824:
26:
674:
238:
945:
117:
815:
1058:
124:
336:, and the remaining two provinces one member each. The House of Assembly was composed of 79 members elected from 39 electoral divisions which elected between one and four members each, in which each voter had as many votes as there were candidates to be elected, but was not permitted to cast them cumulatively, as for the Legislative Council.
299:
were held in 1898. The
Legislative Council was elected on 16 March and the House of Assembly between 9 August and 5 September. These were the first elections contested on a more-or-less two-party basis after the emergence of responsible government in 1872. Party divisions were still hazy at the time
356:
The fact that voters in different constituencies could cast varying numbers of votes, and that votes were not counted where any candidates ran unopposed, means that raw popular vote totals are a poor estimate of party support. Alan John
Charrington Smith's analysis of voting patterns estimated that
1036:
731:
721:
1031:
1010:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
975:
970:
965:
736:
726:
716:
711:
706:
701:
41:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
861:
856:
851:
846:
841:
911:
906:
901:
896:
881:
876:
871:
650:
643:
925:
357:
support was approximately 43,243 voters (57.35%) for the
Progressive party and 32,165 (42.65%) for its opponents. The table below lists raw vote totals.
636:
332:
Twenty-three members of the
Legislative Council were elected from nine constituencies termed "provinces," seven of which elected three members each by
574:
696:
1070:
1015:
1005:
980:
794:
628:
957:
761:
756:
751:
741:
691:
72:
65:
48:
1054:
1171:
941:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1108:
1166:
891:
886:
866:
1176:
1147:
484:
404:
301:
296:
267:
162:
658:
659:
313:
282:
264:
152:
1062:
1057:
823:
502:
381:
317:
673:
237:
25:
340:
8:
677:
343:
had joined the Cape Colony, gaining three seats in the
Assembly and one in the Council.
660:
Elections and referendums in the Boer republics and South
African colonial territories
949:
944:
614:
333:
818:
606:
460:
was elected unopposed. All other provinces had more candidates than seats to fill.
827:
780:
457:
278:
135:
506:
385:
321:
156:
308:, despite the Progressives winning the popular vote. Incumbent Prime Minister
1160:
618:
309:
260:
116:
312:
had become aligned with the nascent
Progressive party, and was succeeded by
814:
305:
300:
of the elections, but the result was a narrow victory for opponents of the
141:
594:
610:
123:
812:
572:
324:, upon the inauguration of the new House of Assembly.
1158:
582:. University of Cape Town. pp. 48, 49, 112.
251:
576:General Elections in the Cape Colony: 1898-1908
644:
651:
637:
90:All 23 Seats in the Legislative Council
19:1898 Cape Colony parliamentary election
1159:
451:
86:All 79 seats in the House of Assembly
632:
592:
573:John Charrington Smith, Alan (1980).
568:
566:
564:
467:
364:
671:
351:
779:
327:
295:Elections to the Parliament of the
13:
561:
244:Blue - Ind/Afrikaner Bond alliance
14:
1188:
58:9 August–5 September 1898 (House)
1056:
943:
822:
813:
672:
236:
122:
115:
24:
297:Colony of the Cape of Good Hope
88:40 seats needed for a Majority
586:
256:Prime Minister before election
92:12 seats needed for a majority
1:
554:
456:The Progressive candidate in
1172:Elections in the Cape Colony
595:"Record of Political Events"
7:
599:Political Science Quarterly
10:
1193:
346:
242:Green - Progressive Party
1148:Elections in South Africa
1144:
1107:
1069:
1053:
1049:
1024:
956:
940:
936:
920:
834:
811:
807:
787:
778:
774:
684:
670:
666:
538:
476:
473:
470:
435:
373:
370:
367:
249:
234:
96:
84:
33:
23:
1167:1898 elections in Africa
339:Since the last election
314:William Philip Schreiner
55:16 March 1898 (Council)
1177:1898 in the Cape Colony
1109:Parliamentary elections
1025:Parliamentary elections
835:Parliamentary elections
788:Parliamentary elections
685:Parliamentary elections
1071:Presidential elections
958:Presidential elections
593:Smith, Munroe (1898).
