1984 South African general election

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1984 South African general election
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  1981 22 August 1984 1989  

All 80 seats in the House of Representatives
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.94%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats
Labour Allan Hendrickse 74.9376
People's Congress Peter Marais 11.862
Freedom Arthur Booysen 5.051
Independents 7.181
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

All 40 seats in the House of Delegates
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout20.80%
PartyLeaderVote %Seats
National People's Amichand Rajbansi 36.1218
Solidarity JN Reddy 36.6217
Progressive Independent Faiz Khan 1.601
Independents 24.884
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in South Africa in August 1984 to elect coloured and Indian representatives to their respective houses of the Tricameral Parliament. The coloured elections for the House of Representatives took place on 22 August, and resulted in a victory for the Labour Party, headed by the Reverend Allan Hendrickse, which won 76 of the 80 seats. The Indian elections for the House of Delegates were held on 28 August and saw the National People's Party emerge as the largest party, winning 18 of the 40 seats. [1] The Indian elections were opposed by the United Democratic Front and were marked by boycotts and protests. [1] Despite the Prohibition of Political Interference Act of 1968 which banned mixed-race political parties, nine Indian members of Hendrickse's Labour Party stood as independents, [2] one of whom won a seat and subsequently joined the NPP. [3]

Contents

Background

In addition to the whites-only House of Assembly, a November 1983 referendum had approved the creation of two new houses an 80-member House of Representatives for coloureds and a 40-member House of Delegates for Indians.

Results

House of Representatives

South African House of Representatives 1984.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
Labour Party 200,33574.9376
People's Congress Party 31,70111.862
Freedom Party 13,5055.051
Reformed Freedom Party2,6320.980
Independents19,2047.181
Total267,377100.0080
Valid votes267,37797.99
Invalid/blank votes5,4772.01
Total votes272,854100.00
Registered voters/turnout881,98430.94
Source: African Elections Database, Nohlen et al. [4]

By constituency

ConstituencyFreedomIndependentLabourPeople's CongressReformed Freedom
Addo0.00%0.00%74.49%16.47%9.05%
Alra Park9.20%0.00%82.28%8.52%0.00%
Belhar0.00%47.52%52.48%0.00%0.00%
Berg River0.00%25.58%74.42%0.00%0.00%
Bethelsdorp0.00%0.00%96.71%3.29%0.00%
Bishop Lavis0.00%0.00%65.04%34.96%0.00%
Bloemfontein Opkoms5.20%0.00%84.60%0.00%10.21%
Bokkeveld0.00%50.26%49.74%0.00%0.00%
Bonteheuwel0.00%0.00%94.86%5.14%0.00%
Border10.30%0.00%87.76%1.95%0.00%
Bosmont50.00%0.00%50.00%0.00%0.00%
Britstown0.00%0.00%83.76%16.24%0.00%
Daljosaphat0.00%20.96%56.13%22.91%0.00%
Diamant0.00%13.19%69.05%17.75%0.00%
Diaz0.00%0.00%78.03%21.97%0.00%
Durban Suburbs0.00%0.00%69.08%30.92%0.00%
Dysseldorp0.00%0.00%92.22%7.78%0.00%
Eastern Free State0.00%0.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%
Eersterus20.65%0.00%62.95%16.40%0.00%
Eldorado Park10.64%0.00%69.75%12.41%7.20%
Elsies River0.00%0.00%87.15%12.85%0.00%
Esselen Park0.00%7.54%60.46%31.99%0.00%
Fish River8.94%0.00%75.88%15.18%0.00%
Gelvandale7.51%0.00%84.30%8.19%0.00%
Genadendal0.00%0.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%
Grassy Park0.00%0.00%0.00%96.47%3.53%
Greenwood Park0.00%11.44%82.36%6.19%0.00%
Griqualand West0.00%6.49%76.69%16.82%0.00%
Haarlem0.00%0.00%77.73%12.37%9.90%
Hanover Park0.00%0.00%81.79%18.21%0.00%
Hantam0.00%0.00%75.74%24.26%0.00%
Hawston0.00%35.38%64.62%0.00%0.00%
Heidedal3.80%6.61%89.59%0.00%0.00%
Heideveld0.00%0.00%68.02%31.98%0.00%
Kalahari6.85%0.00%91.92%1.23%0.00%
Karee0.00%32.76%67.24%0.00%0.00%
Kasselsvlei0.00%26.08%58.38%7.50%8.04%
Klipspruit West23.44%11.28%60.18%5.10%0.00%
Liesbeek0.00%0.00%85.22%14.78%0.00%
Macassar0.00%13.33%69.10%17.57%0.00%
Mamre0.00%0.00%94.24%5.76%0.00%
Manenberg0.00%0.00%66.82%29.09%4.09%
Matroosfontein0.00%0.00%77.40%14.91%7.69%
Mid Karoo0.00%6.02%91.74%2.24%0.00%
Mitchells Plain0.00%0.00%83.50%12.62%3.88%
Natal Interior0.00%0.00%76.51%23.49%0.00%
Natal Mid-East0.00%26.60%64.22%9.17%0.00%
Newclare17.84%0.00%67.50%14.66%0.00%
Northeastern Cape18.66%0.00%71.90%9.45%0.00%
Northern Cape7.67%21.62%65.52%5.19%0.00%
Northern Transvaal13.62%0.00%78.10%8.28%0.00%
Nuweveld0.00%0.00%83.96%16.04%0.00%
Ottery0.00%0.00%42.97%57.03%0.00%
Outeniqua0.00%0.00%63.70%36.30%0.00%
Pniel0.00%0.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%
Ravensmead0.00%12.05%80.27%6.07%1.61%
Rawsonville0.00%19.15%80.85%0.00%0.00%
Reiger Park1.89%13.79%84.32%0.00%0.00%
Retreat0.00%0.00%84.28%15.72%0.00%
Rietvlei0.00%32.00%65.58%2.42%0.00%
Riversdal0.00%50.97%49.03%0.00%0.00%
Robertson0.00%8.14%91.86%0.00%0.00%
Ruste Ter Vaal24.30%0.00%75.70%0.00%0.00%
Schauderville19.36%0.00%74.39%6.26%0.00%
Silvertown0.00%0.00%88.28%11.72%0.00%
Southern Cape0.00%0.00%90.86%9.14%0.00%
Southern Free State0.00%0.00%100.00%0.00%0.00%
Springbok16.47%0.00%65.91%0.00%17.63%
Steinkopf16.61%31.46%51.94%0.00%0.00%
Strandfontein0.00%0.00%80.29%12.12%7.59%
Suurbraak36.25%4.49%59.26%0.00%0.00%
Swartkops0.00%0.00%77.76%22.24%0.00%
Swartland0.00%0.00%72.64%27.36%0.00%
Table Mountain0.00%0.00%50.64%49.36%0.00%
Toekomsrus41.44%7.01%51.55%0.00%0.00%
Upington0.00%0.00%91.70%8.30%0.00%
Vredendal0.00%0.00%63.66%36.34%0.00%
Wentworth0.00%0.00%54.11%45.89%0.00%
Western Free State1.97%0.00%91.22%6.81%0.00%
Wuppertal0.00%14.84%74.81%10.35%0.00%
Source: Constituency Level Election Archive

