Results of the 1929 South African general election

Results of the 1929 South African general election

←  1924 12 June 1929 1933  →
All 148 seats in the House of Assembly 75 seats needed for a majority
Registered	461,820
Turnout	75.34% ( 1.89pp)
First party Second party Third party   Lab Leader J. B. M. Hertzog Jan Smuts Disputed Party National South African Labour Leader's seat Smithfield Standerton Last election 35.25%, 63 seats 47.04%, 53 seats 14.35%, 18 seats Seats won 78 61 8 Seat change 15 8 10 Popular vote 141,579 159,896 33,919 Percentage 41.17% 46.50% 9.86% Swing 5.92pp 0.54pp 4.49pp
Results by province
Prime Minister before election J. B. M. Hertzog National Elected Prime Minister J. B. M. Hertzog National

This is a list of constituency results for the 1929 South African general election.

Boundary changes

The Fifth Delimitation Commission (1928) expanded the House of Assembly from 135 to 148 seats, the largest expansion in the history of the House. All provinces except Natal gained at least one seat in the redistribution, but all four provinces saw significant changes to their constituencies.

Province	Seats 1924	Created	Abolished	Seats 1929
Cape of Good Hope	51	Bredasdorp Cape Flats Cape Town Castle Cathcart Hottentots Holland Kuruman Mowbray Port Elizabeth North Prieska Sea Point Willowmore Woodstock Wynberg	Barkly Cape Town Hanover Street Cape Town Harbour Liesbeek Rondebosch Three Rivers	58
Natal	17	Durban District Durban Umlazi Pietermaritzburg District	Durban Central Pietermaritzburg South Umvoti	17
Orange Free State	17	Lindley Senekal Smithfield-Rouxville	Ficksburg Smithfield	18
Transvaal	50	Brits Carolina Gezina Magaliesberg Potgietersrus Pretoria District Swartruggens Vereeniging	Pretoria District North Pretoria District South Witwatersberg	55

Cape Province

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	78,382	49.47	31
	National Party	60,850	38.41	26
	Labour Party (Creswell)	9,152	5.78	0
	Labour Party (National Council)	877	0.55	0
	Communist Party	289	0.18	0
	Independent South African Party	2,010	1.27	0
	Independents	6,871	4.34	1
Total		158,431	100.00	58
Source: Schoeman [1]

Unopposed candidates: SAP 4.

Albany

General election 1929: Albany

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	R. H. Struben	Unopposed
	South African hold

Albert

General election 1929: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	L. J. Steytler	1,890	67.3	+5.2
	South African	P. E. Scholtz	893	31.7	−5.6
Rejected ballots			27	1.0	+0.4
Majority			997	35.6	+10.8
Turnout			2,810	85.5	+0.6
	National hold		Swing	+5.4

Aliwal

General election 1929: Aliwal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. A. A. Sephton	1,518	51.3	−1.2
	National	H. McKinnell	1,367	46.3	−0.3
Rejected ballots			69	2.4	+1.5
Majority			151	5.0	−0.9
Turnout			2,954	85.9	−0.2
	South African hold		Swing	-0.5

Beaconsfield

General election 1929: Beaconsfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. B. Humphreys	1,812	54.0	−8.6
	National	S. Zwelback	1,524	45.5	+8.8
Rejected ballots			17	0.5	-0.2
Majority			288	8.5	−0.1
Turnout			3,353	85.5	+3.9
	South African hold		Swing	-0.1

Beaufort West

General election 1929: Beaufort West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. N. Basson	1,590	65.5	+3.8
	Independent	K. D. Haak	802	33.0	New
Rejected ballots			35	1.5	N/A
Majority			93	33.0	N/A
Turnout			2,427	79.6	−4.7
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Bechuanaland

General election 1929: Bechuanaland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	I. van Wijk Raubenheimer	1,665	53.7	+0.5
	South African	P. A. Fraenkel	1,378	44.4	New
Rejected ballots			58	1.9	N/A
Majority			287	9.3	N/A
Turnout			3,101	84.0	+2.4
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Bredasdorp

General election 1929: Bredasdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. V. van der Byl	1,776	59.5	New
	National	A. J. de Waal	1,175	39.3	New
Rejected ballots			35	1.2	N/A
Majority			601	20.2	N/A
Turnout			2,986	90.1	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Caledon

General election 1929: Caledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Joel Krige	1,741	52.1	−6.6
	National	M. G. Viljoen	1,564	46.8	+6.6
Rejected ballots			35	0.9	+-0
Majority			177	5.3	−13.0
Turnout			3,340	91.3	+3.9
	South African hold		Swing	-6.5

Calvinia

General election 1929: Calvinia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	D. F. Malan	1,502	66.9	+6.4
	Independent	H. J. Nel	706	31.4	New
Rejected ballots			38	1.7	+1.0
Majority			796	35.5	N/A
Turnout			2,246	75.6	+3.6
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Cape Flats

General election 1929: Cape Flats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. J. Chiappini	1,719	54.9	New
	National	W. McGregor	1,186	37.8	New
	Independent	D. G. Wolton	93	3.0	New
	Independent	P. J. Wolmarans	84	2.7	New
Rejected ballots			52	1.7	N/A
Majority			533	17.1	N/A
Turnout			3,134	75.6	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Cape Town Castle

General election 1929: Cape Town Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. J. MacCallum	1,795	61.0	+14.6
	Independent	J. Frank	1,054	35.8	New
Rejected ballots			93	3.2	+0.7
Majority			741	25.2	N/A
Turnout			2,942	71.6	+5.6
	South African gain from Constitutional Democrat		Swing	N/A

Cape Town Central

General election 1929: Cape Town Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	R. W. Bowen	2,057	67.9	−3.2
	Labour (Creswell)	Robert Forsyth	925	30.5	New
Rejected ballots			47	1.6	+0.9
Majority			1,132	37.4	N/A
Turnout			3,029	71.0	+2.6
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Cape Town Gardens

General election 1929: Cape Town Gardens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. W. A. Coulter	1,726	51.7	+0.6
	Labour (Creswell)	Morris Alexander	1,582	47.4	−0.1
Rejected ballots			32	0.9	-0.5
Majority			144	4.3	+0.7
Turnout			3,340	82.9	+7.3
	South African hold		Swing	+0.4

