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836: 793: 211: 1021:'s white minority, who elected six MPs to the House of Assembly. They were first elected in 1950, with the territory being represented in the South African Parliament until 1977. South West Africa's representation in the South African Parliament was abolished in 1977 to pave the way for independence for the territory. However, this would not occur until 1990. 48: 937:
The franchise, in all parts of the Union, was initially limited to men over the age of 21. White women were enfranchised in 1929 and the remaining property and income qualifications affecting white men were abolished in 1930. The voting age was reduced to 18 in the 1960s. There were some additional
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Natal had a theoretically non-racial franchise, which was similar to (but different in detail) from the property and income based franchise of the Cape. In practice, few non-white electors ever qualified to vote under it. It was estimated, in 1908, that "200 non-Europeans out of a total of 22,786
3060:, page 95: H.J. May, writing in 1955, discussed the qualification for non-Europeans in Natal to be voters on the common (or general) roll. "There was only one Native in Natal (and only one therefore in the whole of the Union) on the general voters' list in 1945, and now there are none". 969:
were included on the common voters' roll. Under the Representation of Natives Act (1936), three white members were elected to represent black voters in the province, with the voters' roll being limited to only 11 000. In 1960, these seats were abolished.
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The voters in the Orange Free State, Transvaal and South West Africa had to be qualified white people, throughout the whole period when those areas were represented in the House of Assembly.
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From 1930, the traditional Cape franchise only affected non-white electors. The 1929 and 1930 extensions of white voting rights were not granted to the non-white majority of the population.
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in 1908, which drafted the terms of what became the South Africa Act, "22,784 Native and Coloured persons out of a total of 152,221 electors" were entitled to vote in Cape elections.
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provided that the franchise in each province should be the same as that in the corresponding colony before the Union, until altered by the Union Parliament. The Act included
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and eight were elected by the directly elected members. The elected additional members were chosen by proportional representation, by means of the
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The Green and the dry wood: The Roman Catholic Church (Vicariate of Windhoek) and the Namibian socio-political situation, 1971-1981
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in 1981, the membership of the House of Assembly was increased included 12 additional members, of whom four were appointed by the
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The Cape of Good Hope had a franchise based on property and wage qualifications, open to people of all races. At the time of the
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In 1935, there was one black elector in Natal. He retained the general roll franchise when the Cape black voters lost it.
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and not completely enforced until the later 1950s, the last year to see non-whites participate in a general election was
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Similarly the coloured voters in Cape Province were removed from the common (or general roll), under the
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Nom: Nominated by the State President, one per province (represented in the House January 1981 – 1994)
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IE: Indirectly elected, by the directly elected MPs (represented in the House January 1981 – 1994)
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The following table reflects only those members elected from general roll electoral divisions.
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In 1949, the South West Africa Affairs Amendment Act extended parliamentary representation to
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Discussion of the franchise and the quotations about numbers of voters are from
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CCRM: Cape Coloured representative members (represented in the House 1958–1970)
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CNRM: Cape Native representative members (represented in the House 1937–1960)
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Official Documents of the 4th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
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between 1981 and 1984, and latterly the white representative house of the
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Mediating Conflict: Decision-making and Western Intervention in Namibia
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qualifications and disqualifications which varied between provinces.
