Results of the 1915 South African general election

Results of the 1915 South African general election

←  1910 20 October 1915 1920  →
All 130 seats in the House of Assembly 66 seats needed for a majority
Registered	365,307
Turnout	71.57%
First party Second party   Leader Louis Botha Thomas Smartt Party South African Unionist Leader's seat Losberg Fort Beaufort Last election 28.45%, 66 seats 37.65%, 36 seats Seats won 54 39 Seat change 12 3 Popular vote 94,285 49,917 Percentage 36.67% 19.41% Swing 8.22pp 18.24pp   Third party Fourth party   Leader J. B. M. Hertzog Frederic Creswell Party National Labour Leader's seat Smithfield stood in Bezuidenhout Last election Did not exist 10.93%, 3 seats Seats won 27 4 Seat change New party 1 Popular vote 75,623 24,755 Percentage 29.41% 9.63% Swing New party 1.30pp
Results by province
Prime Minister before election Louis Botha South African Elected Prime Minister Louis Botha South African

This is a list of constituency results for the 1915 South African general election.

Boundary changes

The Second Delimitation Commission (1913) expanded the House of Assembly from 121 to 130 seats, with all nine new seats going to the Transvaal, but the Commission also made significant changes to the Cape Province's constituency boundaries. The smaller provinces of Natal and the Orange Free State were largely left unchanged. ^[1]

Province	Seats 1910	Created	Abolished	Seats 1915
Cape of Good Hope	51	Calvinia Rondebosch	Clanwilliam Jansenville	51
Natal	17			17
Orange Free State	17			17
Transvaal	36	Benoni Bethal Bezuidenhout Hospital Klerksdorp Maraisburg Ophirton Parktown Pretoria Central Randfontein Siemert Witwatersberg	Braamfontein Jeppes Roodepoort	45

Cape Province

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	46,219	37.81	21
	National Party	35,264	28.85	7
	Unionist Party	26,551	21.72	20
	Labour Party	7,348	6.01	1
	Independents	6,847	5.60	2
Total		122,229	100.00	51
Source: Schoeman [2]

Unopposed candidates: Unionists 2.

Albany

General election 1915: Albany

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Frederick van der Riet	1,196	51.8	N/A
	South African	W. M. Espin	1,111	48.2	New
Majority			85	3.6	N/A
Turnout			2,307	69.8	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Albert

General election 1915: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	L. P. Vorster	1,403	54.7	New
	South African	Henry Burton	1,164	45.3	N/A
Majority			239	9.4	N/A
Turnout			2,567	90.0	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Aliwal

General election 1915: Aliwal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. A. Schweizer	1,405	64.7	N/A
	National	H. S. van Zyl	768	35.3	New
Majority			637	29.4	N/A
Turnout			2,173	81.5	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Barkly

General election 1915: Barkly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	A. H. Watkins	1,403	69.6	N/A
	National	J. C. Scholtz	585	29.0	New
	Independent	H. D. Roux	27	1.3	New
Majority			818	40.6	N/A
Turnout			2,015	64.1	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Beaconsfield

General election 1915: Beaconsfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sir David Harris	1,298	81.2	N/A
	Labour	G. A. Hay	301	18.8	New
Majority			997	62.4	N/A
Turnout			1,599	50.9	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Beaufort West

General election 1915: Beaufort West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	O. A. Oosthuizen	1,536	50.9	N/A
	National	W. A. Hofmeyr	1,480	49.1	New
Majority			56	1.8	N/A
Turnout			3,016	81.7	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Bechuanaland

General election 1915: Bechuanaland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	D. H. W. Wessels	1,668	56.1	N/A
	National	J. J. Booysen	1,303	43.9	New
Majority			365	12.2	N/A
Turnout			2,971	73.3	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Border

General election 1915: Border

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	George Blaine	1,150	61.1	N/A
	Independent	T. A. Stephen	731	38.9	New
Majority			419	3.6	N/A
Turnout			1,881	60.7	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Caledon

General election 1915: Caledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Joel Krige	1,652	64.0	N/A
	National	P. J. Cillié	928	36.0	New
Majority			724	28.0	N/A
Turnout			2,580	85.1	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Calvinia

General election 1915: Calvinia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	W. P. Louw	1,327	56.4	New
	South African	H. J. Nel	1,024	43.6	New
Majority			301	12.8	N/A
Turnout			2,351	82.8	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Cape Town Castle

