The first election for the Legislative Council of Griqualand West was held in November 1873. Griqualand West had been established as a British Crown colony in January 1873. Of the 8 members of the Legislative Council 4 were elected. [1]
The first election for the Legislative Council of Griqualand West was held in November 1873. Griqualand West had been established as a British Crown colony in January 1873. Of the 8 members of the Legislative Council 4 were elected. [1]
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| Independent | Dr Graham | ||||
| Independent | Henry Green | ||||
| Independent | Henry Tucker | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | Francis Thompson | ||||
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| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | David Arnot | ||||
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The Province of the Cape of Good Hope, commonly referred to as the Cape Province and colloquially as The Cape, was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. It encompassed the old Cape Colony, as well as Walvis Bay, and had Cape Town as its capital. In 1994, the Cape Province was divided into the new Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, along with part of the North West.
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