Results of the 1921 South African general election

Results of the 1921 South African general election

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All 134 seats in the House of Assembly 68 seats needed for a majority
Registered	499,531
Turnout	55.60% ( 11.34pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Jan Smuts J. B. M. Hertzog Frederic Creswell Party South African National Labour Leader's seat Pretoria West Smithfield Troyeville (lost re-election) Last election 50.51%, 66 seats [a] 32.62%, 43 seats 14.65%, 21 seats Seats won 77 44 10 Seat change 11 1 11 Popular vote 137,389 105,039 29,406 Percentage 49.90% 38.15% 10.68% Swing 0.61pp 5.53pp 3.97pp
Results by province
Prime Minister before election Jan Smuts South African Elected Prime Minister Jan Smuts South African

This is a list of constituency results for the 1921 South African general election.

Boundary changes

The 1921 general election was a snap election, held less than a year after the 1920 general election. As such, unusually for early South African elections, no constituency delimitation was carried out and the 1921 election was held on the same set of boundaries as the previous one.

Province	Number of seats
Cape	51
Natal	17
Orange Free State	17
Transvaal	49
Total	134

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Cape Province

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	71,560	55.84	36
	National Party	43,436	33.89	13
	Labour Party	10,384	8.10	1
	Liberal-Labour	62	0.05	0
	Constitutional Democrat			1
	Independent South African Party	1,122	0.88	0
	Independents	1,594	1.24	0
Total		128,158	100.00	51
Source: Schoeman [2]

Unopposed candidates: SAP 3, Constitutional Democrat 1.

Albany

General election 1921: Albany

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Frederick van der Riet	Unopposed
	South African hold

Albert-Aliwal

General election 1921: Albert-Aliwal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. A. A. Sephton	1,785	52.5	+2.9
	National	L. P. Vorster	1,613	47.5	−2.9
Majority			172	0.6	N/A
Turnout			3,398	78.9	+3.1
	South African gain from National		Swing	+2.9

Barkly

General election 1921: Barkly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. E. Scholtz	1,507	50.9	+33.0
	National	W. B. de Villiers	1,450	49.1	+0.2
Majority			57	0.6	N/A
Turnout			2,957	77.2	+6.4
	South African gain from National		Swing	+16.6

Beaconsfield

General election 1921: Beaconsfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Sir David Harris	Unopposed
	South African hold

Beaufort West

General election 1921: Beaufort West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. W. le Roux	1,605	51.5	−10.0
	South African	M. J. de Jager	1,512	48.5	+10.0
Majority			93	3.0	−20.0
Turnout			3,117	82.6	+6.5
	National hold		Swing	-10.0

Bechuanaland

General election 1921: Bechuanaland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	I. van Wijk Raubenheimer	1,365	50.7	+2.3
	South African	Max Sonnenberg	1,327	49.3	−2.3
Majority			38	1.4	N/A
Turnout			2,692	72.7	−0.8
	National gain from South African		Swing	+2.3

Border

General election 1921: Border

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. J. Byron	1,373	78.8	New
	Independent	H. B. Cuming	370	21.2	New
Majority			1,003	57.6	N/A
Turnout			1,743	45.9	−13.8
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Caledon

General election 1921: Caledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Joel Krige	1,833	62.5	+2.7
	National	P. J. Cillié	1,102	37.5	−2.7
Majority			731	25.0	+5.4
Turnout			2,935	80.7	+0.5
	South African hold		Swing	+2.7

Calvinia

General election 1921: Calvinia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	D. F. Malan	1,601	60.0	+3.6
	South African	H. J. Nel	1,069	40.0	−3.6
Majority			301	20.0	+7.2
Turnout			2,670	76.2	−6.6
	National hold		Swing	+3.6

Cape Town Castle

General election 1921: Cape Town Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Constitutional Democrat	Morris Alexander	Unopposed
	Constitutional Democrat hold

Cape Town Central

General election 1921: Cape Town Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	John William Jagger	2,057	80.0	+15.9
	Labour	H. M. Fridjohn	515	20.0	−15.9
Majority			727	60.0	+31.8
Turnout			2,572	58.4	−1.8
	South African hold		Swing	+15.9

Cape Town Gardens

General election 1921: Cape Town Gardens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	George William Hawley	1,935	68.4	New
	Labour	Robert Forsyth	896	31.6	−24.1
Majority			1,039	36.8	N/A
Turnout			2,831	65.6	+7.3
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Cape Town Harbour

General election 1921: Cape Town Harbour

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Gideon Brand van Zyl	1,754	70.9	+17.6
	Labour	A. F. Betty	719	29.1	−17.6
Majority			1,035	41.8	+35.2
Turnout			2,473	55.4	+1.7
	South African hold		Swing	+17.6