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South Africa 1982: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa
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South Africa 1978: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa
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General roll electoral divisions (contested at general elections)
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The Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa
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The old House of Assembly chamber was severely damaged in a
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SWA: South West Africa (represented in the House 1950–1977)
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Non-general roll seats (not filled at general elections)
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from 1984 to 1994, when it was replaced by the current
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Separate Representation of Voters Amendment Act, 1968
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1951, although as the Act was challenged during the
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May (3rd edition 1955, Juta & Co) 3373:, published by Chris van Rensburg Publications 2979:SOUTH AFRICA Date of Elections: 29 April 1981 816: 8: 965:Until 1937, a small number of blacks in the 1076:Composition by election, province, and type 883:voted under a restricted form of suffrage. 3116:, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, 1983, page 6 823: 809: 189: 46: 31: 3277:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1969–1970 3260:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1965–1966 3243:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1961–1962 3226:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1957–1958 3209:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1952–1954 3188:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1946–1948 3167:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1943–1946 1952: 1079: 1006:electors had secured franchise rights". 2993:Section 35 of the South Africa Act 1909 2931: 764:Music in the movement against apartheid 201: 3413:1994 disestablishments in South Africa 989:, enacted on behalf of Prime Minister 975:Separate Representation of Voters Act 7: 3354:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1989 3341:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1987 3328:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1981 3311:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1978 3294:Keesing's Contemporary Archives 1974 3408:1910 establishments in South Africa 1036:. From 1980, it formed part of the 979:Coloured vote constitutional crisis 239:Coloured vote constitutional crisis 3203:, pp. 79–82, 104–109 and 406–408, 3157:(Distribution of seats 1938–1943) 3140:(Distribution of seats 1910–1933) 25: 3398:Political history of South Africa 2983:International Parliamentary Union 906:. 