Elections to the Parliament of the Legislative Assembly for the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope were held in early 1894, and saw the victory of the incumbent Rhodes-Afrikaner Bond alliance. It was the last election before the Glen Grey Act, and also before British Bechuanaland joined the Cape Colony.
Parliament was dissolved on 19 December 1893. Turnout was 73%, an increase on the 67% seen in the last Assembly election in 1888. [1]
The Afrikaner Bond won 35 of the 76 seats in the House of Assembly, which gave the Rhodes administration a comfortable majority when combined with Rhodes' 14 supporters in the Assembly. [2] The core opposition, largely led by James Rose Innes, John X. Merriman, and JW Sauer had only around 18 seats. [3] [4]
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhodes-Afrikaner Bond alliance | 49 | |
| Opposition | 18 | |
| Others | 9 | |
| Total | 76 | |
Rhodes and his ministry would remain in office until its collapse following the Jameson Raid.
| Portfolio | Minister | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Rt Hon. Cecil Rhodes (MLA, Barkly West) | 17 July 1890 | 12 January 1896 |
| Colonial Secretary | Pieter Hendrik Faure (MLA, Namaqualand) | 4 May 1893 | 12 January 1896 |
| Colonial Treasurer | Gordon Sprigg (MLA, East London) | 4 May 1893 | 12 January 1896 |
| Attorney-General | William Schreiner (MLA, Kimberley) | 4 May 1893 | 12 January 1896 |
| Commissioner of Public Works | John Laing (MLA) | 4 May 1893 | 12 January 1896 |
| Secretary for Native Affairs | Sir John Frost (MLA, Queenstown) | 4 May 1893 | 12 January 1896 |
| Secretary for Agriculture | |||
| Source: The Old Cape House by Ralph Kilpin, pg.172 | |||
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