General election 1915: Cape Town Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Morris Alexander	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

Cape Town Central

General election 1915: Cape Town Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John William Jagger	1,595	66.0	−19.1
	Labour	W. J. Laite	820	34.0	New
Majority			775	32.0	N/A
Turnout			2,415	70.2	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Cape Town Gardens

General election 1915: Cape Town Gardens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	William Duncan Baxter	1,700	68.7	+8.3
	Labour	Robert Forsyth	773	31.3	New
Majority			927	37.4	N/A
Turnout			2,473	60.5	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Cape Town Harbour

General election 1915: Cape Town Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Lawrence Woodhead	2,092	74.2	+4.1
	Labour	A. F. Betty	726	25.8	New
Majority			812	48.4	N/A
Turnout			2,818	59.3	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Ceres

General election 1915: Ceres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. G. du Toit	1,388	55.8	N/A
	National	J. W. J. W. Roux	1,099	44.2	New
Majority			289	11.6	N/A
Turnout			2,487	82.0	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Colesberg

General election 1915: Colesberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. A. Louw	1,424	55.3	N/A
	National	J. A. Venter	1,151	44.7	New
Majority			273	10.6	N/A
Turnout			2,575	85.2	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Cradock

General election 1915: Cradock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Harry van Heerden	1,488	55.5	N/A
	National	D. F. Malan	1,195	44.5	New
Majority			293	11.0	N/A
Turnout			2,683	88.2	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

East London

General election 1915: East London

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	C. P. Crewe	1,478	47.3	−19.8
	Labour	James Stewart	1,214	38.8	New
	Independent	F. L. Gregg	435	13.9	New
Majority			264	8.5	N/A
Turnout			3,127	64.8	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Fort Beaufort

General election 1915: Fort Beaufort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Thomas Smartt	1,616	73.6	N/A
	South African	G. C. Vosloo	580	26.4	New
Majority			1,036	47.2	N/A
Turnout			2,196	76.2	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

George

General election 1915: George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	H. P. Raubenheimer	1,392	52.6	New
	South African	H. J. Raubenheimer	1,255	47.4	N/A
Majority			137	5.2	N/A
Turnout			2,647	80.9	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Graaff-Reinet

General election 1915: Graaff-Reinet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. M. Enslin	1,234	53.6	New
	South African	G. H. Maasdorp	1,067	46.4	−36.1
Majority			167	7.2	N/A
Turnout			2,301	80.0	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Griqualand

General election 1915: Griqualand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. G. King	1,718	84.2	+27.7
	National	A. van Zijl	323	15.8	New
Majority			1,395	68.4	N/A
Turnout			2,041	64.8	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Hopetown

General election 1915: Hopetown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. S. Cilliers	1,474	63.7	N/A
	National	N. D. Geldenhuys	840	36.3	New
Majority			634	27.4	N/A
Turnout			2,314	76.0	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Humansdorp

General election 1915: Humansdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charl W. Malan	1,494	53.4	New
	South African	J. M. Rademeyer	1,302	46.6	−7.7
Majority			192	6.8	N/A
Turnout			2,796	92.2	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Kimberley

General election 1915: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	H. A. Oliver	1,434	73.5	+7.8
	Labour	Frederic Creswell	516	26.5	−7.8
Majority			918	47.0	+15.6
Turnout			1,950	63.4	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	+7.8

King William's Town

General election 1915: King William's Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	George Whitaker	1,607	59.2	N/A
	South African	L. W. Luyt	1,108	40.8	New
Majority			499	18.4	N/A
Turnout			2,715	79.9	N/A
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Ladismith

General election 1915: Ladismith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. C. Becker	1,442	52.1	N/A
	National	J. J. M. van Zijl	1,302	47.0	New
	Labour	C. F. Marincowitz	26	0.9	New
Majority			140	5.1	N/A
Turnout			2,770	90.4	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Liesbeek

General election 1915: Liesbeek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Maginess	1,143	43.3	N/A
	Independent	B. Upington	1,142	43.3	New
	National	H. Stiglingh	352	13.3	New
Majority			1	0.0	N/A
Turnout			2,637	64.8	N/A
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	N/A

Malmesbury

General election 1915: Malmesbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	F. S. Malan	1,519	57.5	N/A
	National	A. P. W. Immelman	1,125	42.5	New
Majority			394	15.0	N/A
Turnout			2,644	88.4	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Namaqualand

