Ward 24
Bushbuckridge (MP325) · IEC ward 83205024
Won by
ANC
Smash Amos Matsane
Margin
59.0%
2,035 votes
Voting districts in
7/7
Valid ward votes
3,448
IEC report
Ward ballot
Votes for each ward candidate. The winner takes the ward seat.
| Party · candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| ANCSmash Amos Matsane | 2,500 | 72.5% |
| EFF | 465 | 13.5% |
| DA | 171 | 5.0% |
| MKP | 95 | 2.8% |
| ATM | 59 | 1.7% |
| APC | 37 | 1.1% |
| SACP | 27 | 0.8% |
| DCM | 20 | 0.6% |
| ActionSA | 20 | 0.6% |
| UAT | 15 | 0.4% |
| Mayibuye | 13 | 0.4% |
| COPE | 10 | 0.3% |
| VF Plus | 7 | 0.2% |
| PAC | 4 | 0.1% |
| LABOUR | 2 | 0.1% |
| URF | 1 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 1 | 0.0% |
| TWMP | 1 | 0.0% |
Votes needed. EFF would have needed 2,036 more votes to win, or 1,018 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: 6 of the 7 districts counted so far existed in 2021, holding 97% of the votes counted. Shares are of all valid votes (ward and PR ballots).
| Party | 2021 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | 72.9% | 73.4% | +0.5 |
| EFF | 19.2% | 13.3% | −5.9 |
| DA | 2.7% | 4.5% | +1.8 |
| MKP | – | 2.5% | new |
| ATM | 2.5% | 1.7% | −0.8 |
| APC | 0.7% | 1.1% | +0.4 |
| Independents | 1.5% | 0.0% | −1.5 |
Voting districts (7)
| District | Leading | Valid votes | In 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76170449 | ANC 76.1% | 845 | yes |
| 76170494 | ANC 64.5% | 1,495 | yes |
| 76170551 | ANC 74.2% | 515 | yes |
| 76170584 | ANC 82.4% | 1,093 | yes |
| 76170595 | ANC 66.3% | 893 | yes |
| 76170685 | ANC 77.3% | 1,861 | yes |
| 76170843 | ANC 66.5% | 200 | new |