House of Delegates

South Africa House of Delegates 1984.svg
PartyVotes%Seats
National People's Party 29,86236.1218
Solidarity 30,27636.6217
Progressive Independent Party 1,3221.601
National Federal Party 6330.770
National Democratic Party140.020
Independents20,56824.884
Total82,675100.0040
Valid votes82,67598.88
Invalid/blank votes9361.12
Total votes83,611100.00
Registered voters/turnout401,90120.80
Source: Constituency Level Elections Archive

By constituency

ConstituencyNPPSolidarityPIPNFPInd
Actonville18.43%11.97%69.59%
Allandale48.26%51.74%
Arena Park73.17%26.83%
Bayview27.55%56.28%16.17%
Brickfield51.18%14.67%34.15%
Camperdown41.10%51.90%7.00%
Cavendish18.71%41.18%4.67%35.44%
Central Rand2.36%51.30%0.24%46.09%
Chatsworth Central44.12%47.73%8.14%
Clare Estate29.90%17.44%52.66%
Durban Bay52.26%3.40%44.34%
Eastern Transvaal18.09%46.65%35.27%
Glenview22.51%77.49%
Havenside66.17%33.83%
Isipingo40.05%37.65%22.30%
Laudium57.67%9.32%33.01%
Lenasia Central40.84%25.38%19.27%14.50%
Lenasia East24.93%26.25%42.78%6.04%
Lenasia West47.39%23.75%7.66%21.20%
Malabar81.12%0.32%18.56%
Marianhill50.62%48.33%1.05%
Merebank31.93%47.32%20.76%
Montford40.80%48.58%10.62%
Moorcross47.02%37.45%15.52%
Natal Midlands47.03%20.63%32.34%
Newholme41.80%19.42%38.78%
North Coast82.96%17.04%
North Western Transvaal40.42%14.55%45.03%
Northern Natal40.72%31.72%13.68%13.88%
Northwestern Cape35.05%20.00%44.95%
Phoenix21.60%34.81%43.58%
Redhill69.66%21.37%8.97%
Reservoir Hills41.58%53.73%4.69%
Rylands22.91%58.00%19.09%
Southern Natal21.42%48.95%13.54%15.75%
Springfield25.39%51.64%4.63%18.34%
Stanger27.14%72.46%0.40%
Tongaat23.40%20.01%0.59%56.00%
Umzinto35.62%32.88%31.32%
Verulam26.47%44.19%29.34%
Source: Constituency Level Election Archive

Reactions

The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 554 (1984) condemning the election, declaring it null and void as it was designed to entrench minority rule.

References

  1. 1 2 "Elections in South Africa". African Elections Database.
  2. "The politics of collaboration: The campaign for participation in the tricameral parliament". South African History Online. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  3. Clarke, Colin; Peach, Ceri; Vertovec, Steven (26 October 1990). South Asians Overseas: Migration and Ethnicity. Cambridge University Press. p. 144. ISBN   978-0-521-37543-6.
  4. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p832 ISBN   0-19-829645-2