General election 1915: Namaqualand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Sir David Graaff, Bt.	1,140	55.0	N/A
	National	A. H. Stander	708	34.1	New
	Independent	J. Studer	226	10.9	New
Majority			432	20.9	N/A
Turnout			2,074	77.6	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Newlands

General election 1915: Newlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	G. S. Withinshaw	1,672	79.7	+17.0
	Labour	C. H. Hagger	425	20.3	New
Majority			1,247	59.4	N/A
Turnout			2,097	55.4	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Oudtshoorn

General election 1915: Oudtshoorn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. H. Schoeman	1,350	55.0	−8.6
	National	C. J. Langenhoven	1,069	43.5	New
	Labour	A. F. Symons	36	1.5	New
Majority			281	11.5	N/A
Turnout			2,455	75.9	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Paarl

General election 1915: Paarl

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. L. de Jager	1,785	64.5	+13.8
	National	W. B. de Villiers	982	35.5	New
Majority			805	29.0	N/A
Turnout			2,767	87.0	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Piketberg

General election 1915: Piketberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. H. de Waal	1,387	56.2	New
	South African	W. J. van der Merwe	1,082	43.8	N/A
Majority			305	12.4	N/A
Turnout			2,469	84.5	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Port Elizabeth Central

General election 1915: Port Elizabeth Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	E. H. Walton	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

Port Elizabeth Southwest

General election 1915: Port Elizabeth Southwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	William Macintosh	1,855	75.7	New
	Labour	A. J. C. Webb	596	24.3	New
Majority			1,259	51.4	N/A
Turnout			2,451	74.0	N/A
	Unionist gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Prieska

General election 1915: Prieska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. P. Coetzee	1,154	55.7	N/A
	National	J. H. Conradie	914	44.1	New
	South African	R. W. F. Steyn	4	0.2	New
Majority			240	11.6	N/A
Turnout			2,072	71.3	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Queenstown

General election 1915: Queenstown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	W. B. Berry	1,380	67.4	+12.2
	South African	L. H. Brinkman	668	32.6	New
Majority			712	34.8	N/A
Turnout			2,048	70.5	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Riversdale

General election 1915: Riversdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. I. Vintcent	1,740	57.0	N/A
	National	J. F. Badenhorst	1,315	43.0	New
Majority			425	14.0	N/A
Turnout			3,055	89.3	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Rondebosch

General election 1915: Rondebosch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	R. W. Close	1,286	57.9	New
	Independent	A. Palmer	895	40.3	New
	Labour	I. Carver	41	1.8	New
Majority			391	17.6	N/A
Turnout			2,222	61.2	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Somerset

General election 1915: Somerset

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Andries Stockenström	1,398	52.2	N/A
	National	H. J. Moolman	1,278	47.8	New
Majority			120	4.4	N/A
Turnout			2,676	86.7	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

South Peninsula

General election 1915: South Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Murray Bisset	1,440	55.4	−3.0
	South African	A. J. Chiappini	734	28.3	+23.9
	National	R. Cloete	280	10.8	New
	Labour	C. Hughes	144	5.5	New
Majority			706	27.1	N/A
Turnout			2,598	70.4	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Stellenbosch

General election 1915: Stellenbosch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	John X. Merriman	1,674	66.2	+12.5
	National	C. L. Marais	856	33.8	New
Majority			818	32.4	N/A
Turnout			2,530	87.4	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Swellendam

General election 1915: Swellendam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. W. van Eeden	1,895	68.7	N/A
	National	N. J. Ackermann	864	31.3	New
Majority			1,031	37.4	N/A
Turnout			2,759	85.3	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Tembuland

General election 1915: Tembuland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	W. H. Stuart	1,171	47.3	N/A
	South African	C. P. Bligh-Wall	785	31.7	New
	National	W. E. Warner	518	20.9	New
Majority			386	15.6	N/A
Turnout			2,474	74.5	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Three Rivers

General election 1915: Three Rivers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	D. M. Brown	1,171	41.0	N/A
	South African	J. Wynne	868	30.4	New
	National	A. H. du Preez	815	28.6	New
Majority			303	10.6	N/A
Turnout			2,854	80.0	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Uitenhage