Cathcart

General election 1929: Cathcart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. M. van Coller	1,562	64.9	New
	Independent	A. F. Lyon	802	33.3	New
Rejected ballots			44	1.8	N/A
Majority			760	31.6	N/A
Turnout			2,408	74.1	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Ceres

General election 1929: Ceres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. W. J. W. Roux	1,620	57.5	+4.7
	South African	E. H. Nellmapius	1,179	41.8	−4.4
Rejected ballots			20	0.7	-0.3
Majority			441	15.7	+9.1
Turnout			2,819	87.3	+0.4
	National hold		Swing	+4.6

Colesberg

General election 1929: Colesberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	H. A. Lamprecht	1,731	54.6	+6.6
	South African	G. A. Louw	1,415	44.7	−6.6
Rejected ballots			22	0.7	+-0
Majority			316	9.9	N/A
Turnout			3,168	87.6	+1.7
	National gain from South African		Swing	+6.6

Cradock

General election 1929: Cradock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. F. van G. Bekker	1,784	58.5	+9.3
	South African	P. J. J. Coetzee	1,244	40.9	−9.6
Rejected ballots			20	0.6	+0.3
Majority			540	16.6	N/A
Turnout			3,048	86.7	−3.1
	National gain from South African		Swing	+9.4

East London City

General election 1929: East London City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. A. Bowie	1,785	54.2	+3.7
	Labour (Creswell)	James Stewart	1,476	44.9	−2.6
Rejected ballots			30	0.9	-1.1
Majority			309	9.3	+6.3
Turnout			3,291	80.5	−7.0
	South African hold		Swing	+3.2

East London North

General election 1929: East London North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	J. J. Byron	1,839	60.8	+2.1
	National	H. G. J. van Rensburg	1,131	37.4	New
Rejected ballots			53	1.8	+0.5
Majority			708	23.4	N/A
Turnout			3,023	79.3	−0.9
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Fort Beaufort

General election 1929: Fort Beaufort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	R. A. Hockley	1,510	55.6	+3.0
	Independent	H. Sinclair	1,186	43.7	−2.6
Rejected ballots			20	0.7	-0.4
Majority			324	11.9	+5.6
Turnout			2,716	79.7	−0.2
	South African hold		Swing	+2.8

George

General election 1929: George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	G. F. Brink	1,920	65.7	+12.4
	South African	T. G. Truter	970	33.2	−12.1
Rejected ballots			31	1.1	+0.2
Majority			950	32.5	+24.0
Turnout			2,921	82.4	−3.0
	National hold		Swing	+12.0

Gordonia

General election 1929: Gordonia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. Conradie	1,537	56.2	+0.5
	South African	P. J. van der Westhuizen	1,152	42.1	−1.5
Rejected ballots			45	1.7	+1.0
Majority			385	14.1	+2.0
Turnout			2,734	82.2	−2.6
	National hold		Swing	+1.0

Graaff-Reinet

Polling in Graaff-Reinet was postponed until 15 July.

General election 1929: Graaff-Reinet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Karl Bremer	1,586	59.9	−2.6
	South African	H. Urquhart	1,036	39.1	+2.2
Rejected ballots			26	1.0	+0.4
Majority			550	20.8	−4.8
Turnout			2,648	80.9	−0.1
	National hold		Swing	-2.4

Griqualand

General election 1929: Griqualand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	L. D. Gilson	1,839	77.2	+23.3
	National	M. M. Heyns	507	21.3	New
Rejected ballots			37	1.5	+0.5
Majority			1,332	55.9	N/A
Turnout			2,383	73.6	+13.6
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Hopetown

General election 1929: Hopetown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. J. Stals	1,601	54.2	+3.1
	South African	C. P. Matthewson	1,323	44.8	−3.3
Rejected ballots			29	1.0	+0.2
Majority			278	9.4	+6.4
Turnout			2,953	88.1	+1.2
	National hold		Swing	+3.2

Hottentots Holland

General election 1929: Hottentots Holland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. A. B. Faure	1,900	53.8	New
	National	Henry Allan Fagan	1,573	44.5	New
Rejected ballots			60	1.7	N/A
Majority			327	9.3	N/A
Turnout			3,533	82.1	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Humansdorp

General election 1929: Humansdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Charl W. Malan	1,788	54.1	−5.0
	South African	J. P. du Plessis	1,444	43.7	+3.5
Rejected ballots			71	2.2	+1.5
Majority			344	10.4	−8.5
Turnout			3,303	91.0	+5.1
	National hold		Swing	-4.3

Kimberley

General election 1929: Kimberley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Ernest Oppenheimer	2,044	63.1	−4.3
	National	A. M. M. Hartmann	1,132	34.9	New
	Independent	J. Willis	9	0.3	New
Rejected ballots			55	1.7	+0.5
Majority			912	28.2	N/A
Turnout			3,240	83.6	+2.9
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

King William's Town

General election 1929: King William's Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. C. V. Baines	1,663	54.3	+2.3
	Ind. South African	C. H. Malcomess	1,076	35.1	−10.7
	Independent	A. H. King	293	9.6	New
Rejected ballots			33	1.0	-1.2
Majority			587	19.2	+13.0
Turnout			3,065	80.3	+4.8
	South African hold		Swing	+6.5

Kuruman

General election 1929: Kuruman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	W. B. de Villiers	1,677	53.0	New
	South African	G. M. H. Barrell	1,353	42.8	New
Rejected ballots			133	4.2	N/A
Majority			324	10.2	N/A
Turnout			3,163	89.0	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Ladismith

General election 1929: Ladismith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. J. M. van Zyl	1,558	62.7	+11.3
	South African	N. J. Hofmeyr	858	34.5	−13.6
Rejected ballots			68	2.8	+2.3
Majority			700	28.2	+24.9
Turnout			2,484	82.0	−9.6
	National gain from South African		Swing	+12.5

Malmesbury

General election 1929: Malmesbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. A. Bergh	1,721	51.9	−0.1
	South African	F. S. Malan	1,561	47.1	+0.2
Rejected ballots			34	1.0	-0.1
Majority			160	4.8	−0.3
Turnout			3,316	91.7	+0.5
	National hold		Swing	-0.2

