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2006 · Bushbuckridge council results

Masana, Mpumalanga

Ward results

ANC retains its majority

2006

Council seats

ANC57 seats
PAC5 seats
DA2 seats
INDEPENDENTS2 seats
ACDP1 seat
UDM1 seat
Bushbuckridge · 2006 · Reported council seats
Party / entrySeatsShare of seats (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5783,8235
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA57,3529
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE22,9412
INDEPENDENTS22,9412
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY11,4706
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT11,4706
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY00
XIMOKO PARTY00

68 seats; 35 needed for a majority.

IEC source

Combined ballot votes

Combined ballot votes

AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS
79.3%136 246 votes
INDEPENDENTS
8.5%14 553 votes
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA
6.4%11 001 votes
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE
2.1%3 603 votes
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
1.4%2 457 votes
Other: show remaining parties: hide remaining parties2.3%3 976 votes
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT
1.4%2 400 votes
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY
0.5%824 votes
XIMOKO PARTY
0.4%752 votes
Bushbuckridge · 2006 · Combined ballot votes
Party / entryCandidateVotesVote share (%)
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS—136 24679,2884
INDEPENDENTS—14 5538,4691
PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA—11 0016,402
DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE—3 6032,0968
AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY—2 4571,4299
UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT—2 4001,3967
INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY—8240,4795
XIMOKO PARTY—7520,4376

171836 valid votes. Shares use this ballot’s party totals. All published entries are included.

IEC source

ANC above the majority

22seats
ANC57

57 of 68 council seats

PAC falls

−5.7pp
200012.1%
20066.4%

Closest covering ward

13votes apart
INDEPENDENTS43.8%
ANC43.6%

Ward 24 · Ward + municipal PR

How the vote changed

Other

Council seats by election

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2000Seats
ANC55—
PAC8—
DA3—
UDM1—

35 for a majority · 68 seats

2006Seatsvs 2000
ANC57
PAC5
DA2
UDM1
ACDP1—

35 for a majority · 68 seats

MP325 - Bushbuckridge · Council seats by election
ElectionParty / entrySeatsCouncil totalMajority needed
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS556835
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA86835
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE36835
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT16835
2 000XIMOKO PARTY16835
2 000INDEPENDENTS06835
2 000Unnamed party06835
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS576835
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA56835
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE26835
2 006INDEPENDENTS26835
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY16835
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT16835
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY06835
2 006XIMOKO PARTY06835

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

Ward + municipal PR votes by election

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2000Vote %
ANC78.0%—
PAC12.1%—
DA4.4%—
UDM1.8%—
Other3.7%—
2006Vote %vs 2000
ANC79.3%
PAC6.4%
DA2.1%
UDM1.4%
ACDP1.4%—
Other9.4%—
MP325 - Bushbuckridge · Ward + municipal PR votes by election
ElectionPartyVotesVote share (%)Valid ballot totalAvailability
2 000AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS100 67677,9558129 145Reported
2 000PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA15 61412,0903129 145Reported
2 000DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE5 6814,3989129 145Reported
2 000UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 3381,8104129 145Reported
2 000AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTYUnavailableUnavailable129 145Not separately listed in this source.
2 000XIMOKO PARTY1 2190,9439129 145Reported
2 000INKATHA FREEDOM PARTYUnavailableUnavailable129 145Not separately listed in this source.
2 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS136 24679,2884171 836Reported
2 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA11 0016,402171 836Reported
2 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3 6032,0968171 836Reported
2 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT2 4001,3967171 836Reported
2 006AFRICAN CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY2 4571,4299171 836Reported
2 006XIMOKO PARTY7520,4376171 836Reported
2 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY8240,4795171 836Reported

Ward + municipal PR votes. Missing and grouped entries are not assumed to be zero. Published boundaries may differ between elections.

All history data (JSON)

History data & sources

Ward + municipal PR votes. Connecting bands show the same party’s share or seats between elections, not individual voters moving between parties. Select a year to inspect its values; use the election-year selector to explore its results and places.