Ceres

General election 1921: Ceres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. W. J. W. Roux	1,651	55.8	+−0
	South African	D. P. S. Brink	1,308	44.2	+−0
Majority			343	11.6	+−0
Turnout			2,959	80.0	−4.9
	National hold		Swing	+-0

Colesberg

General election 1921: Colesberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. A. Louw	1,788	55.1	+9.1
	National	D. J. Jooste	1,458	44.9	−0.9
Majority			330	10.2	+10.0
Turnout			3,246	77.3	+0.6
	South African hold		Swing	+5.0

Cradock

General election 1921: Cradock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	I. P. van Heerden	1,605	51.5	−0.2
	South African	A. C. A. van Rooy	1,512	48.5	+0.2
Majority			93	3.0	−0.4
Turnout			3,246	77.3	−1.5
	National hold		Swing	-0.2

East London

General election 1921: East London

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. J. Lownds	1,493	50.7	+1.3
	Labour	James Stewart	1,454	49.3	−1.3
Majority			39	1.4	N/A
Turnout			2,947	70.2	+1.9
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+1.3

Fort Beaufort

General election 1921: Fort Beaufort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Thomas Smartt	Unopposed
	South African hold

George

General election 1921: George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	G. F. Brink	1,612	52.0	+1.7
	South African	T. Searle	1,488	48.0	−1.7
Majority			124	4.0	+3.4
Turnout			3,100	80.9	+1.5
	National hold		Swing	+1.7

Graaff-Reinet

General election 1921: Graaff-Reinet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. M. Enslin	1,457	59.0	+0.1
	South African	W. Rubidge	1,013	41.0	−0.1
Majority			444	18.0	+0.2
Turnout			2,470	68.3	−3.9
	National hold		Swing	+0.1

Griqualand

General election 1921: Griqualand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. G. King	1,731	79.0	+29.8
	National	T. I. Gavett	459	21.0	New
Majority			1,272	58.0	N/A
Turnout			2,190	62.3	+7.7
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Hopetown

General election 1921: Hopetown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. S. Cilliers	1,562	54.8	+2.1
	National	P. G. Marais	1,290	45.2	−2.1
Majority			272	9.6	+4.2
Turnout			2,852	77.2	+2.4
	South African hold		Swing	+2.1

Humansdorp

General election 1921: Humansdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charl W. Malan	1,674	59.3	+0.4
	South African	J. M. Rademeyer	1,150	40.7	−0.4
Majority			512	18.6	+0.8
Turnout			2,824	62.0	−22.3
	National hold		Swing	+0.4

Kimberley

General election 1921: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. A. Oliver	1,557	61.5	+0.3
	Labour	J. Wills	976	38.5	+6.6
Majority			581	23.0	−6.3
Turnout			2,533	64.3	−2.0
	South African hold		Swing	-3.2

King William's Town

General election 1921: King William's Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Robert Ballantine	1,331	49.6	New
	Independent	C. H. Malcomess	805	30.0	New
	Labour	J. Carver	416	15.5	−23.9
	Labour	T. Crankshaw	133	5.0	New
Majority			512	19.6	N/A
Turnout			2,685	70.4	+4.6
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Ladismith

General election 1921: Ladismith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. J. Jordaan	1,585	50.4	−2.7
	National	J. J. M. van Zyl	1,559	49.6	+2.7
Majority			26	0.8	−5.4
Turnout			3,144	86.6	−1.7
	South African hold		Swing	-2.7

Liesbeek

General election 1921: Liesbeek

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. W. Mushet	1,206	51.6	+13.0
	Labour	Charles Pearce	1,106	47.3	+11.2
	Liberal-Labour	A. W. P. Mullany	25	1.1	New
Majority			100	4.3	N/A
Turnout			2,337	55.5	+3.4
	South African hold		Swing	+1.8

Malmesbury

General election 1921: Malmesbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	F. S. Malan	1,756	55.1	−1.7
	National	S. F. Malan	1,431	44.9	New
Majority			325	10.2	N/A
Turnout			3,187	83.9	+1.7
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Namaqualand

General election 1921: Namaqualand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. P. Mostert	1,481	69.7	+3.4
	South African	E. B. Watermeyer	643	30.3	−3.4
Majority			718	39.4	+6.8
Turnout			2,124	61.2	−4.5
	National hold		Swing	+3.4

Newlands

General election 1921: Newlands

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. P. Buchanan	1,844	77.7	+12.9
	Labour	J. Lomax	528	22.3	−12.9
Majority			1,316	55.4	+25.8
Turnout			2,372	55.5	+−0
	South African hold		Swing	+12.9

Oudtshoorn

General election 1921: Oudtshoorn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. A. Raubenheimer	1,668	51.8	+5.7
	National	C. J. Langenhoven	1,553	48.2	−5.7
Majority			115	3.6	N/A
Turnout			3,221	77.4	−0.6
	South African gain from National		Swing	+5.7