Mowbray

General election 1929: Mowbray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	R. W. Close	1,933	63.7	New
	Labour (Creswell)	J. Lomax	1,021	33.7	New
	Labour (N.C.)	J. A. Cunningham	69	2.3	New
Rejected ballots			10	0.3	N/A
Majority			908	30.0	N/A
Turnout			3,033	76.3	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Namaqualand

General election 1929: Namaqualand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	W. P. Steenkamp	1,258	57.6	New
	National	J. P. Mostert	502	23.0	−44.0
	Independent	A. M. Roux	391	17.9	New
	Independent	W. P. Thorn	8	0.4	New
Rejected ballots			24	1.1	-0.6
Majority			756	34.6	N/A
Turnout			2,183	61.0	−6.3
	Independent gain from National		Swing	N/A

Newlands

General election 1929: Newlands

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

Oudtshoorn

General election 1929: Oudtshoorn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	S. P. le Roux	1,805	60.3	+0.8
	South African	P. A. H. Melville	1,150	38.4	−1.3
Rejected ballots			40	1.3	+0.5
Majority			655	21.9	+2.1
Turnout			2,995	85.9	+0.5
	National hold		Swing	+1.1

Paarl

General election 1929: Paarl

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. P. du Toit	1,829	50.3	+3.3
	South African	F. A. Joubert	1,764	48.6	−3.5
Rejected ballots			38	1.1	+0.2
Majority			65	1.7	N/A
Turnout			3,631	91.4	+7.4
	National gain from South African		Swing	+3.4

Piketberg

General election 1929: Piketberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. H. de Waal	1,894	60.8	+1.2
	South African	F. T. Versfeld	1,148	36.9	−2.6
Rejected ballots			71	2.3	+1.4
Majority			746	23.9	+3.8
Turnout			3,113	86.5	+3.7
	National hold		Swing	+1.9

Port Elizabeth Central

General election 1929: Port Elizabeth Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. P. J. Wares	2,002	64.4	−6.5
	Labour (Creswell)	M. Lazarus	1,069	34.4	+6.9
Rejected ballots			39	1.2	-0.4
Majority			933	30.0	−13.4
Turnout			3,110	72.5	−4.9
	South African hold		Swing	-6.7

Port Elizabeth North

General election 1929: Port Elizabeth North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. F. Kayser	Unopposed
	South African win (new seat)

Port Elizabeth South

General election 1929: Port Elizabeth South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	William Macintosh	2,246	76.8	+5.8
	Labour (Creswell)	E. J. Jordan	609	20.8	−4.8
Rejected ballots			71	2.4	-1.0
Majority			1,637	56.0	+10.6
Turnout			2,926	72.0	−8.0
	South African hold		Swing	+5.3

Prieska

General election 1929: Prieska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. H. Geldenhuys	1,352	60.6	New
	South African	J. P. Coetzee	863	38.7	New
Rejected ballots			17	0.7	N/A
Majority			489	21.9	N/A
Turnout			2,232	75.1	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Queenstown

General election 1929: Queenstown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. F. de Wet	1,932	62.9	N/A
	National	J. P. N. Coetzee	1,100	35.8	New
Rejected ballots			39	1.3	N/A
Majority			832	27.1	N/A
Turnout			3,071	83.2	N/A
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Riversdale

General election 1929: Riversdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. L. Badenhorst	1,769	54.1	−2.6
	South African	G. R. Hofmeyr	1,446	44.3	+1.5
Rejected ballots			53	1.4	+0.9
Majority			323	9.8	−4.1
Turnout			3,268	91.9	+2.1
	National hold		Swing	-2.1

Salt River

General election 1929: Salt River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Harry Lawrence	1,561	50.2	+17.6
	Labour (Creswell)	W. J. Snow	1,370	44.1	−22.3
	Labour (N.C.)	G. Pearce	154	5.0	New
Rejected ballots			23	0.7	-0.2
Majority			1,013	33.8	N/A
Turnout			3,108	74.6	+13.6
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+20.0

Sea Point

General election 1929: Sea Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Gideon Brand van Zyl	Unopposed
	South African win (new seat)

Somerset

General election 1929: Somerset

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	L. J. Vosloo	1,617	61.0	+0.4
	South African	A. B. Hobson	1,008	38.0	−0.8
Rejected ballots			25	1.0	+0.4
Majority			609	23.0	+1.2
Turnout			2,650	82.5	−0.2
	National hold		Swing	+0.6

South Peninsula

General election 1929: South Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Sidney Frank Waterson	2,073	70.6	+10.0
	National	W. H. Lategan	820	27.9	−9.9
Rejected ballots			44	1.6	-0.1
Majority			1,253	42.7	+19.9
Turnout			2,937	74.8	+9.9
	South African hold		Swing	+10.0

Stellenbosch

General election 1929: Stellenbosch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	W. B. de Villiers	2,013	52.7	+9.3
	South African	J. P. Louw	1,745	45.7	−9.8
Rejected ballots			64	1.6	+0.5
Majority			268	7.0	N/A
Turnout			3,822	89.1	+2.2
	National gain from South African		Swing	+9.6

Swellendam

General election 1929: Swellendam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	G. van Z. Wolfaard	1,806	55.7	+11.7
	South African	G. J. Rossouw	1,406	43.4	−11.9
Rejected ballots			30	0.9	+0.2
Majority			400	12.3	N/A
Turnout			3,242	91.6	+3.1
	National gain from South African		Swing	+11.8

Tembuland

General election 1929: Tembuland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. O. B. Payn	1,079	46.2	−4.6
	Ind. South African	G. K. Hemming	934	40.0	New
	South African Communist Party	S. P. Bunting	289	12.4	New
Rejected ballots			34	1.4	+0.6
Majority			145	6.2	N/A
Turnout			2,336	68.9	−5.3
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Uitenhage

General election 1929: Uitenhage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	F. T. Bates	1,966	56.4	+5.2
	National	P. J. Olivier	1,460	41.9	−5.6
Rejected ballots			62	1.7	+0.4
Majority			506	13.5	+10.8
Turnout			3,488	87.3	−2.0
	South African hold		Swing	+5.4

