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1550:, edition of 18 October 1915; in an article on the election refers to the Ministerialist (ie South African) Party and the Unionist Party, only contesting three constituencies against each other in three cornered fights, "these two parties having laid aside their differences until the war is over".
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487:. This was the second Union Parliament. The governing South African Party (SAP) of General Louis Botha emerged from the elections as the largest party, but did not receive an overall majority.
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2008:
Elections and referendums in the Boer republics and South
African colonies
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Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa
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African Bantustans
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503:This article is part of a series on the
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1612:Elections in Africa: A data handbook
18:South African general election, 1915
1596:The Rise of the South African Reich
1521:The Rise of the South African Reich
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30:1915 South African general election
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80:66 seats needed for a majority
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1412:Independents
1371:Labour Party
1270:
1266:
1257:
1249:
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1243:
1231:
1184:
1034:Human rights
882:Referendums
769:
700:Mandisa Maya
647:Thoko Didiza
537:Constitution
516:South Africa
501:
489:
481:South Africa
478:
461:
457:
446:
442:
405:
365:
341:
273:Third party
234:
221:
187:
108:First party
57:
26:
1977:Referendums
1476:Total votes
1450:Valid votes
1240:Nominations
1016:Visa policy
721:President:
659:John Hlophe
623:Chairperson
611:Legislature
593:Departments
513:Politics of
463:Louis Botha
448:Louis Botha
391:Percentage
231:Percentage
147:Louis Botha
2028:Categories
2006:See also:
1586:, p. 134.
1515:References
1054:Repression
856:Municipal
730:High Court
85:Registered
1572:The Times
1562:, p. 129
1548:The Times
1232:130 (121)
1216:Divisions
1208:Transvaal
1196:Provinces
928:Districts
923:Provinces
755:Elections
688:Ray Zondo
676:Judiciary
564:President
557:Executive
406:New party
366:New party
1502:Source:
1064:Taxation
1049:Protests
1006:Passport
975:Minister
761:General
327:National
260:18.24pp
167:Unionist
1943:1995–96
1504:Nohlen
1492:365,307
1479:261,433
1453:257,103
1432:257,103
1263:Results
1228:45 (36)
642:Speaker
588:Cabinet
415:1.30pp
394:29.41%
386:24,755
383:75,623
308:Leader
281:
270:
252:8.22pp
239:19.41%
226:49,917
143:Leader
116:
105:
93:Turnout
88:365,307
1618:
1506:et al.
1482:100.00
1435:100.00
1415:12,383
1375:24,755
1354:49,917
1333:75,623
1312:94,285
1211:Total
707:Courts
402:Swing
397:9.63%
332:Labour
323:Party
244:Swing
235:36.67%
222:94,285
158:Party
96:71.57%
1495:71.57
1466:4,330
1456:98.34
1429:Total
1357:19.42
1336:29.41
1315:36.67
1297:Seats
1291:Votes
1288:Party
1202:Natal
1994:1992
1989:1983
1984:1960
1968:2021
1963:2016
1958:2011
1953:2006
1948:2000
1925:2024
1920:2019
1915:2014
1910:2009
1905:2004
1900:1999
1895:1994
1890:1981
1885:1974
1880:1970
1875:1965
1870:1959
1865:1954
1860:1949
1855:1943
1850:1936
1845:1935
1840:1917
1835:1910
1817:2024
1812:2019
1807:2014
1802:2009
1797:2004
1792:1999
1787:1994
1782:1989
1777:1987
1772:1984
1767:1981
1762:1977
1757:1974
1752:1970
1747:1966
1742:1961
1737:1958
1732:1953
1727:1948
1722:1943
1717:1938
1712:1933
1707:1929
1702:1924
1697:1921
1692:1920
1687:1915
1682:1910
1616:ISBN
1469:1.66
1418:4.82
1399:0.05
1378:9.63
1199:Cape
1185:The
949:list
894:1992
891:1983
888:1960
874:2021
871:2016
868:2011
865:2006
862:2000
848:2024
845:2019
842:2014
839:2009
836:2004
833:1999
830:1994
827:1989
824:1987
821:1984
818:1981
815:1977
812:1974
809:1970
806:1966
803:1961
800:1958
797:1953
794:1948
791:1943
788:1938
785:1933
782:1929
779:1924
776:1921
773:1920
770:1915
767:1910
63:1920
53:1910
1438:130
1424:–10
1405:New
1396:140
1342:New
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