Paarl

General election 1921: Paarl

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. L. de Jager	1,925	59.9	+1.9
	National	F. G. W. Roux	1,289	40.1	+1.8
Majority			636	19.8	+0.1
Turnout			3,214	77.8	−3.6
	South African hold		Swing	+0.1

Piketberg

General election 1921: Piketberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. H. de Waal	1,684	56.3	−4.5
	South African	F. A. Joubert	1,309	43.7	+4.5
Majority			618	12.6	−9.0
Turnout			2,993	80.2	+0.8
	National hold		Swing	+4.5

Port Elizabeth Central

General election 1921: Port Elizabeth Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	E. H. Walton	1,583	80.8	+11.2
	Labour	A. Eaton	377	19.2	−11.2
Majority			1,206	61.6	+22.4
Turnout			1,960	47.0	−2.8
	South African hold		Swing	+11.2

Port Elizabeth Southwest

General election 1921: Port Elizabeth Southwest

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	William Macintosh	1,853	78.0	+7.9
	Labour	W. W. Jennings	523	22.0	−7.9
Majority			1,330	56.0	+15.8
Turnout			2,376	56.5	−5.0
	South African hold		Swing	+7.9

Prieska

General election 1921: Prieska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. P. Coetzee	1,501	50.3	+1.1
	National	J. H. Conradie	1,483	49.7	−1.1
Majority			18	0.6	N/A
Turnout			2,984	78.9	+5.2
	South African gain from National		Swing	+1.1

Queenstown

General election 1921: Queenstown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. H. Frost	1,843	62.5	+7.1
	National	E. H. Louw	1,105	37.5	+5.9
Majority			738	25.0	+1.2
Turnout			2,948	72.5	−2.7
	South African hold		Swing	+0.6

Riversdale

General election 1921: Riversdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. L. Badenhorst	1,708	50.0	+0.6
	South African	J. J. Michau	1,707	50.0	−0.6
Majority			1	0.0	N/A
Turnout			3,415	86.1	−4.2
	National gain from South African		Swing	+0.6

Rondebosch

General election 1921: Rondebosch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	R. W. Close	1,637	79.1	+14.1
	Labour	J. Seddon	433	20.9	−14.1
Majority			1,204	58.2	+28.2
Turnout			2,070	50.0	+3.4
	South African hold		Swing	+14.1

Salt River

General election 1921: Salt River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. J. Snow	1,187	59.2	−7.0
	South African	A. M. Miller	780	38.9	New
	Independent	C. Hagger	37	1.8	New
Majority			407	20.3	N/A
Turnout			2,004	48.3	−6.3
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Somerset

General election 1921: Somerset

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. P. J. Fourie	1,631	54.7	−1.9
	South African	P. J. J. Coetzee	1,351	45.3	+1.9
Majority			280	9.4	−3.8
Turnout			2,982	78.1	−1.5
	National hold		Swing	-1.9

South Peninsula

General election 1921: South Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Murray Bisset	1,469	77.8	+9.8
	Independent	W. H. Lategan	419	22.2	+8.3
Majority			1,050	55.6	N/A
Turnout			1,888	46.7	+0.8
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Stellenbosch

General election 1921: Stellenbosch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	John X. Merriman	Unopposed
	South African hold

Swellendam

General election 1921: Swellendam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. W. van Eeden	1,583	58.1	−2.1
	National	J. H. Coetzee	1,141	41.9	+3.0
Majority			442	16.2	−5.1
Turnout			2,724	76.8	+1.9
	South African hold		Swing	-2.6

Tembuland

General election 1921: Tembuland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. H. Stuart	1,133	50.2	−4.1
	Ind. South African	A. O. B. Payn	1,122	49.8	New
Majority			11	0.4	N/A
Turnout			2,255	63.1	−2.0
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Three Rivers

General election 1921: Three Rivers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	D. M. Brown	1,576	67.3	+6.7
	Labour	K. Bremer	532	22.7	New
	National	W. T. Fowler	234	10.0	New
Majority			571	44.6	N/A
Turnout			2,342	59.6	+4.0
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Uitenhage

General election 1921: Uitenhage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. R. Burch	2,046	56.9	+3.7
	National	O. A. Oosthuizen	1,551	43.1	−3.7
Majority			495	13.8	+7.4
Turnout			3,597	79.7	−1.9
	South African hold		Swing	+3.7

Victoria West

General election 1921: Victoria West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	F. J. du Toit	1,526	50.1	−2.7
	South African	H. J. Nel	1,521	49.9	+2.7
Majority			5	0.2	−5.4
Turnout			3,047	82.8	−2.7
	National hold		Swing	+2.7