Victoria West

General election 1929: Victoria West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Paul Sauer	1,453	51.0	−1.7
	South African	A. M. Conroy	1,366	48.0	+1.3
Rejected ballots			30	1.0	+0.4
Majority			202	3.0	−3.0
Turnout			2,849	87.4	−5.0
	National hold		Swing	-1.5

Willowmore

General election 1929: Willowmore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	G. P. Steyn	1,759	63.8	New
	South African	J. A. L. de Waal	918	33.3	New
Rejected ballots			80	2.9	N/A
Majority			841	30.5	N/A
Turnout			2,757	86.7	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Wodehouse

General election 1929: Wodehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	O. S. Vermooten	1,744	55.1	+1.9
	South African	J. A. Venter	1,368	43.2	−3.1
Rejected ballots			52	1.7	+1.2
Majority			376	11.9	+5.0
Turnout			3,164	89.1	+1.4
	National hold		Swing	+2.5

Woodstock

General election 1929: Woodstock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Eli Buirski	1,692	59.3	New
	Labour (Creswell)	W. Freestone	1,100	38.6	New
	Labour (N.C.)	A. G. Forsyth	30	1.1	New
Rejected ballots			31	1.0	N/A
Majority			592	20.7	N/A
Turnout			2,853	72.6	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Worcester

General election 1929: Worcester

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. B. Heatlie	1,719	51.3	−1.0
	National	J. H. Conradie	1,599	47.7	+0.7
Rejected ballots			32	1.1	+0.3
Majority			120	3.6	−1.7
Turnout			3,350	90.3	−0.6
	South African hold		Swing	-0.9

Wynberg

General election 1929: Wynberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	E. R. Roper	1,905	69.4	New
	Labour (N.C.)	W. A. Costello	624	22.7	New
	Independent	L. Lewe	185	6.7	New
Rejected ballots			33	1.2	N/A
Majority			1,281	46.7	N/A
Turnout			2,747	70.7	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Natal

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	14,789	58.06	16
	National Party	4,610	18.10	1
	Labour Party (National Council)	2,806	11.02	0
	Labour Party (Creswell)	2,331	9.15	0
	Ind. South African	938	3.68	0
Total		25,474	100.00	17
Source: Schoeman [2]

Unopposed candidates: SAP 5.

Dundee

General election 1929: Dundee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. A. Friend	1,024	59.4	+6.5
	National	J. J. Kemp	689	39.8	−7.3
Rejected ballots			11	0.8	+0.8
Majority			335	19.6	+13.8
Turnout			1,724	78.6	+6.3
	South African hold		Swing	+6.9

Durban Berea

General election 1929: Durban Berea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	John Williamson	1,047	52.6	−18.7
	Ind. South African	J. T. Oliff	938	47.1	New
Rejected ballots			7	0.3	+0.1
Majority			109	5.5	N/A
Turnout			1,992	70.7	−10.7
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Durban District

General election 1929: Durban District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	A. H. J. Eaton	1,383	70.2	New
	Labour (Creswell)	Frank Nettleton	403	20.5	New
	Labour (National Council)	B. W. Matthews	172	8.7	New
Rejected ballots			11	0.6	N/A
Majority			980	39.7	N/A
Turnout			1,969	74.3	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Durban Greyville

General election 1929: Durban Greyville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	G. R. Richards	1,408	54.0	+20.0
	Labour (Creswell)	Tommy Boydell	1,053	40.4	−25.2
	Labour (National Council)	J. Trembath	117	4.5	New
Rejected ballots			30	1.1	+0.7
Majority			355	13.6	N/A
Turnout			2,608	84.4	−0.4
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+22.6

Durban Point

General election 1929: Durban Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	V. L. Nicoll	1,719	67.8	+24.3
	Labour (N.C.)	W. Wanless	786	31.1	+0.2
Rejected ballots			24	0.9	+0.7
Majority			933	34.7	+22.1
Turnout			2,529	73.4	−6.7
	South African hold		Swing	+11.1

Durban Stamford Hill

General election 1929: Durban Stamford Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	F. J. Lennox	Unopposed
	South African hold

Durban Umbilo

General election 1929: Durban Umbilo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. P. Borlase	1,429	61.4	+13.0
	Labour (N.C.)	George Reyburn	884	38.0	−12.9
Rejected ballots			13	0.6	-0.1
Majority			545	23.4	N/A
Turnout			2,326	75.5	−10.3
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+13.0

Durban Umlazi

General election 1929: Durban Umlazi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	F. H. Acutt	1,354	63.0	New
	Labour (N.C.)	A. Lamont	782	36.4	New
Rejected ballots			15	0.6	N/A
Majority			572	26.6	N/A
Turnout			2,151	81.7	N/A
	South African win (new seat)

Illovo

General election 1929: Illovo

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

Klip River

General election 1929: Klip River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	H. E. K. Anderson	1,101	55.4	+3.4
	National	W. P. Gray	871	43.9	−3.4
Rejected ballots			14	0.7	N/A
Majority			140	11.5	+6.8
Turnout			1,986	80.0	+3.0
	South African hold		Swing	+3.4

Natal Coast

General election 1929: Natal Coast

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	William Arnott	Unopposed
	South African hold

Newcastle

General election 1929: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	O. R. Nel	1,011	50.7	−1.3
	National	A. J. Potgieter	974	48.8	+1.2
Rejected ballots			10	0.5	+0.1
Majority			66	1.9	−2.5
Turnout			1,995	88.5	+6.3
	South African hold		Swing	-1.3

Pietermaritzburg District

General election 1929: Pietermaritzburg District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. J. O'Brien	Unopposed
	South African win (new seat)

Pietermaritzburg North

General election 1929: Pietermaritzburg North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. A. Deane	1,456	90.0	+47.3
	Labour (Creswell)	T. G. Strachan	85	5.3	−51.6
	Labour (N.C.)	N. P. Palmer	65	4.0	New
Rejected ballots			12	0.7	+0.3
Majority			1,371	84.7	N/A
Turnout			1,618	55.9	−28.9
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+49.5

Vryheid

General election 1929: Vryheid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Ernest George Jansen	1,157	58.0	+3.5
	South African	P. J. Wessels	826	41.4	−3.5
Rejected ballots			12	0.6	N/A
Majority			331	16.6	+7.0
Turnout			1,995	84.1	−1.9
	National hold		Swing	+3.5