The chart names the five largest parties across these elections. The vote list also names parties gaining at least 2 percentage points since the previous election; remaining votes are combined under Other. Other’s change compares the same group of parties in both elections. Missing values remain unavailable.

  • All points use the same ballot basis. Ballot totals are not counts of individual voters.
  • Missing or grouped party rows remain gaps unless a complete, ungrouped list establishes zero votes.
  • Municipal boundaries can change between elections. Published area results are not boundary-adjusted.
IEC 2000 IEC 2006
All parties & exact values

Ward results

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Wards in Bushbuckridge

34 wards

Ward 1
ANC78.0%
UDM14.2%
Lead: 2 637 votesWard 2
ANC71.5%
INDEPENDENTS19.4%
Lead: 2 005 votesWard 3
ANC75.1%
INDEPENDENTS19.7%
Lead: 2 281 votesWard 4
ANC78.3%
INDEPENDENTS9.1%
Lead: 3 754 votesWard 5
ANC92.1%
PAC5.0%
Lead: 4 238 votesWard 6
ANC91.7%
PAC3.0%
Lead: 4 081 votesWard 7
ANC70.4%
INDEPENDENTS20.6%
Lead: 1 897 votesWard 8
ANC84.2%
PAC9.5%
Lead: 3 654 votesWard 9
ANC88.5%
PAC5.7%
Lead: 3 582 votesWard 10
ANC75.5%
PAC20.4%
Lead: 2 587 votesWard 11
ANC76.7%
INDEPENDENTS11.8%
Lead: 3 000 votesWard 12
ANC88.3%
DA7.3%
Lead: 3 583 votesWard 13
ANC80.3%
INDEPENDENTS13.2%
Lead: 4 393 votesWard 14
ANC85.1%
PAC5.3%
Lead: 4 190 votesWard 15
ANC93.9%
PAC2.8%
Lead: 5 868 votesWard 16
ANC84.5%
PAC12.7%
Lead: 4 487 votesWard 17
ANC91.4%
UDM3.3%
Lead: 4 381 votesWard 18
ANC89.4%
PAC4.1%
Lead: 3 722 votesWard 19
ANC92.1%
IFP4.4%
Lead: 4 259 votesWard 20
ANC49.5%
INDEPENDENTS39.9%
Lead: 466 votesWard 21
ANC93.1%
PAC3.3%
Lead: 5 387 votesWard 22
ANC79.3%
DA8.2%
Lead: 3 690 votesWard 23
ANC75.1%
INDEPENDENTS17.3%
Lead: 3 266 votesWard 24
INDEPENDENTS43.8%
ANC43.6%
Lead: 13 votesWard 25
ANC80.7%
INDEPENDENTS6.4%
Lead: 3 815 votesWard 26
ANC57.4%
INDEPENDENTS21.2%
Lead: 1 767 votesWard 27
ANC60.9%
INDEPENDENTS23.0%
Lead: 2 011 votesWard 28
ANC68.2%
INDEPENDENTS14.1%
Lead: 2 714 votesWard 29
ANC79.3%
PAC14.5%
Lead: 3 137 votesWard 30
ANC95.9%
PAC2.9%
Lead: 5 046 votesWard 31
ANC85.6%
PAC9.1%
Lead: 2 961 votesWard 32
ANC86.5%
PAC9.2%
Lead: 4 439 votesWard 33
ANC87.6%
PAC6.6%
Lead: 4 743 votesWard 34
ANC61.0%
INDEPENDENTS19.0%
Lead: 2 810 votes
Wards in Bushbuckridge ·
WardElectionParty / entryVotesVote share (%)
Ward 12 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 22578,0494
Ward 12 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT58814,2304
Ward 22 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 75271,5363
Ward 22 006INDEPENDENTS74719,4177
Ward 32 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 09275,1215
Ward 32 006INDEPENDENTS81119,7036
Ward 42 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 24778,2569
Ward 42 006INDEPENDENTS4939,0842
Ward 52 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 48092,1242
Ward 52 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2424,9764
Ward 62 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 21891,6558
Ward 62 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1372,977
Ward 72 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 68270,4492
Ward 72 006INDEPENDENTS78520,6199
Ward 82 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 11884,1955
Ward 82 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA4649,4868
Ward 92 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 83088,514
Ward 92 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2485,7315
Ward 102 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 54675,495
Ward 102 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA95920,4173
Ward 112 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 54576,6818
Ward 112 006INDEPENDENTS54511,7889
Ward 122 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 90488,3458
Ward 122 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE3217,2641
Ward 132 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 26080,2931
Ward 132 006INDEPENDENTS86713,2346
Ward 142 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 46885,1048
Ward 142 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2785,2952
Ward 152 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS6 04793,8975
Ward 152 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1792,7795
Ward 162 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 28184,4555
Ward 162 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA79412,6979
Ward 172 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 54691,3769
Ward 172 006UNITED DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT1653,3166
Ward 182 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 89989,4266
Ward 182 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1774,0596
Ward 192 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 47592,1351
Ward 192 006INKATHA FREEDOM PARTY2164,4472
Ward 202 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 41249,5074
Ward 202 006INDEPENDENTS1 94639,9425
Ward 212 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 58793,1011
Ward 212 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA2003,3328
Ward 222 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 11879,2533
Ward 222 006DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE4288,2371
Ward 232 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 24475,0752
Ward 232 006INDEPENDENTS97817,3005
Ward 242 006INDEPENDENTS2 14443,8267
Ward 242 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 13143,5609
Ward 252 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 14380,6816
Ward 252 006INDEPENDENTS3286,3875
Ward 262 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS2 80257,3945
Ward 262 006INDEPENDENTS1 03521,2003
Ward 272 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 23460,8925
Ward 272 006INDEPENDENTS1 22323,0277
Ward 282 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 42368,1601
Ward 282 006INDEPENDENTS70914,1179
Ward 292 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 83979,3018
Ward 292 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA70214,5011
Ward 302 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 20595,9447
Ward 302 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA1592,9309
Ward 312 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS3 31585,6147
Ward 312 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3549,1426
Ward 322 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 97086,4799
Ward 322 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA5319,2396
Ward 332 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS5 12887,5534
Ward 332 006PAN AFRICANIST CONGRESS OF AZANIA3856,5733
Ward 342 006AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS4 08060,9592
Ward 342 006INDEPENDENTS1 27018,975