Wodehouse

General election 1921: Wodehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. A. Venter	1,636	50.9	+1.5
	National	O. S. Vermooten	1,574	49.1	−1.5
Majority			62	1.8	N/A
Turnout			3,210	80.7	−1.5
	South African gain from National		Swing	+1.5

Woodstock

General election 1921: Woodstock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Isaac Purcell	1,124	55.9	+36.4
	Labour	J. Frank	887	44.1	−9.8
Majority			237	11.8	N/A
Turnout			2,011	46.3	−11.9
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+23.1

Worcester

General election 1921: Worcester

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. B. Heatlie	1,915	57.3	+0.2
	National	A. J. Stals	1,429	42.7	−0.2
Majority			486	14.6	+0.4
Turnout			3,344	83.7	+0.1
	South African hold		Swing	+0.2

Natal

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	11,845	59.63	14
	Labour Party	4,751	23.92	1
	National Party	3,062	15.42	1
	Independents	205	1.03	0
Total		19,863	100.00	16
Source: Schoeman [3]

Unopposed candidates: SAP 3.

Dundee

General election 1921: Dundee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Thomas Watt	771	66.4	+35.5
	National	J. H. Kemp	391	33.6	+9.3
Majority			17	32.8	N/A
Turnout			1,162	60.1	−7.0
	South African hold		Swing	+15.7

Durban Berea

General election 1921: Durban Berea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	James Henderson	1,025	75.7	+10.7
	Labour	G. Jones	329	24.3	−10.7
Majority			696	51.4	+21.4
Turnout			1,354	52.0	+1.1
	South African hold		Swing	+10.7

Durban Central

General election 1921: Durban Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. P. Robinson	804	54.7	New
	Labour	J. W. Coleman	645	43.9	−19.3
	Independent	T. H. Baird	21	1.4	New
Majority			159	10.8	N/A
Turnout			1,470	58.1	+3.0
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Durban Greyville

General election 1921: Durban Greyville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tommy Boydell	920	63.6	−15.3
	South African	G. Mitchell	501	34.6	New
	Independent	R. Rodger	25	1.7	New
Majority			419	29.0	N/A
Turnout			1,446	57.1	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Durban Point

General election 1921: Durban Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Walter Greenacre	1,069	54.4	+10.1
	Labour	Archibald Jamieson	745	37.9	−11.3
	Independent	S. M. Pettersen	94	4.8	New
	Independent	P. A. Silburn	58	3.0	New
Majority			324	16.5	N/A
Turnout			1,966	60.5	−5.1
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+10.7

Durban Stamford Hill

General election 1921: Durban Stamford Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. G. Hunter	1,021	62.9	+12.2
	Labour	H. H. Kemp	602	37.1	−12.2
Majority			419	25.8	+24.4
Turnout			1,623	60.0	+4.5
	South African hold		Swing	+12.2

Durban Umbilo

General election 1921: Durban Umbilo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. G. MacKeurtan	1,008	57.1	New
	Labour	Frank Nettleton	758	42.9	−19.8
Majority			250	14.2	N/A
Turnout			1,766	69.4	+4.2
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Illovo

General election 1921: Illovo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. S. Marwick	Unopposed
	South African hold

Klip River

General election 1921: Klip River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Henry Burton	909	67.1	+7.6
	National	P. W. Joynt	446	32.9	+4.8
Majority			463	34.2	+2.8
Turnout			1,355	67.1	−4.0
	South African hold		Swing	+1.4

Newcastle

General election 1921: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	T. J. Nel	715	53.7	−0.5
	National	J. J. Muller	616	46.3	+0.5
Majority			99	7.4	−1.0
Turnout			1,331	72.6	−1.2
	South African hold		Swing	-0.5

Pietermaritzburg North

General election 1921: Pietermaritzburg North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. G. Strachan	752	50.4	−11.2
	South African	W. A. Deane	740	49.6	+11.2
Majority			12	0.8	−22.4
Turnout			1,492	66.9	−0.1
	Labour gain from		Swing	-11.2

Pietermaritzburg South

General election 1921: Pietermaritzburg South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. J. O'Brien	Unopposed
	South African hold

Umvoti

General election 1921: Umvoti

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	George Leuchars	788	62.8	+3.1
	National	A. I. J. Nel	459	36.6	−3.7
	Independent	W. T. Tonkin	7	0.6	New
Majority			329	26.2	+6.8
Turnout			1,254	66.8	+0.1
	South African hold		Swing	+3.4

Vryheid

General election 1921: Vryheid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ernest George Jansen	765	50.1	+2.8
	South African	J. J. C. Emmett	762	49.9	−2.8
Majority			3	0.2	N/A
Turnout			1,527	79.7	+0.7
	National gain from South African		Swing	+2.8

Weenen

General election 1921: Weenen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. W. Moor	812	79.6	+27.5
	National	C. G. Martins	208	20.4	New
Majority			171	59.2	N/A
Turnout			1,020	53.6	−4.8
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Zululand

General election 1921: Zululand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	George Heaton Nicholls	920	83.9	+1.1
	National	W. H. Harris	177	16.1	−1.1
Majority			743	67.8	+2.2
Turnout			1,097	55.5	−3.7
	South African hold		Swing	+1.1

Orange Free State

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Party	21,750	68.07	16
	South African Party	8,955	28.03	0
	Labour Party	1,246	3.90	1
Total		31,951	100.00	17
Source: Schoeman [4]

Unopposed candidates: National 1.