General election 1915: Uitenhage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. H. Garcia	1,646	60.8	+5.4
	National	H. E. S. Fremantle	1,061	39.2	New
Majority			585	21.6	N/A
Turnout			2,707	86.1	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Victoria West

General election 1915: Victoria West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. G. Visser	1,247	52.9	+5.4
	National	J. N. Louw	1,110	47.1	New
Majority			137	5.8	N/A
Turnout			2,357	75.4	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Wodehouse

General election 1915: Wodehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	O. S. Vermooten	1,292	50.9	New
	South African	J. A. Venter	1,247	49.1	N/A
Majority			45	1.8	N/A
Turnout			2,539	87.3	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Woodstock

General election 1915: Woodstock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	John Hewat	1,119	35.3	−15.3
	South African	Isaac Purcell	903	28.5	New
	Labour	W. Freestone	587	18.5	−30.9
	Independent	J. W. Mushet	486	15.3	New
	Unionist	W. D. Hare	75	2.4	New
Majority			216	6.8	N/A
Turnout			3,170	60.4	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Worcester

General election 1915: Worcester

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. B. Heatlie	1,872	66.7	+5.4
	National	J. N. Louw	934	33.3	New
Majority			938	33.4	N/A
Turnout			2,806	86.4	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Natal

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	7,574	40.68	11
	Labour Party	4,461	23.96	1
	Unionist Party	3,668	19.70	4
	National Party	1,274	6.84	0
	Independents	1,640	8.81	1
Total		18,617	100.00	17
Source: Schoeman [3]

Unopposed candidates: Unionists 2, SAP 1.

Dundee

General election 1915: Dundee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Thomas Watt	823	64.6	+2.7
	Labour	R. J. Hall	285	22.4	New
	Independent	J. Dyson	166	13.0	New
Majority			538	42.2	N/A
Turnout			1,274	65.0	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Durban Berea

General election 1915: Durban Berea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	James Henderson	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

Durban Central

General election 1915: Durban Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Charlie Henwood	966	60.9	+10.1
	Labour	Morris Kentridge	620	39.1	+21.6
Majority			346	21.8	N/A
Turnout			1,586	69.4	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	-5.7

Durban Greyville

General election 1915: Durban Greyville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tommy Boydell	951	53.1	+17.1
	Unionist	Walter Greenacre	839	46.9	New
Majority			112	6.2	N/A
Turnout			1,790	75.4	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Durban Point

General election 1915: Durban Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	P. A. Silburn	1,059	67.8	−6.1
	Labour	H. Humphrey	498	31.9	+5.8
	Independent	J. E. Palmer	5	0.3	New
Majority			561	35.9	−11.9
Turnout			1,562	72.1	N/A
	Independent gain from Unionist		Swing	-5.9

Durban Umbilo

General election 1915: Durban Umbilo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	C. P. Robinson	969	62.1	+3.4
	Labour	N. P. Palmer	592	37.9	−3.4
Majority			377	24.2	+6.8
Turnout			1,561	68.3	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	+3.4

Durban Umlazi

General election 1915: Durban Umlazi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Alfred Fawcus	849	77.2	+42.4
	Labour	T. McCrystal	219	19.9	−11.6
	Independent	D. St. J. Stephens	32	2.9	New
Majority			630	57.3	+54.0
Turnout			1,100	62.4	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	+27.0

Klip River

General election 1915: Klip River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Henry Wiltshire	912	76.8	+26.6
	National	L. W. Meyer	276	23.2	New
Majority			636	53.6	N/A
Turnout			1,188	64.1	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Newcastle

General election 1915: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	T. J. Nel	473	39.2	−13.8
	Unionist	R. H. Struben	395	32.8	New
	National	A. T. Spies	338	28.0	New
Majority			78	6.4	N/A
Turnout			1,206	65.7	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Pietermaritzburg North

General election 1915: Pietermaritzburg North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Thomas Orr	880	69.8	+9.6
	Labour	F. G. E. Tilbury	379	30.2	−9.6
Majority			295	39.6	+19.2
Turnout			1,259	63.6	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	+9.6

Pietermaritzburg South

General election 1915: Pietermaritzburg South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	R. A. Buntine	868	67.2	New
	Labour	W. H. Griffin	424	32.8	−5.4
Majority			444	34.4	N/A
Turnout			1,292	67.6	N/A
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Umvoti

