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Ward 16
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205016
Won by
ANC
Sophy Lemisie Maaboyi
Margin
26.4%
852 votes
Voting districts in
6/6
Valid ward votes
3,222
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSophy Lemisie Maaboyi | 1,398 | 43.4% |
| SACP | 546 | 16.9% |
| EFF | 406 | 12.6% |
| BRA | 298 | 9.2% |
| DA | 153 | 4.7% |
| DCM | 104 | 3.2% |
| ActionSA | 97 | 3.0% |
| AUM | 94 | 2.9% |
| APC | 74 | 2.3% |
| BTCP | 17 | 0.5% |
| SAHRA | 9 | 0.3% |
| BLOM | 6 | 0.2% |
| VF Plus | 4 | 0.1% |
| Mayibuye | 4 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| GJDP | 3 | 0.1% |
| PAC | 2 | 0.1% |
| COPE | 2 | 0.1% |
| URF | 2 | 0.1% |
Votes needed. SACP would have needed 853 more votes to win, or 427 voters switching from ANC.
Turnout is not published per ward in the IEC results files, so it is not shown here.
Change since 2021
Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so this compares the same voting districts in both years: 4 of the 6 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 76% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 63.1% | 45.5% | −17.6 |
| SACP | – | 19.1% | new |
| EFF | 3.4% | 12.1% | +8.6 |
| DA | 4.6% | 5.4% | +0.8 |
| BRA | 7.1% | 3.8% | −3.3 |
| DCM | 0.2% | 3.8% | +3.6 |
| AUM | 0.0% | 3.1% | +3.1 |
| APC | 0.5% | 2.7% | +2.2 |
| ActionSA | – | 2.3% | new |
| SAHRA | 6.7% | 0.3% | −6.4 |
| Independents | 1.1% | 0.0% | −1.1 |
| ISANCO | 12.5% | 0.0% | −12.5 |
Voting districts (6)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76160167 | ANC 30.7% | 1,049 | yes |
| 76160178 | ANC 52.7% | 1,545 | yes |
| 76160235 | ANC 37.5% | 1,070 | yes |
| 76160392 | ANC 61.0% | 810 | yes |
| 76160482 | ANC 40.0% | 1,451 | yes |
| 76161090 | ANC 37.3% | 483 | new |