Bethlehem

General election 1921: Bethlehem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. B. Wessels	1,467	70.1	+1.8
	South African	E. C. D. Roos	625	29.9	−1.8
Majority			842	40.2	+3.6
Turnout			2,092	66.6	−4.0
	National hold		Swing	+1.8

Bloemfontein North

General election 1921: Bloemfontein North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Barlow	1,246	57.3	+28.5
	National	J. W. G. Steyn	930	42.7	−0.4
Majority			316	14.6	N/A
Turnout			2,176	66.4	−0.1
	Labour gain from National		Swing	+14.1

Bloemfontein South

General election 1921: Bloemfontein South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Colin Fraser Steyn	1,189	51.0	+3.8
	South African	Deneys Reitz	1,142	49.0	−3.8
Majority			47	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,331	70.1	+10.4
	National gain from		Swing	+3.8

Boshof

General election 1921: Boshof

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. A. van Niekerk	1,618	86.7	+0.8
	South African	G. Vivier	248	13.3	−0.8
Majority			1,370	73.4	+1.6
Turnout			1,866	64.9	−0.4
	National hold		Swing	+0.8

Edenburg

General election 1921: Edenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	F. W. Beyers	1,300	77.0	+1.2
	South African	C. J. Visser	388	23.0	−1.2
Majority			912	54.0	+2.4
Turnout			1,688	60.0	−2.9
	National hold		Swing	+1.2

Fauresmith

General election 1921: Fauresmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Nicolaas Havenga	1,476	74.1	+4.6
	South African	N. F. van der Merwe	515	25.9	−4.6
Majority			961	48.2	+9.2
Turnout			1,991	66.3	−4.9
	National hold		Swing	+4.6

Ficksburg

General election 1921: Ficksburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. G. Keyter	1,551	77.7	+2.9
	South African	P. J. F. Krog	446	22.3	−2.9
Majority			1,105	55.4	+5.8
Turnout			1,997	64.8	+1.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.9

Frankfort

General election 1921: Frankfort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. B. Wessels	1,351	68.1	+0.7
	South African	H. N. W. Botha	632	31.9	−0.7
Majority			719	36.2	+1.4
Turnout			1,983	63.7	−4.4
	National hold		Swing	+0.7

Harrismith

General election 1921: Harrismith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. A. Cilliers	1,394	65.2	+1.1
	South African	M. J. Beukes	743	34.8	−1.1
Majority			651	30.4	+2.2
Turnout			2,137	68.9	−0.6
	National hold		Swing	+1.1

Heilbron

General election 1921: Heilbron

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	M. L. Malan	1,503	72.4	+2.5
	South African	L. J. Naudé	572	27.6	−2.5
Majority			931	44.8	+5.0
Turnout			2,075	65.1	−4.6
	National hold		Swing	+2.5

Hoopstad

General election 1921: Hoopstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	E. A. Conroy	1,280	69.3	+1.2
	South African	Hendrik Schalk Theron	567	30.7	−1.2
Majority			615	38.6	+2.4
Turnout			1,847	64.3	+2.1
	National hold		Swing	+1.2

Kroonstad

General election 1921: Kroonstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. J. Werth	1,383	62.0	+−0
	South African	H. G. Stuart	849	38.0	+−0
Majority			534	24.0	+−0
Turnout			2,232	73.2	−3.2
	National hold		Swing	+-0

Ladybrand

General election 1921: Ladybrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. G. Fichardt	1,268	65.6	+4.9
	South African	E. R. Grobler	664	34.4	−4.9
Majority			380	31.2	+9.8
Turnout			1,932	63.2	−1.0
	National hold		Swing	+4.9

Rouxville

General election 1921: Rouxville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Daniël Hugo	1,389	76.4	+1.1
	South African	G. L. Steytler	428	23.6	−1.1
Majority			961	52.8	+2.2
Turnout			1,817	60.0	−2.1
	National hold		Swing	+1.1

Smithfield

General election 1921: Smithfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. B. M. Hertzog	Unopposed
	National hold

Vredefort

General election 1921: Vredefort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Colin Fraser Steyn	1,270	70.3	+5.0
	South African	G. H. Claassens	537	29.7	−5.0
Majority			733	40.6	+10.0
Turnout			1,807	59.4	−3.7
	National hold		Swing	+5.0

Steyn was elected both in Vredefort and Bloemfontein South, and chose to represent Bloemfontein South.

