397:
1164:
38:
137:
318:
144:
1807:
1007:
303:
295:
287:
242:
234:
226:
99:
130:
1124:
Nominations closed on 18 March. A total of 334 candidates were nominated for 171 seats: National Party 137, United Party 110, Herstigte
Nasionale Party 46, Progressive Party 23, Democratic Party 7 and others 11. 46 seats were won unopposed, 32 for the National Party and 14 for the United Party.
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were held on 30 May 1974 by an electoral college made up of members of the
Assembly and various others. The National Party gained one seat at the expense of the United Party, winning 32 of the 44 seats (the United Party held 12 seats).
1985:
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841:
17:
925:
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762:
2153:
1044:
1795:
469:
513:
988:
415:
1069:
was increased from 166 to 171 members. The election was once again won by the
National Party, with a slightly increased parliamentary majority.
2088:
464:
1712:
2134:
1803:
882:
864:
860:
2179:
2194:
930:
774:
804:
787:
2189:
2139:
2070:
1109:
765:
588:
525:
2129:
2113:
2108:
2103:
2098:
2093:
1037:
759:
745:
742:
739:
736:
733:
1737:
1017:
1972:
1788:
1274:
2199:
820:
809:
606:
583:
566:
494:
2065:
2060:
2055:
2050:
2045:
2040:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1947:
1942:
1937:
1932:
1927:
1922:
1917:
1912:
1907:
1897:
1892:
1887:
1882:
1877:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1852:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1418:
719:
716:
713:
710:
707:
704:
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
680:
677:
674:
671:
668:
665:
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
638:
62:
52:
2184:
1819:
1674:
1030:
834:
508:
1781:
1232:
1151:
1105:
1073:
1066:
447:
184:
76:
611:
2080:
816:
1620:
1190:
983:
910:
872:
554:
489:
357:
342:
174:
2158:
1514:
993:
953:
905:
408:
1635:
1211:
1093:
887:
179:
1139:
958:
601:
482:
428:
1811:
1253:
968:
799:
794:
626:
547:
435:
1699:
935:
920:
382:
499:
459:
1595:
978:
877:
578:
1147:
1143:
396:
8:
1756:
1011:
973:
963:
1142:. 125 of the 171 seats were contested. Voting did not take place in two constituencies,
1760:
1451:
1163:
1101:
159:
1138:
The members of the House of
Assembly were elected in single-member constituencies via
1535:
1081:
1061:
on 24 April 1974. They were called one year earlier than scheduled by Prime
Minister
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136:
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1806:
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571:
518:
353:
338:
154:
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Elections and referendums in the Boer republics and South
African colonies
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1089:
1085:
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164:
143:
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South Africa: Official
Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa
1150:, where by-elections were later held; Pinelands was won by the
129:
1084:, five other members won seats including the party leader
2159:
Elections and referendums in South
African Bantustans
842:
1088:. A seventh member of the caucus was elected at a
2171:
329:
1076:made a major advance, however. In addition to
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1038:
1738:"The 1974 General Election in South Africa"
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1031:
1812:Elections and referendums in South Africa
1713:The Decline of the United Party 1970–1977
1735:
1154:and Wonderboom by the National Party.
375:This article is part of a series on the
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1100:, leader of the United Party in the
1096:won 41 seats. The election also saw
18:South African general election, 1974
30:1974 South African general election
24:
395:
25:
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2180:General elections in South Africa
1112:in 1975, under the leadership of
2195:Events associated with apartheid
1805:
1162:
1005:
316:
302:
301:
294:
293:
286:
285:
241:
240:
233:
232:
225:
224:
142:
135:
128:
98:
97:
36:
1057:General elections were held in
2190:1974 elections in South Africa
1729:
1717:
1705:
1693:
1667:
1426:
1119:
334:Prime Minister before election
80:86 seats needed for a majority
13:
1:
1660:
984:Politics of the Northern Cape
490:National Council of Provinces
994:Politics of the Western Cape
954:Politics of the Eastern Cape
75:169 of the 171 seats in the
7:
2200:April 1974 events in Africa
10:
2216:
1555:
1534:
1513:
1492:
1471:
1450:
1417:Source: Official Yearbook
1140:first-past-the-post voting
1128:
959:Politics of the Free State
2148:
2122:
2079:
1971:
1818:
1702:Inter-Parliamentary Union
1647:
1612:
1609:
1589:
1416:
1412:
1404:Registered voters/turnout
1399:
1386:
1373:
1360:
1343:
1333:
1330:
1254:Herstigte Nasionale Party
1182:
1179:
1176:
1173:
1161:
969:Politics of KwaZulu-Natal
805:Metropolitan municipality
327:
314:
106:
92:
84:
73:
46:
34:
2185:1974 elections in Africa
1110:Progressive Reform Party
916:Political assassinations
788:Administrative divisions
526:Leader of the Opposition
1736:Stadler, A. W. (1975),
1012:South Africa portal
589:Supreme Court of Appeal
500:Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane
1711:Terry Eksteen (1982)
1594:The elections for the
989:Politics of North West
979:Politics of Mpumalanga
861:Diplomatic missions of
400:
349:Elected Prime Minister
810:District municipality