Weenen

General election 1929: Weenen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Harold Abrahamson	1,031	52.5	−17.2
	National	J. J. Boshof	919	46.8	New
Rejected ballots			15	0.7	-0.1
Majority			112	5.7	N/A
Turnout			1,965	84.1	+10.4
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Zululand

General election 1929: Zululand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	George Heaton Nicholls	Unopposed
	South African hold

Orange Free State

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Party	26,231	70.65	17
	South African Party	9,073	24.44	0
	Labour Party (Creswell)	1,380	3.72	1
	Labour Party (National Council)	443	1.19	0
Total		37,127	100.00	18
Source: Schoeman [3]

Bethlehem

General election 1929: Bethlehem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	R. A. T. van der Merwe	1,469	77.0	+3.2
	South African	P. J. Botha	419	22.0	−2.8
Rejected ballots			21	1.0	-0.4
Majority			1,050	55.0	+6.0
Turnout			1,909	71.8	−0.3
	National hold		Swing	+3.0

Bloemfontein North

General election 1929: Bloemfontein North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (Creswell)	Fred Shaw	1,380	52.1	New
	South African	C. J. H. Reitz	894	33.8	−7.0
	Labour (N.C.)	Arthur Barlow	1,436	12.8	−46.0
Rejected ballots			33	1.3	+0.9
Majority			486	18.3	N/A
Turnout			2,647	83.2	+7.1
	Labour gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Bloemfontein South

General election 1929: Bloemfontein South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. J. Haywood	1,786	67.1	+3.5
	South African	P. J. van B. Faure	755	28.4	−7.7
	Labour (N.C.)	H. W. Berger	103	3.9	New
Rejected ballots			16	0.6	+0.3
Majority			1,031	38.7	+11.2
Turnout			2,660	81.6	+0.7
	National hold		Swing	+5.6

Boshof

General election 1929: Boshof

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. J. van Rensburg	1,812	89.2	N/A
	South African	B. Kasselman	192	9.5	New
Rejected ballots			27	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,620	79.7	N/A
Turnout			2,031	76.0	N/A
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Edenburg

General election 1929: Edenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Fredrik William Beyers	1,638	81.1	+3.7
	South African	A. J. Griesel	355	17.6	−3.2
Rejected ballots			26	1.3	-0.5
Majority			1,283	63.5	+6.9
Turnout			2,019	76.5	−0.6
	National hold		Swing	+3.5

Fauresmith

General election 1929: Fauresmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Nicolaas Havenga	1,692	82.9	N/A
	South African	N. F. van der Merwe	330	16.2	New
Rejected ballots			18	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,362	66.7	N/A
Turnout			2,040	81.0	N/A
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Frankfort

General election 1929: Frankfort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. B. Wessels	1,431	73.5	N/A
	South African	G. P. le R. Maree	480	24.7	New
Rejected ballots			36	1.8	N/A
Majority			951	48.8	N/A
Turnout			1,947	76.8	N/A
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Harrismith

General election 1929: Harrismith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. A. Cilliers	1,413	66.7	+2.0
	South African	H. N. W. Botha	677	31.9	−2.4
Rejected ballots			30	1.4	+0.4
Majority			736	34.8	+4.4
Turnout			2,120	77.7	+8.4
	National hold		Swing	+2.2

Heilbron

General election 1929: Heilbron

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	M. L. Malan	1,503	77.0	+2.1
	South African	C. J. Roos	419	21.5	−2.0
Rejected ballots			31	1.3	-0.1
Majority			1,084	55.5	+4.1
Turnout			1,953	77.9	+0.3
	National hold		Swing	+2.1

Hoopstad

General election 1929: Hoopstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	E. A. Conroy	1,340	69.5	+0.3
	South African	G. R. Theron	542	28.1	−0.7
Rejected ballots			45	2.4	+0.4
Majority			798	41.6	+1.0
Turnout			1,927	73.9	+1.6
	National hold		Swing	+0.5

Kroonstad

General election 1929: Kroonstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. J. Terreblanche	1,532	69.2	+5.5
	South African	H. P. Meyer	635	28.7	−6.7
Rejected ballots			46	2.1	+1.2
Majority			897	40.5	+12.2
Turnout			2,213	77.6	−0.4
	National hold		Swing	+6.1

Ladybrand

General election 1929: Ladybrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. R. Swart	1,482	74.2	−2.1
	South African	H. C. van Breda	499	25.0	+2.2
Rejected ballots			16	0.8	-0.1
Majority			983	49.2	−4.3
Turnout			1,997	77.0	+1.1
	National hold		Swing	-2.2

Lindley

General election 1929: Lindley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	D. G. Conradie	1,560	72.5	New
	South African	P. D. de Wet	569	26.5	New
Rejected ballots			22	1.0	N/A
Majority			991	46.0	N/A
Turnout			2,151	79.3	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Senekal

General election 1929: Senekal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	W. J. M. Visser	1,545	79.3	New
	South African	C. V. Botha	370	19.0	New
Rejected ballots			33	1.7	N/A
Majority			1,175	60.3	N/A
Turnout			1,948	75.2	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Smithfield-Rouxville

General election 1929: Smithfield-Rouxville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. B. M. Hertzog	1,560	84.1	+2.4
	South African	J. A. Oberholzer	259	14.0	−2.7
Rejected ballots			37	1.9	+0.3
Majority			1,301	70.1	+5.1
Turnout			1,856	75.4	−1.3
	National hold		Swing	+2.6

Vredefort

General election 1929: Vredefort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. H. Munnik	1,417	65.8	−1.5
	South African	H. O. Vos	699	32.5	+0.7
Rejected ballots			37	1.7	+0.8
Majority			718	33.3	−2.2
Turnout			2,153	80.9	+10.6
	National hold		Swing	-1.1

Wepener

General election 1929: Wepener

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	F. D. du Toit	1,466	77.1	+2.6
	South African	G. L. Steytler	415	21.8	−2.8
Rejected ballots			20	1.1	+0.2
Majority			1,051	55.3	+5.4
Turnout			1,901	74.3	+14.9
	National hold		Swing	+2.7