General election 1915: Umvoti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	George Leuchars	636	42.2	−20.9
	National	Ernest George Jansen	493	32.7	New
	Independent	W. A. Deane	378	25.1	−11.8
Majority			143	9.5	N/A
Turnout			1,507	79.2	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Umzimkulu

General election 1915: Umzimkulu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Frank Reynolds	Unopposed
	South African hold

Victoria County

General election 1915: Victoria County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. G. Hunter	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

Vryheid

General election 1915: Vryheid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	M. W. Myburgh	606	60.8	New
	National	F. W. van Raenen	390	39.2	New
Majority			216	21.6	N/A
Turnout			996	58.5	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Weenen

General election 1915: Weenen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. W. Moor	536	51.8	+4.2
	Unionist	G. R. Richards	499	48.2	−4.2
Majority			37	3.6	N/A
Turnout			1,035	66.7	N/A
	South African gain from Unionist		Swing	+4.2

Zululand

General election 1915: Zululand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. F. Clayton	991	78.6	+22.3
	National	E. E. Dalton	270	21.4	New
Majority			721	57.2	N/A
Turnout			1,261	59.2	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Orange Free State

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Party	16,597	63.52	16
	South African Party	9,530	36.48	0
	Unionist Party			1
Total		26,127	100.00	17
Source: Schoeman [4]

Unopposed candidates: Unionist 1, National 1.

Bethlehem

General election 1915: Bethlehem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. B. Wessels	1,307	66.6	New
	South African	J. J. Booysen	655	33.4	N/A
Majority			652	33.2	N/A
Turnout			1,962	72.9	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Bloemfontein

General election 1915: Bloemfontein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	H. F. Blaine	Unopposed
	Unionist hold

Bloemfontein District

General election 1915: Bloemfontein District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. W. G. Steyn	1,095	66.7	New
	South African	J. P. S. Steyl	546	33.3	−18.7
Majority			549	33.4	N/A
Turnout			1,641	77.3	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Boshof

General election 1915: Boshof

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. A. van Niekerk	Unopposed
	National hold

Edenburg

General election 1915: Edenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	E. W. Fichardt	1,096	65.1	New
	South African	F. E. T. Krause	587	34.9	N/A
Majority			509	30.2	N/A
Turnout			1,683	77.1	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Fauresmith

General election 1915: Fauresmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Nicolaas Havenga	793	52.4	New
	South African	S. J. van der Merwe	721	47.6	N/A
Majority			72	4.8	N/A
Turnout			1,514	66.0	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Ficksburg

General election 1915: Ficksburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. G. Keyter	1,220	67.9	−3.5
	South African	C. F. R. von Maltitz	576	32.1	N/A
Majority			644	35.8	N/A
Turnout			1,796	69.7	N/A
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Frankfort

General election 1915: Frankfort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. B. Wessels	1,209	61.3	New
	South African	H. N. W. Botha	763	38.7	N/A
Majority			446	22.6	N/A
Turnout			1,972	73.1	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Harrismith

General election 1915: Harrismith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Z. J. de Beer	999	54.6	New
	South African	L. P. H. Botha	832	45.4	N/A
Majority			167	9.2	N/A
Turnout			1,831	77.5	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Heilbron

General election 1915: Heilbron

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	M. L. Malan	1,129	63.1	New
	South African	Deneys Reitz	659	36.9	−34.7
Majority			570	26.2	N/A
Turnout			1,788	76.4	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Hoopstad

General election 1915: Hoopstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	F. J. Rheeders	1,069	62.8	New
	South African	Hendrik Schalk Theron	633	37.2	N/A
Majority			436	25.6	N/A
Turnout			1,702	73.6	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Kroonstad

General election 1915: Kroonstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	H. P. Serfontein	942	53.2	New
	South African	N. J. de Wet	828	46.8	−12.5
Majority			114	6.4	N/A
Turnout			1,770	76.2	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Ladybrand

General election 1915: Ladybrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. G. Fichardt	945	62.6	N/A
	South African	P. J. F. Krog	565	37.4	New
Majority			380	25.2	N/A
Turnout			1,510	64.3	N/A
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Rouxville

General election 1915: Rouxville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Daniël Hugo	1,190	72.6	New
	South African	H. F. D. Papenfus	449	27.4	N/A
Majority			741	45.2	N/A
Turnout			1,639	70.1	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Smithfield