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W. de Klerk 504: 499: 494: 489: 483: 480: 479: 476: 475: 472: 471: 466: 461: 456: 451: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 424:National Party 421: 416: 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 381: 376: 371: 366: 361: 356: 351: 346: 341: 336: 331: 325: 320: 319: 316: 315: 312: 311: 306: 301: 296: 291: 286: 281: 276: 271: 266: 261: 256: 251: 246: 241: 236: 230: 227: 226: 220: 219: 218: 215: 214: 206: 205: 199: 198: 186: 185: 184:, South Africa 172: 171: 167: 166: 161: 158: 155: 154: 149: 147:First election 146: 143: 142: 137: 132: 129: 128: 124: 123: 118: 114: 113: 110: 106: 105: 102: 98: 97: 93: 92: 88: 87: 81: 75: 68: 67: 66: 64: 60: 59: 55: 54: 51: 43: 42: 39: 35: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3430: 3419: 3416: 3414: 3411: 3409: 3406: 3404: 3401: 3399: 3396: 3394: 3391: 3390: 3388: 3378: 3375: 3372: 3369: 3366: 3363: 3362: 3356:, page 36880. 3355: 3349: 3346: 3343:, page 35298. 3342: 3336: 3333: 3330:, page 30973. 3329: 3325: 3319: 3316: 3313:, page 28813. 3312: 3308: 3302: 3299: 3295: 3291: 3285: 3282: 3279:, page 23971. 3278: 3274: 3268: 3265: 3261: 3257: 3251: 3248: 3245:, page 18449. 3244: 3240: 3234: 3231: 3228:, page 16169. 3227: 3223: 3217: 3214: 3211:, page 13005. 3210: 3206: 3202: 3196: 3193: 3189: 3185: 3181: 3175: 3172: 3168: 3164: 3160: 3154: 3151: 3147: 3144:, pp. 79–82; 3143: 3137: 3134: 3130: 3128: 3122: 3119: 3115: 3114: 3108: 3105: 3101: 3100: 3094: 3091: 3087: 3086: 3080: 3077: 3073: 3072: 3066: 3063: 3059: 3054: 3051: 3047: 3041: 3038: 3034: 3029: 3026: 3022: 3021: 3016: 3011: 3008: 3004: 2999: 2996: 2990: 2987: 2984: 2980: 2975: 2972: 2968: 2967: 2961: 2958: 2945: 2941: 2935: 2932: 2925: 2921: 2918: 2916: 2913: 2912: 2908: 2901: 2893: 2890: 2887: 2884: 2882: 2879: 2876: 2875: 2871: 2866: 2860: 2857: 2855: 2853: 2851: 2850: 2846: 2840: 2837: 2835: 2832: 2829: 2826: 2824: 2821: 2818: 2817: 2813: 2807: 2804: 2801: 2799: 2796: 2794: 2792: 2790: 2789: 2785: 2779: 2776: 2774: 2768: 2766: 2765:29 April 1981 2763: 2760: 2757: 2756: 2752: 2750: 2749:South African 2743: 2740: 2738: 2732: 2730: 2727: 2724: 2723: 2719: 2714: 2711: 2709: 2706: 2701: 2699: 2697: 2696: 2692: 2686: 2683: 2681: 2675: 2673: 2672:24 April 1974 2670: 2667: 2666: 2662: 2656: 2653: 2651: 2645: 2643: 2642:22 April 1970 2640: 2637: 2636: 2632: 2626: 2623: 2621: 2615: 2613: 2612:30 March 1966 2610: 2607: 2606: 2602: 2600: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2582: 2580: 2577: 2574: 2573: 2569: 2564: 2561: 2558: 2553: 2551: 2549: 2548: 2544: 2541: 2538: 2533: 2527: 2525: 2524:16 April 1958 2522: 2519: 2518: 2514: 2511: 2508: 2503: 2497: 2495: 2494:15 April 1953 2492: 2489: 2488: 2484: 2481: 2478: 2470: 2468: 2466: 2465: 2461: 2458: 2455: 2450: 2447: 2445: 2442: 2439: 2437: 2434: 2431: 2430: 2426: 2423: 2420: 2414: 2412: 2409: 2407: 2405: 2403: 2402: 2398: 2395: 2392: 2389: 2387: 2384: 2378: 2376: 2373: 2370: 2369: 2365: 2362: 2359: 2356: 2353: 2351: 2346: 2344: 2342: 2341: 2337: 2335: 2331: 2328: 2325: 2323: 2317: 2314: 2312: 2309: 2306: 2305: 2301: 2298: 2295: 2293: 2290: 2288: 2283: 2280: 2278: 2276: 2274: 2273: 2269: 2267: 2263: 2260: 2255: 2249: 2247: 2244: 2241: 2240: 2236: 2233: 2230: 2225: 2219: 2217: 2214: 2211: 2210: 2206: 2203: 2200: 2195: 2189: 2187: 2184: 2181: 2180: 2176: 2173: 2170: 2168: 2159: 2157: 2154: 2151: 2150: 2146: 2143: 2140: 2138:South African 2132: 2130: 2128: 2127: 2123: 2120: 2117: 2115: 2112: 2110: 2107: 2101: 2099: 2098:20 March 1920 2096: 2093: 2092: 2088: 2085: 