399:
1973:Provincial elections
584:Constitutional Court
567:Deputy Chief Justice
2081:Municipal elections
1603:
1378:Invalid/blank votes
1158:
1065:on 4 February. The
974:Politics of Limpopo
964:Politics of Gauteng
948:Provincial politics
607:Magistrate's courts
322:Results by province
191:Last election
31:
1681:on 14 January 2019
1602:
1157:
401:
250:Popular vote
194:54.89%, 118 seats
160:De Villiers Graaff
29:
2167:
2166:
1820:General elections
1658:
1657:
1587:
1586:
1536:South-West Africa
1515:Orange Free State
1424:
1423:
1233:Progressive Party
1152:Progressive Party
1134:House of Assembly
1106:Progressive Party
1080:, re-elected for
1074:Progressive Party
1067:House of Assembly
1055:
1054:
883:Visa requirements
835:Foreign relations
775:Political parties
509:National Assembly
386:
368:
367:
364:
363:
310:
309:
221:Seat change
197:36.94%, 47 seats
77:House of Assembly
69:
68:
16:(Redirected from
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1601:
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1431:
1430:
1275:Democratic Party
1166:
1159:
1156:
1092:soon after. The
1047:
1040:
1033:
1010:
1009:
1008:
768:
748:
722:
448:Deputy President
389:
384:
376:
370:
369:
330:
320:
305:
304:
297:
296:
289:
288:
244:
243:
236:
235:
228:
227:
146:
139:
132:
108:
107:
101:
100:
48:
47:
41:
40:
39:
32:
28:
21:
2215:
2214:
2210:
2209:
2208:
2206:
2205:
2204:
2170:
2169:
2168:
2163:
2144:
2118:
2075:
1967:
1814:
1804:
1802:
1772:
1771:
1745:African Affairs
1740:
1734:
1730:
1722:
1718:
1710:
1706:
1698:
1694:
1684:
1682:
1673:
1672:
1668:
1663:
1592:
1429:
1136:
1131:
1122:
1051:
1022:
1018:Other countries
1006:
1004:
999:
998:
949:
941:
940:
901:
893:
892:
873:Nationality law
869:
865:in South Africa
857:
837:
827:
826:
790:
780:
779:
769:
758:
749:
732:
723:
637:
629:
619:
618:
612:Electoral Court
595:Mahube Molemela
550:
540:
539:
485:
475:
474:
441:Cyril Ramaphosa
431:
421:
420:
411:
387:
383:
374:
356:
351:
341:
336:
328:
323:
315:
205:Seats won
79:
74:
42:
37:
35:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
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2202:
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2192:
2187:
2182:
2165:
2164:
2162:
2161:
2156:
2149:
2146:
2145:
2143:
2142:
2137:
2132:
2126:
2124:
2120:
2119:
2117:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2101:
2096:
2091:
2085:
2083:
2077:
2076:
2074:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2048:
2043:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1977:
1975:
1969:
1968:
1966:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1950:
1945:
1940:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1920:
1915:
1910:
1905:
1900:
1895:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1824:
1822:
1816:
1815:
1801:
1800:
1793:
1786:
1778:
1770:
1769:
1728:
1716:
1704:
1692:
1665:
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1659:
1656:
1655:
1652:
1649:
1645:
1644:
1641:
1638:
1633:
1630:
1629:
1626:
1623:
1621:National Party
1618:
1615:
1614:
1611:
1608:
1591:
1588:
1585:
1584:
1580:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
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1517:
1511:
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1499:
1496:
1490:
1489:
1486:
1483:
1480:
1475:
1469:
1468:
1465:
1462:
1459:
1454:
1448:
1447:
1444:
1441:
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1435:
1428:
1425:
1422:
1421:
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1413:
1411:
1408:
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1401:
1400:
1398:
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1387:
1385:
1382:
1379:
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1372:
1369:
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1358:
1357:
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1348:
1345:
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1318:
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1309:
1308:
1305:
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1290:
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1283:
1280:
1277:
1272:
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1262:
1259:
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1248:
1247:
1244:
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1238:
1235:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1209:
1206:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1191:National Party
1188:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1168:
1167:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1121:
1118:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1049:
1042:
1035:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1020:
1014:
1001:
1000:
997:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
950:
947:
946:
943:
942:
939:
938:
933:
931:Social Welfare
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923:
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902:
900:Related topics
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817:Municipalities
814:
813:
812:
807:
797:
791:
786:
785:
782:
781:
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777:
772:
771:
770:
757:
752:
751:
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731:
726:
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724:
636:
630:
625:
624:
621:
620:
617:
616:
615:
614:
609:
604:
599:
598:
597:
586:
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575:
574:
564:
563:
562:
551:
546:
545:
542:
541:
538:
537:
536:
535:
534:
533:
523:
522:
521:
506:
505:
504:
503:
502:
486:
481:
480:
477:
476:
473:
472:
470:Shadow Cabinet
467:
462:
457:
456:
455:
453:Paul Mashatile
445:
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443:
432:
427:
426:
423:
422:
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418:
416:Bill of Rights
412:
407:
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403:
402:
392:
391:
379:
378:
366:
365:
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346:
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279:
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256:
251:
247:
246:
238:
230:
222:
218:
217:
214:
211:
206:
202:
201:
200:3.43%, 1 seat
198:
195:
192:
188:
187:
182:
177:
172:
168:
167:
162:
157:
152:
148:
147:
140:
133:
126:
122:
121:
118:
115:
112:
104:
103:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
71:
70:
67:
66:
60:
55:
44:
43:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2212:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2177:
2175:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2151:
2150:
2147:
2141:
2138:
2136:
2133:
2131:
2128:
2127:
2125:
2121:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2090:
2087:
2086:
2084:
2082:
2078:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2052:
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2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1978:
1976:
1974:
1970:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1916:
1914:
1911:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
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1854:
1851:
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1776:
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1497:
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1476:
1474:
1470:
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1460:
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1449:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1432:
1420:
1415:
1409:
1406:
1402:
1396:
1393:
1389:
1383:
1380:
1376:
1370:
1367:
1363:
1359:
1355:
1352:
1349:
1346:
1342:
1338:
1335:
1329:
1325:
1322:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1310:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1291:
1287:
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1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1263:
1260:
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1252:
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1239:
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1234:
1231:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1215:
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1210:
1208:
1207:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1186:
1169:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1145:
1141:
1126:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1107:
1103:
1099:
1098:Harry Schwarz
1095:
1091:
1087:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1070:
1068:
1064:
1063:B. J. Vorster
1060:
1048:
1043:
1041:
1036:
1034:
1029:
1028:
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1025:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1003:
1002:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
951:
945:
944:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
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1078:Helen Suzman
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1059:South Africa
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754:Referendums
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572:Mandisa Maya
519:Thoko Didiza
409:Constitution
388:South Africa
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114:First party
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2123:Referendums
1685:1 September
1427:By province
1391:Total votes
1365:Valid votes
1120:Nominations
1114:Colin Eglin
1090:by-election
1086:Colin Eglin
888:Visa policy
593:President:
531:John Hlophe
495:Chairperson
483:Legislature
465:Departments
385:Politics of
266:Percentage
185:Progressive
165:Colin Eglin
2174:Categories
2152:See also:
1661:References
1148:Wonderboom
926:Repression
728:Municipal
602:High Court
85:Registered
1452:Transvaal
1437:National
1434:Province
1407:2,232,623
1394:1,158,074
1368:1,137,151
1347:1,137,151
1144:Pinelands
1102:Transvaal
800:Districts
795:Provinces
627:Elections
560:Ray Zondo
548:Judiciary
436:President
429:Executive
88:2,232,623
1082:Houghton
936:Taxation
921:Protests
878:Passport
847:Minister
633:General
358:National
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175:National
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1216:363,478
1195:638,424
1129:Results
514:Speaker
460:Cabinet
306:2.94pp
298:4.98pp
290:1.25pp
274:31.96%
261:72,479
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1596:Senate
1590:Senate
1446:Total
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1381:20,923
1350:100.00
1331:Vacant
1295:Others
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1258:44,717
1237:72,479
579:Courts
282:Swing
277:6.37%
270:56.14%
180:United
171:Party
1761:JSTOR
1741:(PDF)
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1607:Party
1557:Total
1494:Natal
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1371:98.19
1344:Total
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1298:5,471
1219:31.96
1198:56.14
1180:Seats
1174:Votes
1171:Party
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1473:Cape
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