Winburg

General election 1921: Winburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. T. M. Wilcocks	1,381	69.7	+1.4
	South African	F. R. Cronjé	599	30.3	−1.4
Majority			782	39.4	+2.8
Turnout			1,980	65.7	−3.6
	National hold		Swing	+1.4

Transvaal

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	45,324	47.47	29
	National Party	35,874	37.57	13
	Labour Party	13,203	13.83	5
	Independents	1,087	1.14	0
Total		95,488	100.00	47
Source: Schoeman [5]

Unopposed candidates: SAP 3, Labour 1.

Barberton

General election 1921: Barberton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. C. Fourie	1,153	56.8	+1.3
	National	J. L. Malan	876	43.2	−1.3
Majority			277	13.6	+2.6
Turnout			2,029	64.8	+1.6
	South African hold		Swing	+1.3

Benoni

General election 1921: Benoni

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Madeley	1,233	63.1	+11.9
	National	H. P. Venter	721	36.9	+6.8
Majority			512	26.2	+5.1
Turnout			1,954	59.2	−1.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.6

Bethal

General election 1921: Bethal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. S. Grobler	1,182	57.5	−3.1
	National	C. S. Raath	875	42.5	+3.1
Majority			307	15.0	−6.2
Turnout			2,057	64.7	+4.3
	South African hold		Swing	-3.1

Bezuidenhout

General election 1921: Bezuidenhout

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Leslie Blackwell	1,222	57.8	+18.8
	Labour	W. J. McIntyre	892	42.2	−7.5
Majority			230	15.6	N/A
Turnout			2,114	66.3	−1.3
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+12.3

Boksburg

General election 1921: Boksburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Robert Hugh Henderson	1,059	50.0	New
	Labour	J. J. McMenamin	686	32.4	−7.8
	National	P. F. Anderson	374	17.7	−2.7
Majority			373	17.6	N/A
Turnout			2,119	63.7	−0.8
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Brakpan

General election 1921: Brakpan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. B. Waterson	1,326	50.2	+15.2
	National	J. H. Munnik	1,314	49.8	−0.4
Majority			12	0.4	N/A
Turnout			2,640	69.7	−1.5
	Labour gain from National		Swing	+7.8

Christiana

General election 1921: Christiana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. S. van Hees	1,368	68.2	+1.8
	South African	F. F. Pienaar	639	31.8	−0.3
Majority			610	36.4	+2.1
Turnout			2,007	61.5	−3.6
	National hold		Swing	+1.1

Commissioner Street

General election 1921: Commissioner Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Harry Graumann	1,181	62.4	+15.5
	Labour	J. H. S. Gow	713	37.6	−12.1
Majority			468	24.8	N/A
Turnout			1,894	60.6	+5.3
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+13.8

Denver

General election 1921: Denver

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. E. Nixon	961	42.9	+12.7
	Labour	T. E. Drew	696	31.0	−14.2
	National	J. J. B. Pohl	585	26.1	+1.6
Majority			265	11.9	N/A
Turnout			2,242	68.2	−1.6
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+13.5

Ermelo

General election 1921: Ermelo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. R. Collins	1,367	60.6	−1.0
	National	W. A. Joubert	889	39.4	+1.0
Majority			478	23.2	−2.0
Turnout			2,256	73.8	+0.8
	South African hold		Swing	-1.0

Fordsburg

General election 1921: Fordsburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. S. F. Pretorius	729	37.9	+4.6
	Labour	Morris Kentridge	647	33.6	−11.6
	South African	H. H. McLean	549	28.5	New
Majority			82	4.3	N/A
Turnout			1,925	55.9	+2.7
	National gain from Labour		Swing	+8.1

Germiston

General election 1921: Germiston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. S. McAlister	1,039	39.6	+12.2
	National	H. H. Moll	996	37.9	+2.4
	Labour	George Brown	592	22.5	−14.5
Majority			43	1.7	N/A
Turnout			2,627	71.1	+1.4
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Heidelberg

General election 1921: Heidelberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. W. J. J. Bezuidenhout	1,073	52.8	+1.7
	National	S. D. de Wet	959	47.2	+10.0
Majority			750	5.6	−8.3
Turnout			2,032	62.5	−1.7
	South African hold		Swing	-4.2

Hospital

General election 1921: Hospital

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. B. Papenfus	1,412	68.5	+33.1
	National	R. L. Weir	648	31.5	+14.4
Majority			764	37.0	N/A
Turnout			2,060	62.5	−3.1
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Jeppes

General election 1921: Jeppes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Harry Sampson	Unopposed
	Labour hold