General election 1915: Smithfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. B. M. Hertzog	1,315	82.8	N/A
	South African	G. C. Botha	272	17.2	New
Majority			1,043	65.6	N/A
Turnout			1,587	74.9	N/A
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Vredefort

General election 1915: Vredefort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Colin Fraser Steyn	1,133	60.2	New
	South African	J. A. P. van der Merwe	749	39.8	N/A
Majority			384	20.4	N/A
Turnout			1,882	73.1	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Winburg

General election 1915: Winburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. T. M. Wilcocks	1,155	62.4	New
	South African	F. R. Cronjé	695	37.6	N/A
Majority			460	24.8	N/A
Turnout			1,850	77.4	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Transvaal

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	30,159	33.46	22
	National Party	25,049	27.79	4
	Unionist Party	17,815	19.77	15
	Labour Party	13,881	15.40	2
	Independent Labour Party	802	0.89	0
	Independents	2,424	2.69	2
Total		90,130	100.00	45
Source: Schoeman [5]

Unopposed candidates: SAP 1.

Barberton

General election 1915: Barberton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. H. Grobler	1,124	68.3	+6.3
	National	J. L. Malan	522	31.7	New
Majority			602	36.6	N/A
Turnout			1,646	68.3	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Benoni

General election 1915: Benoni

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Madeley	1,427	54.6	New
	South African	G. M. Botha	648	24.8	New
	National	G. van N. Schonken	539	20.6	New
Majority			779	29.8	N/A
Turnout			2,614	77.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Bethal

General election 1915: Bethal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. S. Grobler	1,360	59.7	New
	National	J. J. Scheepers	917	40.3	New
Majority			443	19.4	N/A
Turnout			2,277	76.2	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Bezuidenhout

General election 1915: Bezuidenhout

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Leslie Blackwell	1,165	44.7	New
	Labour	Frederic Creswell	1,152	44.2	New
	National	J. H. L. Schuman	289	11.1	New
Majority			13	0.5	N/A
Turnout			2,606	78.1	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Boksburg

General election 1915: Boksburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. C. MacNeillie	959	61.1	−0.9
	Labour	A. Ruffels	611	38.9	New
Majority			348	22.2	N/A
Turnout			1,570	76.4	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Commissioner Street

General election 1915: Commissioner Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Harry Graumann	1,031	65.4	New
	Labour	C. W. Hayward	546	34.6	−15.8
Majority			485	30.8	N/A
Turnout			1,577	67.0	N/A
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Denver

General election 1915: Denver

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	W. J. Parrack	789	47.3	−9.8
	Labour	J. J. Mulvey	538	32.2	−10.7
	National	G. A. Hattingh	341	20.4	New
Majority			251	15.1	+0.9
Turnout			1,668	75.9	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	+0.5

Ermelo

General election 1915: Ermelo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Tobias Smuts	1,295	65.1	N/A
	National	W. P. Steenkamp	695	34.9	New
Majority			600	30.2	N/A
Turnout			1,990	81.4	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Fordsburg

General election 1915: Fordsburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Patrick Duncan	724	45.9	+10.4
	Labour	D. Dingwell	465	29.4	−1.9
	National	J. S. F. Pretorius	390	24.7	New
Majority			259	16.5	N/A
Turnout			1,579	71.4	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Georgetown

General election 1915: Georgetown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Hugh McAlister	900	44.4	−10.7
	National	W. Olivier	577	28.4	New
	Labour	G. Brown	489	24.1	+4.8
	Independent	W. H. Andrews	63	3.1	New
Majority			323	16.0	N/A
Turnout			2,029	77.5	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Germiston

General election 1915: Germiston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	D. F. Drew	905	55.7	−2.0
	Labour	P. F. Smith	719	44.3	+2.0
Majority			186	11.4	−4.0
Turnout			1,624	69.0	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	-2.0

Heidelberg

General election 1915: Heidelberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. W. J. J. Bezuidenhout	1,459	67.3	+5.5
	National	J. H. Gey van Pittius	709	32.7	New
Majority			750	34.6	N/A
Turnout			2,168	72.1	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Hospital

General election 1915: Hospital

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	H. B. Papenfus	1,294	66.5	New
	Labour	G. Hills	344	17.7	New
	National	S. J. Minnaar	308	15.8	New
Majority			950	48.8	N/A
Turnout			1,946	75.3	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Klerksdorp