2082: 2080: 2077: 2075: 2072: 2066: 2064: 2061: 2058: 2057: 2053: 2050: 2047: 2044: 2042:South African 2041: 2039: 2034: 2032: 2030: 2029: 2025: 2022: 2019: 2016: 2014: 2008: 2006: 2003: 2000: 1999: 1996: 1993: 1990: 1988: 1985: 1983: 1980: 1978: 1977:South African 1973: 1971: 1969: 1968: 1961: 1958: 1955: 1954: 1951: 1945: 1940: 1937: 1934: 1931: 1929: 1926: 1923: 1920: 1917: 1914: 1911: 1909: 1906: 1905: 1904: 1897: 1886: 1862: 1861: 1858: 1847: 1823: 1822: 1819: 1808: 1784: 1783: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1741: 1740: 1737: 1726: 1702: 1701: 1698: 1687: 1663: 1662: 1659: 1648: 1624: 1623: 1620: 1609: 1585: 1584: 1581: 1570: 1546: 1545: 1542: 1531: 1507: 1506: 1503: 1492: 1468: 1467: 1464: 1453: 1430:1943, 17 July 1429: 1428: 1425: 1414: 1390: 1389: 1386: 1375: 1351: 1350: 1347: 1336: 1313:1929, 14 June 1312: 1311: 1308: 1297: 1274:1924, 19 June 1273: 1272: 1269: 1258: 1234: 1233: 1230: 1219: 1195: 1194: 1191: 1180: 1156: 1155: 1152: 1141: 1117: 1116: 1112: 1109: 1106: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1081: 1075: 1073: 1071: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1055: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1039: 1035: 1031: 1030:Cape Province 1027: 1024:By contrast, 1022: 1020: 1012: 1010: 1007: 1000: 998: 996: 992: 991:B. J. Vorster 988: 984: 980: 976: 971: 968: 967:Cape Province 963: 960: 958: 952: 944: 942: 939: 935: 933: 929: 921: 919: 917: 913: 909: 905: 901: 893: 891: 889: 884: 882: 881:Cape Province 878: 874: 870: 866: 862: 858: 854: 850: 846: 837: 826: 821: 819: 814: 812: 807: 806: 804: 803: 798: 790: 789: 788: 787: 780: 777: 775: 774:Project Coast 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 730: 727: 725: 722: 721: 715: 714: 707: 704: 702: 699: 697: 693: 691: 688: 686: 683: 681: 680:Robben Island 678: 676: 673: 671: 668: 667: 661: 660: 653: 650: 648: 647:B. J. Vorster 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 600: 598: 597:Walter Sisulu 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 558: 555: 553: 550: 548: 545: 543: 540: 538: 535: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 484: 478: 477: 470: 467: 465: 462: 460: 457: 455: 452: 450: 447: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 380: 377: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 340: 337: 335: 332: 330: 327: 326: 323: 322:Organisations 318: 317: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 297: 295: 292: 290: 287: 285: 282: 280: 277: 275: 272: 270: 269:Vaal uprising 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 255: 254:Rivonia Trial 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 240: 237: 235: 232: 231: 225: 222: 221: 217: 216: 212: 208: 207: 204: 200: 196: 192: 191: 183: 182:Cape Province 179: 173: 170:Meeting place 168: 165: 162: 159:Last election 156: 153: 150: 144: 141: 138: 135: 134:Voting system 130: 125: 122: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 94: 85: 82: 79: 76: 73: 70: 69: 65: 61: 56: 49: 44: 33: 30: 19: 3376: 3370: 3364: 3353: 3348: 3340: 3335: 3327: 3323: 3318: 3310: 3306: 3301: 3293: 3289: 3284: 3276: 3272: 3267: 3259: 3255: 3250: 3242: 3238: 3233: 3225: 3221: 3216: 3208: 3204: 3200: 3195: 3190:, page 9297. 