Johannesburg North

General election 1921: Johannesburg North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Lourens Geldenhuys	1,215	60.4	+28.0
	National	H. A. Butler	797	39.6	+14.5
Majority			418	20.8	N/A
Turnout			2,012	64.9	+0.5
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Klerksdorp

General election 1921: Klerksdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. S. Smit	1,408	53.2	−0.7
	South African	J. A. Nesser	1,239	46.8	+0.7
Majority			169	6.4	−1.4
Turnout			2,647	77.7	−2.8
	National hold		Swing	-0.7

Krugersdorp

General election 1921: Krugersdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Abe Bailey	1,158	44.5	+7.1
	National	B. R. Hattingh	1,022	39.3	+2.9
	Labour	E. Creswell	420	16.2	−10.0
Majority			136	5.2	+4.2
Turnout			2,600	74.6	+0.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+2.1

Langlaagte

General election 1921: Langlaagte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Christie	1,036	52.4	+17.9
	South African	Willie Rockey	940	47.6	+7.6
Majority			96	4.8	N/A
Turnout			1,976	62.6	+0.9
	Labour gain from Unionist		Swing	+5.2

Lichtenburg

General election 1921: Lichtenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tielman Roos	1,516	72.1	+3.9
	South African	B. C. Creyling	587	27.9	−3.9
Majority			929	44.2	+7.8
Turnout			2,103	65.5	−7.1
	National hold		Swing	+3.9

Losberg

General election 1921: Losberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	T. F. J. Dreyer	1,239	57.3	−1.5
	National	J. B. Wolmarans	924	42.7	+1.5
Majority			315	16.6	−3.0
Turnout			2,163	70.6	−3.8
	South African hold		Swing	-1.5

Lydenburg

General election 1921: Lydenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Jacobus Nieuwenhuize	1,003	54.5	−1.5
	National	F. P. Hoogenhout	836	45.5	+1.5
Majority			167	9.0	−3.0
Turnout			1,839	64.2	+0.7
	South African hold		Swing	-1.5

Marico

General election 1921: Marico

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	L. A. S. Lemmer	1,211	50.0	−1.4
	National	A. W. de Waal	1,211	50.0	+1.4
Majority			0	0.0	−2.8
Turnout			2,422	76.1	+1.2
	South African hold		Swing	-1.4

Election decided by lot.

Middelburg

General election 1921: Middelburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. D. Heyns	1,222	51.4	+0.8
	South African	J. L. Hamman	1,157	48.6	−0.8
Majority			65	2.8	+1.6
Turnout			2,379	75.7	+0.8
	National hold		Swing	+0.8

Parktown

General election 1921: Parktown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Richard Feetham	Unopposed
	South African hold

Pietersburg

General election 1921: Pietersburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tom Naudé	1,108	55.0	−0.6
	South African	G. P. C. Kotzé	905	45.0	+0.6
Majority			203	10.0	−1.2
Turnout			2,013	69.2	+1.3
	National hold		Swing	-0.6

Potchefstroom

General election 1921: Potchefstroom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. G. Obermeyer	1,319	51.0	+2.2
	South African	N. J. de Wet	1,269	49.0	−2.2
Majority			50	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,588	73.6	+3.8
	National gain from South African		Swing	+2.2

Pretoria Central

General election 1921: Pretoria Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Edward Rooth	Unopposed
	South African hold

Pretoria District North

General election 1921: Pretoria District North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. A. Joubert	1,165	51.7	+2.5
	South African	W. Teichman	1,088	48.3	−1.5
Majority			77	3.4	N/A
Turnout			2,253	69.2	+3.2
	National gain from South African		Swing	+2.0

Pretoria District South

General election 1921: Pretoria District South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Chris Muller	1,227	52.2	+1.2
	South African	J. F. Ludorf	1,123	47.8	−1.2
Majority			104	4.4	+2.4
Turnout			2,350	72.0	+5.4
	National hold		Swing	+1.2

Pretoria East

General election 1921: Pretoria East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. W. Giovanetti	1,534	76.3	+17.6
	Independent	E. Burgess	476	23.7	New
Majority			1,058	52.6	N/A
Turnout			2,010	64.2	−6.6
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria West

General election 1921: Pretoria West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Jan Smuts	1,403	71.3	+3.5
	National	S. J. Eloff	531	27.0	+8.1
	Independent	P. M. van der Westhuizen	35	1.8	New
Majority			872	44.3	−5.6
Turnout			1,969	48.5	−17.9
	South African hold		Swing	-2.8

Roodepoort

General election 1921: Roodepoort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Mullineux	1,074	58.1	+7.7
	South African	W. P. Pistorius	775	41.9	+16.5
Majority			299	16.2	−8.8
Turnout			1,849	52.8	−7.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.4

Rustenburg

General election 1921: Rustenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. N. J. van der Merwe	1,151	50.0	−0.8
	National	P. G. W. Grobler	1,150	50.0	+0.8
Majority			1	0.0	−1.6
Turnout			2,301	70.5	−0.9
	South African hold		Swing	-0.8

The election was overturned on appeal and Grobler was declared elected.

