFORMATION MOVEMENT
  • BONGINKOSI LUBISIAFRICAN UNIFIED MOVEMENT
  • VONAKELE MKHONTOAFRIKA MAYIBUYE MOVEMENT
  • NTIMANE LUCKSON MATHEBULACONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE
  • CHARLES MZIMBADEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
  • JABULANI MKHONTODEMOCRATIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT
  • ABEDNEGO SILUBANAECONOMIC FREEDOM FIGHTERS
  • TREVOR BEN MKHABELAGAZANKULU NATIONAL PARTY
  • WALTER MNISIGODS JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT PARTY
  • CARES JUNIOR MABUZALABOUR PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA
  • OSCAR KHOZAMAHLO PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT
  • HERTZOG TSHOBETEPAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
  • MARCIA MOFEPENG MABUZASERVICE DELIVERY PARTY
  • ENDY NKUNASOUTH AFRICAN COMMUNIST PARTY
  • HENDRICK ELSON BANGOTHE WINNERS MOVEMENT PARTY
  • EXPERIENCE MUFANA KHOSAUMKHONTO WESIZWE PARTY
  • PALESA DESIREE 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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