274:Elected Prime Minister
178:Namaqualand (vacated)
341:British Bechuanaland
464:
452:Legislative Council
361:
169:Leader's seat
20:
463:
360:
205:Popular vote
18:
1154:
1153:
1140:
1139:
1045:
1044:
950:Orange Free State
932:
931:
803:
802:
770:
769:
552:
551:
485:Progressive Party
449:
448:
405:Progressive Party
352:House of Assembly
334:cumulative voting
320:supported by the
302:Progressive Party
293:
292:
289:
288:
230:
229:
80:
79:
1184:
1061:
1060:
1051:
1050:
948:
947:
938:
937:
826:
819:Natalia Republic
817:
809:
808:
776:
775:
676:
668:
667:
653:
646:
639:
630:
629:
623:
622:
590:
584:
583:
581:
570:
465:
462:
362:
359:
328:Electoral System
252:
240:
126:
119:
98:
97:
75:
68:
59:
51:
44:
35:
34:
28:
21:
17:
1192:
1191:
1187:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1181:
1157:
1156:
1155:
1150:
1136:
1103:
1065:
1055:
1041:
1020:
952:
942:
928:
916:
830:
799:
783:
781:Griqualand West
766:
680:
662:
657:
627:
626:
611:10.2307/2139998
591:
587:
579:
571:
562:
557:
458:Griqualand West
454:
354:
349:
330:
281:
279:W. P. Schreiner
276:
263:
258:
250:
245:
243:
235:
196:
191:
184:Seats won
176:
136:W. P. Schreiner
107:Minority party
104:Majority party
91:
89:
87:
85:
70:
69:
63:
57:
56:
46:
45:
39:
29:
12:
11:
5:
1190:
1180:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1152:
1151:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1113:
1111:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1075:
1073:
1067:
1066:
1047:
1046:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1034:
1028:
1026:
1022:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
962:
960:
954:
953:
934:
933:
930:
929:
924:
922:
918:
917:
915:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
838:
836:
832:
831:
805:
804:
801:
800:
798:
797:
791:
789:
785:
784:
772:
771:
768:
767:
765:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
688:
686:
682:
681:
664:
663:
656:
655:
648:
641:
633:
625:
624:
585:
559:
558:
556:
553:
550:
549:
546:
543:
540:
536:
535:
532:
529:
526:
523:
520:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:Afrikaner Bond
500:
497:
496:
493:
490:
487:
482:
479:
478:
475:
472:
469:
453:
450:
447:
446:
443:
440:
437:
433:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
416:
413:
410:
407:
402:
399:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:Afrikaner Bond
379:
376:
375:
372:
369:
366:
353:
350:
348:
345:
329:
326:
322:Afrikaner Bond
291:
290:
287:
286:
271:
247:
246:
241:
232:
231:
228:
227:
222:
219:
215:
214:
209:
206:
202:
201:
193:
185:
181:
180:
173:
170:
166:
165:
160:
157:Afrikaner Bond
149:
145:
144:
139:
132:
128:
127:
120:
113:
109:
108:
105:
102:
94:
93:
82:
81:
78:
77:
61:
52:
31:
30:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1189:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1164:
1162:
1149:
1143:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1059:
1052:
1048:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1029:
1027:
1023:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
963:
961:
959:
955:
951:
946:
939:
935:
927:
923:
919:
913:
910:
908:
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903:
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893:
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883:
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848:
845:
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839:
837:
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806:
796:
793:
792:
790:
786:
782:
777:
773:
763:
760:
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748:
745:
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738:
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319:
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311:
310:Gordon Sprigg
307:
303:
298:
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284:
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269:
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262:
261:Gordon Sprigg
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175:Barkly West,
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106:
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100:
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76: →
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67:
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53:
50:
43:
38:←
37:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
746:
602:
598:
588:
575:
525:Independents
455:
422:Independents
355:
338:
331:
306:Cecil Rhodes
294:
277:
273:
259:
255:
224:
211:
197:
192:9 (Council)
187:
177:
151:
142:Cecil Rhodes
134:
54:
15:
921:Referendums
678:Cape Colony
503:Independent
382:Independent
318:Independent
283:Independent
268:Progressive
265:Independent
218:Percentage
195:38 (House)
172:Malmesbury
163:Progressive
153:Independent
1161:Categories
1146:See also:
605:(4): 774.
555:References
200:(Council)
1063:Transvaal
619:0032-3195
64:Council:
40:Council:
509:Alliance
388:Alliance
190:(House)
732:1888–89
722:1878–79
697:1858–59
542:176,840
439:137,717
347:Results
208:52,388
131:Leader
112:
101:
71:House:
47:House:
617:
545:100.00
512:70,214
489:98,530
442:100.00
425:12,232
409:73,097
391:52,388
221:38.0%
212:73,097
148:Party
828:Natal
580:(PDF)
539:Total
528:8,096
515:39.70
492:55.72
477:Seats
471:Votes
468:Party
436:Total
412:53.08
394:38.04
374:Seats
368:Votes
365:Party
316:, an
225:53.1%
1132:1907
1127:1893
1122:1856
1117:1855
1099:1898
1094:1893
1089:1888
1084:1883
1079:1872
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991:1873
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