General election 1915: Klerksdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. A. Nesser	1,247	54.1	+5.5
	National	J. S. Smit	1,059	45.9	New
Majority			188	8.2	N/A
Turnout			2,306	82.6	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Krugersdorp

General election 1915: Krugersdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Abe Bailey	1,153	57.2	+9.6
	National	H. J. Poutsma	523	26.0	New
	Labour	E. Creswell	339	16.8	New
Majority			630	31.2	N/A
Turnout			2,015	76.4	N/A
	Independent gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Langlaagte

General election 1915: Langlaagte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Willie Rockey	794	47.0	−9.8
	National	D. S. H. Pollock	560	33.1	New
	Labour	C. S. Raath	260	15.4	−27.8
	Independent	J. A. Clark	77	4.6	New
Majority			234	13.9	N/A
Turnout			1,691	73.5	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing

Lichtenburg

General election 1915: Lichtenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tielman Roos	1,449	60.7	New
	South African	E. H. Matthews	939	39.3	N/A
Majority			510	21.4	N/A
Turnout			2,388	77.2	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Losberg

General election 1915: Losberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Louis Botha	1,451	65.0	N/A
	National	A. S. van Hees	780	35.0	New
Majority			671	30.0	N/A
Turnout			2,231	82.8	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Lydenburg

General election 1915: Lydenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. L. Shurink	1,384	68.0	N/A
	National	S. Hiemstra	651	32.0	New
Majority			723	36.0	N/A
Turnout			2,035	71.4	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Maraisburg

General election 1915: Maraisburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Willem van Hulsteyn	862	44.4	New
	National	J. Francken	562	29.0	New
	Labour	N. Toomey	516	26.6	New
Majority			300	15.4	N/A
Turnout			1,940	71.6	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Marico

General election 1915: Marico

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	L. A. S. Lemmer	1,194	63.1	−20.0
	National	G. I. M. Wolmarans	698	36.9	New
Majority			496	26.2	N/A
Turnout			1,892	74.5	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Middelburg

General election 1915: Middelburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. L. Hamman	1,351	56.1	N/A
	National	N. H. van der Walt	1,057	43.9	New
Majority			294	12.2	N/A
Turnout			2,408	76.6	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Ophirton

General election 1915: Ophirton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Robert Raine	880	57.0	New
	Labour	J. Hindman	534	34.6	New
	National	J. L. P. Erasmus	131	8.5	New
Majority			346	22.4	N/A
Turnout			1,545	70.6	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Parktown

General election 1915: Parktown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Richard Feetham	2,001	80.3	New
	National	Oswald Pirow	299	12.0	New
	Labour	A. W. Barlow	192	7.7	New
Majority			1,702	68.3	N/A
Turnout			2,492	74.4	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Potchefstroom

General election 1915: Potchefstroom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. W. Holl	1,043	56.8	−16.5
	National	W. J. de Klerk	794	43.2	New
Majority			249	13.6	N/A
Turnout			1,837	82.5	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria Central

General election 1915: Pretoria Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Edward Rooth	1,182	61.7	New
	National	L. E. Brandt	416	21.7	New
	Labour	M. G. Nicholson	318	16.6	New
Majority			766	40.0	N/A
Turnout			1,916	77.4	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Pretoria District North

General election 1915: Pretoria District North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. A. Joubert	826	50.8	New
	South African	Thomas Cullinan	800	49.2	−11.9
Majority			26	1.6	N/A
Turnout			1,626	77.1	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Pretoria District South

General election 1915: Pretoria District South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Jacobus van der Walt	1,104	48.5	N/A
	National	H. S. Webb	1,034	45.4	New
	Labour	W. P. Thorn	140	6.1	New
Majority			70	3.1	N/A
Turnout			2,278	80.6	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria East

General election 1915: Pretoria East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. P. Fitzpatrick	1,495	61.3	+9.3
	National	K. Rood	644	26.4	New
	Labour	A. Grant	292	12.0	New
	Independent	R. J. Smith	6	0.2	New
Majority			851	34.9	N/A
Turnout			2,437	76.7	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria West

General election 1915: Pretoria West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Jan Smuts	1,102	50.0	−1.4
	National	H. Reitz	808	36.7	New
	Labour	G. H. McLean	293	13.3	+1.6
Majority			294	13.3	N/A
Turnout			2,203	80.8	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Randfontein