Winburg

General election 1929: Winburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	N. J. van der Merwe	1,585	73.0	−1.0
	South African	F. R. Cronjé	564	26.0	+1.1
Rejected ballots			21	1.0	-0.1
Majority			782	47.0	−2.1
Turnout			2,170	78.5	−3.6
	National hold		Swing	-1.1

Transvaal

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	South African Party	55,468	44.19	14
	National Party	51,294	40.86	34
	Labour Party (Creswell)	11,034	8.79	4
	Labour Party (National Council)	5,538	4.41	3
	Ind. National	86	0.07	0
	Independents	2,115	1.68	0
Total		125,535	100.00	55
Source: Schoeman [4]

Barberton

General election 1929: Barberton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Deneys Reitz	1,095	59.3	+10.6
	National	C. L. Worral	732	39.6	−11.2
Rejected ballots			20	1.1	+0.6
Majority			363	19.7	N/A
Turnout			2,323	80.0	+15.2
	South African gain from National		Swing	+10.9

Benoni

General election 1929: Benoni

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (N.C.)	Walter Madeley	934	37.0	-32.1
	Labour (Creswell)	R. B. Waterston	884	35.0	New
	South African	H. P. Venter	700	27.7	−2.8
Rejected ballots			7	0.3	-0.1
Majority			50	2.0	N/A
Turnout			2,525	92.6	+14.0
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Bethal

General election 1929: Bethal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tielman Roos	1,252	52.0	+2.7
	South African	H. S. Grobler	1,145	47.5	−2.8
Rejected ballots			12	0.5	+0.1
Majority			107	4.5	N/A
Turnout			2,409	89.7	+6.4
	National gain from South African		Swing	+2.8

Bezuidenhout

General election 1929: Bezuidenhout

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Leslie Blackwell	1,580	63.0	+10.8
	Labour (Creswell)	C. H. Hayward	925	36.9	−10.6
Rejected ballots			5	0.1	-0.2
Majority			655	26.1	+21.4
Turnout			2,510	79.5	−2.1
	South African hold		Swing	+10.7

Boksburg

General election 1929: Boksburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (Creswell)	J. J. McMenamin	1,453	52.5	+1.0
	South African	E. Goodman	1,259	45.5	−2.8
	Labour (N.C.)	D. B. Davies	44	1.6	New
Rejected ballots			14	0.4	+0.1
Majority			194	7.0	+3.8
Turnout			2,770	80.7	−1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.9

Brakpan

General election 1929: Brakpan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. S. van Hees	1,618	62.5	New
	South African	R. C. Hitchcock	921	35.6	+6.7
	Labour (N.C.)	J. Allen	38	1.5	New
Rejected ballots			13	0.4	+-0
Majority			697	26.9	N/A
Turnout			2,590	81.6	+3.0
	National gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Brits

General election 1929: Brits

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Hjalmar Reitz	1,472	59.4	New
	Independent	C. C. Logan	954	38.5	New
Rejected ballots			52	2.1	N/A
Majority			518	20.9	N/A
Turnout			2,478	78.2	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Carolina

General election 1929: Carolina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	W. H. Rood	1,239	51.8	New
	South African	L. P. H. Botha	1,127	47.1	New
Rejected ballots			26	1.1	N/A
Majority			112	4.7	N/A
Turnout			2,392	85.9	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Christiana

General election 1929: Christiana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	H. H. Moll	1,239	63.2	−1.0
	South African	H. I. Powell	704	35.9	+0.9
Rejected ballots			17	0.9	+0.1
Majority			535	27.3	−1.9
Turnout			1,960	77.6	+19.8
	National hold		Swing	-1.0

Delarey

General election 1929: Delarey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	L. M. Wentzel	1,343	65.1	−0.2
	South African	A. P. Visser	703	34.1	−0.3
Rejected ballots			16	0.8	+0.5
Majority			640	31.0	+0.1
Turnout			2,062	81.0	+7.5
	National hold		Swing	+0.1

Denver

General election 1929: Denver

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (Creswell)	Frederic Creswell	1,311	51.8	-13.2
	South African	H. J. Hofmeyr	1,102	43.5	+9.9
	Labour (N.C.)	R. V. Hall	112	4.4	New
Rejected ballots			6	0.3	-0.1
Majority			209	8.3	−23.1
Turnout			2,531	80.2	+0.2
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.6

Ermelo

General election 1929: Ermelo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	W. R. Collins	1,328	53.1	+0.2
	National	S. P. Bekker	1,164	46.5	−0.2
Rejected ballots			11	0.4	+-0
Majority			164	6.6	+0.4
Turnout			2,503	92.0	+9.5
	South African hold		Swing	+0.2

Fordsburg

General election 1929: Fordsburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. S. F. Pretorius	1,257	59.4	−2.1
	South African	H. L. Lindsay	821	38.8	+2.0
Rejected ballots			38	1.8	+0.1
Majority			436	20.6	−4.1
Turnout			2,116	73.9	−3.4
	National hold		Swing	-2.1

Germiston

General election 1929: Germiston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (Creswell)	George Brown	1,618	68.0	+10.0
	Labour (N.C.)	J. Allen	741	31.2	New
Rejected ballots			19	0.8	+0.2
Majority			877	36.8	N/A
Turnout			2,378	76.0	+4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Gezina

General election 1929: Gezina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	B. J. Pienaar	1,493	62.1	New
	South African	A. E. Campbell	903	37.6	New
Rejected ballots			7	0.3	N/A
Majority			590	24.5	N/A
Turnout			2,403	81.0	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Heidelberg

General election 1929: Heidelberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	S. D. de Wet	1,384	58.3	+5.6
	South African	F. W. R. Robertson	981	41.3	−5.5
Rejected ballots			11	0.6	+0.1
Majority			403	17.0	+11.1
Turnout			2,376	88.7	+8.3
	National hold		Swing	+5.6

Hospital

General election 1929: Hospital

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Robert Hugh Henderson	1,472	60.4	+9.2
	National	B. Alexander	951	39.0	New
Rejected ballots			13	0.6	+0.3
Majority			521	21.4	N/A
Turnout			2,436	75.0	+1.1
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Jeppes