3187: 3183: 3179: 3174: 3166: 3162: 3158: 3153: 3145: 3141: 3136: 3126: 3121: 3112: 3107: 3098: 3093: 3084: 3079: 3070: 3065: 3057: 3053: 3045: 3040: 3032: 3028: 3018: 3010: 3002: 2998: 2989: 2974: 2965: 2960: 2948:. Retrieved 2943: 2934: 2891: 2872:Independent 2858:Conservative 2833: 2814:Independent 2805:New Republic 2798:Conservative 2772: 2736: 2720:Independent 2708:New Republic 2679: 2649: 2619: 2586: 2570:Independent 2531: 2501: 2485:Independent 2448: 2443: 2427:Independent 2385: 2375:17 July 1943 2366:Independent 2321: 2302:Independent 2253: 2223: 2216:14 June 1929 2193: 2186:19 June 1924 2166: 2147:Independent 2113: 2108: 2078: 2073: 2054:Independent 2012: 1949: 1927: 1907: 1902: 1895: 1884: 1856: 1845: 1817: 1806: 1778: 1773: 1768: 1763: 1735: 1724: 1696: 1685: 1657: 1646: 1618: 1607: 1579: 1568: 1540: 1529: 1501: 1490: 1469:1948, 26 May 1462: 1451: 1423: 1412: 1391:1938, 18 May 1384: 1373: 1352:1933, 17 May 1345: 1334: 1306: 1295: 1267: 1256: 1228: 1217: 1189: 1178: 1150: 1139: 1051: 1023: 1016: 1008: 1004: 972: 964: 961: 954: 940: 936: 925: 897: 885: 852: 844: 842: 675:District Six 637:Desmond Tutu 627:Oliver Tambo 617:Helen Suzman 517:Bram Fischer 52:Coat of arms 29: 3148:, page 129. 2563:Progressive 2436:26 May 1948 2311:18 May 1938 2246:17 May 1933 1995:Independent 1962:Total seats 1824:1987, 6 May 1038:Green Point 857:lower house 577:Thabo Mbeki 572:Govan Mbeki 562:D. F. Malan 557:Mac Maharaj 492:P. W. Botha 419:Broederbond 101:Established 86:(1984–1994) 80:(1981–1984) 74:(1910–1981) 72:Lower house 3387:Categories 2950:14 January 2926:References 2865:Democratic 2823:6 May 1987 1915:Nat: Natal 1113:Total MPs 1104:Total gen. 1026:Walvis Bay 847:(known in 685:Sophiatown 652:Jacob Zuma 537:Joel Joffe 527:Chris Hani 512:Ruth First 497:Steve Biko 354:Black Sash 78:Unicameral 3048:, page 10 2920:Volksraad 2411:Afrikaner 2334:Socialist 1066:Coloureds 1042:Cape Town 922:Franchise 853:Volksraad 849:Afrikaans 706:Vlakplaas 670:Bantustan 607:Joe Slovo 203:Apartheid 178:Cape Town 127:Elections 109:Disbanded 2909:See also 2861:National 2802:National 2704:National 2556:National 2473:National 2357:Dominion 2292:Dominion 2135:National 2045:Unionist 2038:National 1982:Unionist 1965:Parties 1959:Election 1083:Election 797:Category 701:Sun City 195:a series 193:Part of 1052:In the 1034:exclave 995:Indians 983:in 1953 859:of the 851:as the 96:History 2869:Others 2811:Others 2717:Others 2567:Others 2559:United 2482:Others 2479:Labour 2476:United 2424:Others 2421:Labour 2418:United 2363:Others 2360:Labour 2354:United 2299:Others 2296:Labour 2287:United 2144:Others 2141:Labour 2051:Others 2048:Labour 1991:Others 1987:Labour 1070:Asians 908:Senate 696:Soweto 664:Places 481:People 429:COSATU 379:FOSATU 289:CODESA 224:Events 2944:Stuff 2761:/19th 2952:2022 2877:21st 2819:20th 2759:18th 2725:17th 2668:16th 2638:15th 2608:14th 2575:13th 2520:12th 2490:11th 2432:10th 2266:Roos 1956:Term 1110:CNRM 1107:CCRM 1089:Cape 1068:and 1060:and 926:The 888:fire 843:The 464:SACP 454:SAMA 449:SAIC 444:SADF 439:SACC 334:APLA 112:1994 104:1910 63:Type 58:Type 2885:166 2834:123 2827:166 2773:131 2769:165 2737:134 2733:165 2680:123 2676:171 2650:118 2646:166 2620:126 2616:166 2587:105 2583:156 2532:103 2528:156 2498:156 2440:150 2379:150 2371:9th 2322:111 2315:150 2307:8th 2270:10 2250:150 2242:7th 2220:148 2212:6th 