The two largest published entries shown on each ward card. Open a ward for all entries.

Source data

Sources & result details

IEC: 29 Jul 2016, 09:34 SAST · checked 05 Nov 2026, 15:55 SAST

Historical comparisons use published area results. Boundaries may change between elections. Vote shares use the ballot labelled on each chart; ballots are not individual voters.

Vote percentages beside council seats combine ward and municipal PR ballots. Seat counts include both ward and PR councillors.

Seat calculation & source

These are the ward and PR seats published by the IEC. The totals add up to all 68 council seats. This is the historical election allocation, not a record of government changes during the term. Any grouped “Other” seats remain grouped.

IEC result time: 29 Jul 2016, 09:34 SAST · Source figures ↗

Ward vs PR ballots

Ward: choose a person. PR: choose a party.

Ward ballot

The candidate with the most votes in the whole ward wins one seat. They do not need more than 50%.

Municipal PR ballot

PR means proportional representation. Party-list seats balance the council’s overall party representation.

Two ballots work together

Party ward votes and municipal PR votes both count towards the party’s overall seat allocation.

Outside metros, voters also have a separate district PR ballot. An independent can stand in a ward but not on a party PR list.

Understanding the results

IEC guide to council seats
IEC source figures

The council results cover all of Bushbuckridge. Ward results include areas outside Masana.

This page uses the Stats SA statistical main-place boundary labelled 2016. It overlaps 2 of the 2026 wards; the everyday town boundary may differ.

Town-to-ward mappings are available for 2026 only. The historical wards above belong to the whole municipality in 2006.

Positive-area intersections of the full-precision 2016 Stats SA main-place polygon and the MDB 2026 ward polygons. Display simplification is applied separately. Full-ward figures include votes outside the place; votes are never allocated by overlap area.

Stats SA main places, hosted by DPME MDB 2026 wards

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