General election 1915: Randfontein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sir Joseph Robinson, Bt.	1,100	64.6	New
	Labour	J. Hoatson	410	24.1	New
	National	W. M. Edwards	169	9.9	New
	Independent	J. W. P. Tully	25	1.5	New
Majority			690	40.5	N/A
Turnout			1,704	74.3	N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Rustenburg

General election 1915: Rustenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	B. I. J. van Heerden	1,353	61.9	−16.5
	National	T. C. Stoffberg	834	38.1	New
Majority			519	23.8	N/A
Turnout			2,187	79.1	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Siemert

General election 1915: Siemert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Sampson	909	60.5	+8.1
	Unionist	A. E. Cowley	593	39.5	New
Majority			851	21.0	N/A
Turnout			1,502	71.0	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Soutpansberg

General election 1915: Soutpansberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Hendrik Mentz	1,188	54.6	N/A
	National	F. W. Beyers	987	45.4	New
Majority			201	9.2	N/A
Turnout			2,175	78.2	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Springs

General election 1915: Springs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	George Rennie	987	48.3	+0.5
	Labour	D. M. Kendall	809	39.6	−12.6
	National	J. H. Munnik	249	12.2	New
Majority			178	8.7	N/A
Turnout			2,045	68.6	N/A
	Unionist win (new seat)

Standerton

General election 1915: Standerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. M. Claassen	Unopposed
	South African hold

Troyeville

General election 1915: Troyeville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	J. W. Quinn	1,119	58.3	−1.6
	Independent Labour	A. G. Barlow	802	41.7	New
Majority			317	16.6	N/A
Turnout			1,921	78.1	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Turffontein

General election 1915: Turffontein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Hugh Wyndham	1,374	54.3	+0.6
	Labour	G. B. Steer	807	31.9	New
	National	S. W. van Niekerk	348	13.8	New
Majority			567	22.4	N/A
Turnout			2,529	76.6	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Von Brandis

General election 1915: Von Brandis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	Emile Nathan	1,179	65.9	+1.3
	Labour	W. J. McIntyre	611	34.1	New
Majority			568	31.8	N/A
Turnout			1,790	70.8	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

Vrededorp

General election 1915: Vrededorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Lourens Geldenhuys	1,028	42.9	−15.7
	National	T. C. Visser	968	40.4	New
	Labour	C. A. Lagesen	398	16.6	New
Majority			60	1.5	N/A
Turnout			2,394	80.7	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Wakkerstroom

General election 1915: Wakkerstroom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. A. Kolbe	1,311	64.0	N/A
	National	A. Kuit	739	36.0	New
Majority			572	28.0	N/A
Turnout			2,050	78.1	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Waterberg

General election 1915: Waterberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. W. le Roux van Niekerk	997	50.1	New
	South African	R. G. Nicholson	994	49.9	N/A
Majority			3	0.2	N/A
Turnout			1,991	78.5	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Witwatersberg

General election 1915: Witwatersberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	N. J. Pretorius	1,176	53.0	N/A
	National	F. G. A. Wolmarans	1,041	47.0	New
Majority			135	6.0	N/A
Turnout			2,217	78.5	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Wolmaransstad

General election 1915: Wolmaransstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	E. J. J. van der Horst	1,439	53.7	New
	South African	J. P. Jooste	1,239	46.3	N/A
Majority			200	7.4	N/A
Turnout			2,678	71.2	N/A
	National gain from South African		Swing	N/A

Yeoville

General election 1915: Yeoville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Unionist	W. T. F. Davies	1,951	80.9	New
	Labour	R. G. Barlow	462	19.1	New
Majority			1,489	61.8	N/A
Turnout			2,413	76.6	N/A
	Unionist hold		Swing	N/A

References

• Schoeman, B.M. (1977). Parlementêre verkiesings in Suid-Afrika 1910-1976. Pretoria: Aktuele Publikasies.
• Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa (1972). "House of Assembly" (vol. 5, pp. 617-636). Cape Town: Nasionale Opvoedkundige Uitgewery (Nasou).

1. Delimitation Commission of South Africa (1913). Report of the second delimitation commission appointed under the South Africa Act, 1909. Pretoria: Government Printing and Stationery Office.
2. Schoeman 1977, p. 67
3. Schoeman 1977, p. 67
4. Schoeman 1977, p. 67
5. Schoeman 1977, p. 68