Soutpansberg

General election 1921: Soutpansberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Hendrik Mentz	997	54.5	−3.2
	National	Oswald Pirow	833	45.5	+3.2
Majority			164	9.0	−6.4
Turnout			1,830	61.4	−1.5
	South African hold		Swing	-3.2

Springs

General election 1921: Springs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	F. J. van Aardt	983	44.8	+15.6
	Labour	George Hills	827	37.7	−15.9
	National	W. J. van Zyl	384	17.5	+0.3
Majority			156	7.1	N/A
Turnout			2,194	65.3	−3.3
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+15.8

Standerton

General election 1921: Standerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. M. Claassen	1,215	68.1	−2.7
	National	P. W. de W. Bekker	568	31.9	+2.7
Majority			615	36.2	−5.4
Turnout			1,783	55.5	+3.8
	South African hold		Swing	-2.7

Troyeville

General election 1921: Troyeville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. S. Webber	1,192	55.0	New
	Labour	Frederic Creswell	976	45.0	−21.6
Majority			216	10.0	N/A
Turnout			2,168	68.3	+3.4
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Turffontein

General election 1921: Turffontein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	E. W. Hunt	1,209	55.9	+36.1
	Labour	G. B. Steer	952	44.1	+3.1
Majority			257	11.8	N/A
Turnout			2,168	68.3	+4.9
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Ventersdorp

General election 1921: Ventersdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	B. I. J. van Heerden	1,124	51.9	−0.1
	National	L. J. Boshoff	1,042	48.1	+0.1
Majority			82	3.8	−0.2
Turnout			2,166	71.0	+0.3
	South African hold		Swing	-0.1

Von Brandis

General election 1921: Von Brandis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Emile Nathan	1,235	73.3	+6.3
	Labour	M. J. Green	449	26.7	−6.3
Majority			568	46.6	+12.6
Turnout			1,684	51.2	+1.3
	South African hold		Swing	+6.3

Vrededorp

General election 1921: Vrededorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	T. C. Visser	1,442	78.6	+3.0
	South African	P. Lourens	384	20.9	−3.5
	Independent	J. W. Wordingham	8	0.4	New
Majority			1,058	57.7	+6.5
Turnout			1,834	59.2	−3.7
	National hold		Swing	+3.3

Wakkerstroom

General election 1921: Wakkerstroom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	James van der Merwe	1,327	50.9	−3.3
	National	A. Kuit	1,276	49.1	+3.3
Majority			51	1.8	−6.6
Turnout			2,603	76.6	+3.1
	South African hold		Swing	-3.3

Waterberg

General election 1921: Waterberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. W. le Roux van Niekerk	1,211	64.5	+3.5
	South African	F. F. Pienaar	667	35.5	−3.5
Majority			544	29.0	+7.0
Turnout			1,878	67.4	−4.9
	National hold		Swing	+3.5

Witbank

General election 1921: Witbank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. I. E. de Villiers	1,059	52.6	+2.7
	South African	H. du Toit	956	47.4	+10.0
Majority			103	5.2	−7.3
Turnout			2,015	63.1	−2.1
	National win (new seat)

Witwatersberg

General election 1921: Witwatersberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	N. J. Pretorius	943	50.0	−0.4
	National	S. F. Alberts	943	50.0	+0.4
Majority			0	0.0	−0.8
Turnout			1,886	69.3	+0.6
	South African hold		Swing	-0.4

Election decided by lot.

Wolmaransstad

General election 1921: Wolmaransstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Jan Kemp	1,152	65.3	−0.7
	South African	P. W. Botha	613	34.7	+0.7
Majority			539	30.6	−1.4
Turnout			1,765	60.9	−4.2
	National hold		Swing	-0.7

Wonderboom

General election 1921: Wonderboom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	B. J. Pienaar	1,410	68.6	+10.9
	South African	I. N. van Alphen	645	31.4	+3.4
Majority			765	37.2	+7.5
Turnout			2,055	63.7	−5.5
	National win (new seat)

Yeoville

General election 1921: Yeoville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Patrick Duncan	Unopposed
	South African hold

References

1. South African Party and Unionist Party combined.

• 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. Department of Foreign Affairs and Information (1983). South Africa 1983: Official Yearbook of the Republic of South Africa (p. 133). Johannesburg: Chris van Rensburg Publications.
2. Schoeman 1977, p. 124
3. Schoeman 1977, p. 125
4. Schoeman 1977, p. 125
5. Schoeman 1977, p. 125