General election 1929: Jeppes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (Creswell)	Harry Sampson	1,230	51.1	-13.7
	South African	H. Carter	1,064	44.2	+10.2
	Labour (N.C.)	H. Carruthers	101	4.2	N/A
Rejected ballots			13	0.5	-0.3
Majority			166	6.9	−23.9
Turnout			2,408	76.6	+5.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.0

Johannesburg North

General election 1929: Johannesburg North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Lourens Geldenhuys	1,220	49.8	−2.3
	Labour (Creswell)	J. Duthie	1,219	49.7	+2.4
Rejected ballots			13	0.5	-0.1
Majority			1	0.1	−4.7
Turnout			2,452	81.8	+3.5
	South African hold		Swing	-2.4

Klerksdorp

General election 1929: Klerksdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. C. de Villiers	1,354	54.4	−2.2
	South African	J. A. Nesser	934	45.4	+2.1
Rejected ballots			7	0.2	+0.1
Majority			420	9.0	−4.3
Turnout			2,563	84.4	−3.7
	National hold		Swing	-2.2

Krugersdorp

General election 1929: Krugersdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	B. R. Hattingh	1,393	54.4	−3.2
	South African	J. T. Halse	1,163	45.4	+3.4
Rejected ballots			7	0.2	-0.2
Majority			230	9.0	−6.6
Turnout			2,563	84.4	+9.8
	National hold		Swing	-3.3

Langlaagte

General election 1929: Langlaagte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (Creswell)	John Christie	1,135	51.3	-3.5
	South African	Willam Bawden	1,064	48.1	+3.3
Rejected ballots			15	0.6	+0.2
Majority			71	3.2	−6.8
Turnout			2,214	78.5	−2.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-3.4

Lichtenburg

General election 1929: Lichtenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. J. Swanepoel	1,421	66.2	+0.2
	South African	C. M. L. Taljaard	678	31.6	−1.4
	Independent	M. C. P. Brink	32	1.5	New
Rejected ballots			16	0.7	-0.2
Majority			743	34.6	+1.6
Turnout			2,147	62.1	−19.2
	National hold		Swing	+0.8

Losberg

General election 1929: Losberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	G. P. Brits	1,156	50.3	−0.7
	South African	J. B. Wolmarans	1,118	48.7	+0.1
Rejected ballots			24	1.0	+0.6
Majority			38	1.6	−0.8
Turnout			2,298	86.7	+4.3
	National hold		Swing	-0.4

Lydenburg

General election 1929: Lydenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Elias de Souza	1,184	55.2	+5.8
	South African	Jacobus Nieuwenhuize	946	44.1	−5.7
Rejected ballots			18	0.8	N/A
Majority			238	11.1	N/A
Turnout			2,144	85.2	+3.0
	National gain from South African		Swing	+5.8

Magaliesberg

General election 1929: Magaliesberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	S. F. Alberts	1,210	58.8	New
	South African	N. J. Pretorius	819	39.8	New
Rejected ballots			29	1.4	N/A
Majority			391	19.0	N/A
Turnout			2,058	83.8	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Marico

General election 1929: Marico

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. J. Pienaar	1,233	57.2	−4.7
	South African	S. F. Hummelen	906	42.0	+4.5
Rejected ballots			18	0.8	+0.2
Majority			327	15.2	−9.2
Turnout			2,157	87.9	+1.1
	National hold		Swing	-4.6

Middelburg

General election 1929: Middelburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. D. Heyns	1,259	54.5	+1.2
	South African	B. D. Bierman	986	42.7	−3.6
Rejected ballots			66	2.8	+2.4
Majority			273	11.8	+4.8
Turnout			2,311	86.1	−0.2
	National hold		Swing	+2.4

North East Rand

General election 1929: North East Rand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	C. S. H. Potgieter	1,095	51.2	−2.6
	South African	G. J. Stoop	880	41.1	−4.8
	Labour (N.C.)	H. E. W. C. Barrett	140	6.5	New
Rejected ballots			25	1.2	+0.9
Majority			176	10.1	+2.2
Turnout			2,140	78.5	−2.8
	National hold		Swing	+1.1

Parktown

General election 1929: Parktown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Willie Rockey	1,702	84.1	+5.9
	National	S. Kramer	309	15.3	New
Rejected ballots			13	0.6	+0.5
Majority			1,397	68.8	N/A
Turnout			2,024	70.0	−2.5
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Pietersburg

General election 1929: Pietersburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Tom Naudé	1,297	59.0	+2.6
	South African	B. G. L. Enslin	890	40.5	−2.7
Rejected ballots			13	0.5	+0.1
Majority			407	18.5	+5.3
Turnout			2,200	85.3	+8.4
	National hold		Swing	+2.7

Potchefstroom

General election 1929: Potchefstroom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	M. L. Fick	1,385	52.8	+0.2
	South African	B. D. Pienaar	1,228	46.8	−0.4
Rejected ballots			12	0.4	+0.2
Majority			157	6.0	+0.6
Turnout			2,625	87.1	−1.3
	National hold		Swing	+0.3

Potgietersrus

General election 1929: Potgietersrus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	S. W. Naudé	1,033	52.5	New
	South African	A. H. Geyser	886	45.0	New
Rejected ballots			49	2.5	N/A
Majority			147	7.5	N/A
Turnout			1,968	77.6	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Pretoria Central

General election 1929: Pretoria Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	P. V. Pocock	1,539	54.5	+5.9
	National	Charles te Water	1,276	45.2	−5.7
Rejected ballots			9	0.3	-0.2
Majority			263	9.3	N/A
Turnout			2,824	81.9	−1.3
	South African gain from National		Swing	+5.8

Pretoria District

General election 1929: Pretoria District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Harm Oost	1,198	60.7	New
	South African	F. A. G. Wolmarans	760	38.5	New
Rejected ballots			17	0.8	N/A
Majority			438	12.2	N/A
Turnout			1,975	81.2	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Pretoria East

General election 1929: Pretoria East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	C. W. Giovanetti	1,754	66.9	+6.3
	National	H. Toms	860	32.8	New
Rejected ballots			7	0.3	+-0
Majority			894	34.1	N/A
Turnout			2,621	80.2	−0.6
	South African hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria West