2190:135 2182:5th 2160:134 2152:4th 2102:134 2094:3rd 2067:130 2059:2nd 2026:11 2009:121 2001:1st 1896:178 1885:166 1857:178 1846:166 1818:177 1807:165 1779:165 1774:Nom 1764:165 1736:171 1725:171 1697:166 1686:166 1658:170 1647:166 1619:160 1608:156 1580:163 1569:156 1541:159 1530:156 1502:153 1491:150 1463:153 1452:150 1424:153 1413:150 1385:150 1374:150 1346:148 1335:148 1307:135 1296:135 1268:134 1257:134 1229:134 1218:134 1190:130 1179:130 1151:121 1140:121 1101:Tvl 1098:SWA 1095:OFS 1092:Nat 1086:No. 902:in 459:SAP 414:UDF 409:PAC 399:HNP 394:PFP 374:ECC 359:CCB 349:BBB 344:AWB 339:IFP 329:ANC 3389:: 3017:, 2981:, 2942:. 2902:β€” 2896:33 2892:94 2888:39 2847:1 2841:19 2830:22 2786:β€” 2780:26 2753:1 2747:3 2744:17 2741:10 2693:β€” 2684:41 2663:β€” 2654:47 2633:β€” 2624:39 2603:β€” 2597:1 2591:59 2545:β€” 2536:53 2515:β€” 2506:57 2502:94 2462:β€” 2453:65 2449:70 2399:2 2386:89 2382:43 2338:β€” 2332:1 2318:27 2264:2 2258:61 2254:75 2237:1 2228:61 2224:78 2207:1 2201:18 2198:53 2194:63 2177:1 2167:79 2163:45 2124:3 2118:21 2114:25 2109:41 2105:44 2089:6 2079:39 2074:54 2070:27 2017:39 2013:67 1881:76 1875:14 1872:20 1869:56 1866:20 1842:76 1836:14 1833:20 1830:56 1827:19 1803:76 1797:14 1794:20 1791:55 1788:18 1769:IE 1760:76 1754:14 1751:20 1748:55 1745:17 1721:76 1715:14 1712:20 1709:55 1706:16 1682:73 1676:15 1673:18 1670:54 1667:15 1643:73 1637:15 1634:18 1631:54 1628:14 1604:68 1598:14 1595:16 1592:52 1589:13 1565:68 1559:14 1556:16 1553:52 1550:12 1526:68 1520:13 1517:15 1514:54 1511:11 1487:66 1481:13 1478:16 1475:55 1472:10 1448:64 1442:14 1439:16 1436:56 1409:60 1403:15 1400:16 1397:59 1370:57 1364:16 1361:16 1358:61 1331:55 1325:18 1322:17 1319:58 1292:50 1286:17 1283:17 1280:51 1253:49 1247:17 1244:17 1241:51 1214:49 1208:17 1205:17 1202:51 1175:45 1169:17 1166:17 1163:51 1136:36 1130:17 1127:17 1124:51 918:. 404:MK 389:RP 384:PP 369:DP 197:on 2954:. 2899:β€” 2844:β€” 2838:1 2783:β€” 2777:8 2690:β€” 2687:7 2660:β€” 2657:1 2630:β€” 2627:1 2594:1 2542:β€” 2539:β€” 2512:β€” 2509:5 2459:β€” 2456:6 2444:9 2396:β€” 2393:9 2390:7 2329:3 2326:8 2261:2 2234:β€” 2231:8 2204:β€” 2174:β€” 2171:9 2121:β€” 2086:β€” 2083:4 2023:β€” 2020:4 1892:4 1889:8 1878:– 1853:4 1850:8 1839:– 1814:4 1811:8 1800:– 1757:– 1732:– 1729:– 1718:6 1693:– 1690:– 1679:6 1654:– 1651:4 1640:6 1615:– 1612:4 1601:6 1576:3 1573:4 1562:6 1537:3 1534:– 1523:6 1498:3 1495:– 1484:– 1459:3 1456:– 1445:– 1433:9 1420:3 1417:– 1406:– 1394:8 1381:– 1378:– 1367:– 1355:7 1342:– 1339:– 1328:– 1316:6 1303:– 1300:– 1289:– 1277:5 1264:– 1261:– 1250:– 1238:4 1225:– 1222:– 1211:– 1199:3 1186:– 1183:– 1172:– 1160:2 1147:– 1144:– 1133:– 1121:1 824:e 817:t 810:v 20:)

Index

House of Assembly of South Africa
Coat of arms or logo
Lower house
Unicameral
White representative house
National Assembly
Voting system
First-past-the-post
15 September 1910
6 September 1989
Cape Town
Cape Province
a series
Apartheid

Events
1948 general election
Coloured vote constitutional crisis
1956 Treason Trial
Sharpeville massacre
Rivonia Trial
Soweto uprising
Church Street, Pretoria bombing
Vaal uprising
Trojan Horse Incident
Khotso House bombing
Cape Town peace march
CODESA
Assassination of Chris Hani
Saint James Church massacre

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