General election 1929: Pretoria West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	M. S. W. du Toit	1,397	55.1	New
	South African	C. W. Clark	1,050	41.4	−0.4
	Labour (N.C.)	T. B. Rutherford	57	2.3	New
Rejected ballots			33	1.2	+0.9
Majority			347	15.7	N/A
Turnout			2,537	81.3	−1.5
	National gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Roodepoort

General election 1929: Roodepoort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Charles Stallard	1,153	49.9	+4.8
	Labour (Creswell)	J. R. Oelofse	1,142	49.4	−5.0
Rejected ballots			16	0.7	+0.2
Majority			11	0.5	N/A
Turnout			2,311	80.8	+0.6
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+4.9

Rustenburg

General election 1929: Rustenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	P. G. W. Grobler	1,304	59.1	+6.4
	South African	W. R. F. Teichmann	886	40.2	−6.6
Rejected ballots			16	0.7	+0.2
Majority			418	18.9	+13.0
Turnout			2,206	84.4	−0.7
	National hold		Swing	+6.5

Soutpansberg

General election 1929: Soutpansberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	W. H. Vorster	1,083	53.7	−1.5
	South African	J. R. van Breda	914	45.3	+0.9
Rejected ballots			20	1.0	+0.6
Majority			169	8.4	−2.4
Turnout			2,017	77.8	−2.8
	National hold		Swing	-1.2

Springs

General election 1929: Springs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	R. N. Kotzé	1,218	53.2	+10.1
	Independent	J. Mackay	1,064	46.4	New
Rejected ballots			9	0.4	+0.1
Majority			154	6.8	N/A
Turnout			2,291	82.2	+5.7
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Standerton

General election 1929: Standerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Jan Smuts	1,281	53.2	−3.8
	National	Oswald Pirow	1,108	46.0	+3.5
Rejected ballots			20	0.8	+0.3
Majority			173	7.2	−7.3
Turnout			2,409	93.0	+13.3
	South African hold		Swing	-3.7

Troyeville

General election 1929: Troyeville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour (N.C.)	Morris Kentridge	1,452	57.5	+3.9
	South African	F. H. Thompson	993	39.3	−4.5
	Independent	S. W. Fussell	65	2.6	New
Rejected ballots			14	0.6	+0.4
Majority			459	18.2	+8.4
Turnout			2,524	77.9	−2.4
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.2

Turffontein

General election 1929: Turffontein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Frederick Sturrock	1,343	51.5	+18.0
	Labour (Creswell)	A. C. Fordham	1,252	48.0	−1.3
Rejected ballots			14	0.5	+0.1
Majority			91	3.5	N/A
Turnout			2,609	79.1	−1.5
	South African gain from Labour		Swing	+9.7

Ventersdorp

General election 1929: Ventersdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	L. J. Boshoff	1,245	52.4	+0.1
	South African	C. H. Mostert	1,127	47.4	−0.2
Rejected ballots			6	0.2	+0.1
Majority			118	5.0	+0.3
Turnout			2,378	85.4	+1.8
	National hold		Swing	+0.2

Vereeniging

General election 1929: Vereeniging

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Karel Rood	1,529	58.1	New
	South African	H. J. Vorster	1,070	40.7	New
Rejected ballots			32	1.2	N/A
Majority			459	17.4	N/A
Turnout			2,631	86.9	N/A
	National win (new seat)

Von Brandis

General election 1929: Von Brandis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Emile Nathan	1,218	60.9	+2.6
	Labour (N.C.)	G. A. Hay	774	38.7	−2.8
Rejected ballots			9	0.4	+0.2
Majority			444	22.2	+5.4
Turnout			2,001	66.7	−4.6
	South African hold		Swing	+2.7

Vrededorp

General election 1929: Vrededorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	F. J. Roberts	1,770	76.1	+59.6
	National	P. J. J. Wilsenach	455	19.6	−63.3
	Ind. National	H. C. M. Fouris	86	3.7	New
Rejected ballots			16	0.6	+-0
Majority			1,427	56.5	N/A
Turnout			2,327	75.1	+7.6
	South African gain from National		Swing	+61.5

Wakkerstroom

General election 1929: Wakkerstroom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	A. S. Naudé	1,207	54.5	+0.6
	South African	B. J. de K. Boshoff	999	45.1	−0.5
Rejected ballots			8	0.4	-0.1
Majority			208	9.4	+1.1
Turnout			2,214	86.9	+1.3
	National hold		Swing	+0.6

Waterberg

General election 1929: Waterberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	J. G. Strijdom	1,156	65.6	+6.2
	South African	F. P. van Deventer	573	32.5	−7.4
Rejected ballots			33	1.9	+1.2
Majority			583	33.1	+13.6
Turnout			1,762	75.3	+2.0
	National hold		Swing	+6.8

Witbank

General election 1929: Witbank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	G. T. Robertson	1,140	55.3	−0.1
	South African	H. J. Bekker	890	43.2	−0.8
Rejected ballots			31	1.5	+0.9
Majority			250	12.1	+0.7
Turnout			2,061	83.3	−0.5
	National hold		Swing	+0.4

Wolmaransstad

General election 1929: Wolmaransstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Jan Kemp	1,356	68.9	−0.4
	South African	L. A. S. Lemmer	599	30.4	+0.4
Rejected ballots			14	0.7	+-0
Majority			757	38.5	−0.8
Turnout			1,969	81.9	+10.9
	National hold		Swing	-0.4

Wonderboom

General election 1929: Wonderboom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	H. D. van Broekhuizen	1,350	65.7	−7.6
	South African	A. H. W. Luderitz	670	32.6	+6.2
Rejected ballots			36	1.7	+0.6
Majority			1,070	33.1	−13.8
Turnout			2,056	78.3	+4.3
	National hold		Swing	-6.9

Yeoville

General election 1929: Yeoville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	South African	Patrick Duncan	1,559	67.6	−1.2
	National	H. J. Schlosberg	735	31.9	New
Rejected ballots			11	0.5	+0.3
Majority			824	35.7	N/A
Turnout			2,305	84.7	+9.1
	South African 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. Schoeman 1977, p. 173
2. Schoeman 1977, p. 174
3. Schoeman 1977, p. 174
4. Schoeman 1977, p. 174