Results of the 1938 South African general election

Results of the 1938 South African general election

←  1933 18 May 1938 1943 →
All 150 general roll seats in the House of Assembly 76 seats needed for a majority
Registered	1,052,652
Turnout	79.36% ( 45.59pp)
First party Second party   Leader J. B. M. Hertzog D. F. Malan Party United Purified National Leader's seat Smithfield Piketberg Last election 53.95%, 136 seats [a] Did not exist Seats won 111 27 Seat change 25 New party Popular vote 446,032 259,543 Percentage 53.81% 31.31% Swing 0.14pp New party   Third party Fourth party   Leader Charles Stallard Walter Madeley Party Dominion Labour Leader's seat Roodepoort (lost re-election) Benoni Last election Did not exist 6.34%, 2 seats Seats won 8 3 Seat change New party 1 Popular vote 52,356 48,641 Percentage 6.32% 5.87% Swing New party 0.47pp
Results by province Largest party by province
Prime Minister before election J. B. M. Hertzog United Elected Prime Minister J. B. M. Hertzog United

This is a list of constituency results for the 1938 South African general election.

Boundary and franchise changes

The Seventh Delimitation Commission (1937) maintained the overall size of the House of Assembly at 150 seats, but changed the apportionment between the four provinces - the Transvaal gained three seats, two from the Cape and one from the Orange Free State, making it the largest provincial delegation for the first time.

Province	Seats 1933	Created	Abolished	Seats 1938
Cape of Good Hope	61	Albert-Colesberg Cape Flats Griqualand East Kimberley District Port Elizabeth District Vryburg	Albert Beaconsfield Bechuanaland Bellville Cathcart Colesberg Griqualand Salt River	59
Natal	16	Durban Berea Durban North Pietermaritzburg City	Dundee Durban District Pietermaritzburg North	16
Orange Free State	16	Bloemfontein Bloemfontein District Smithfield	Bloemfontein North Bloemfontein South Smithfield-Rouxville Wepener	15
Transvaal	57	Germiston North Germiston South Johannesburg West North East Rand Orange Grove Pretoria City	Boksburg North Germiston Magaliesberg	60

Part of the reason for the Cape's loss of representation was the Representation of Natives Act, 1936, which had removed all black voters from the Cape's electoral roll and assigned them to a separate roll which elected three "Native Representative Members" (NRMs). ^[1] The NRMs served five-year terms but were elected separately from the general elections - they'd been elected for the first time in June 1937, and sat for most of the 1938-43 Parliament until being replaced in by-elections in late 1942. ^[2]

Cape Province

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	United Party	175,911	52.44	38
	Purified National Party	121,591	36.25	20
	Dominion Party	19,640	5.86	1
	Labour Party	6,259	1.87	0
	Socialist Party	2,522	0.75	0
	Greyshirts	1,407	0.42	0
	Independents	8,091	2.41	0
Total		335,421	100.00	59
Source: Schoeman [3]

Unopposed candidates: UP 4.

Albany

General election 1938: Albany

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	T. B. Bowker	Unopposed
	United hold

Albert-Colesberg

General election 1938: Albert-Colesberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	F. H. Boltman	2,884	49.3	New
	United	H. A. J. Wium	2,850	48.8	New
	Labour	J. G. van Buuren	69	1.2	New
Rejected ballots			42	0.7	N/A
Majority			34	0.6	N/A
Turnout			5,845	90.3	N/A
	Purified National win (new seat)

Aliwal

General election 1938: Aliwal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	G. H. F. Strydom	2,996	50.7	New
	United	A. M. la Grange	2,858	48.4	N/A
Rejected ballots			55	0.9	N/A
Majority			138	2.3	N/A
Turnout			5,909	91.5	N/A
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Beaufort West

General election 1938: Beaufort West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	Eric Louw	3,347	63.5	N/A
	United	V. de Villiers	1,873	35.6	New
Rejected ballots			47	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,474	28.0	N/A
Turnout			5,267	84.0	N/A
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Bredasdorp

General election 1938: Bredasdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	P. V. van der Byl	3,950	54.8	N/A
	Purified National	M. J. Streicher	3,176	44.0	New
Rejected ballots			85	1.2	N/A
Majority			774	10.7	N/A
Turnout			7,211	92.4	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Caledon

General election 1938: Caledon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	H. C. de Wet	3,638	56.2	N/A
	Purified National	L. H. Fick	2,793	43.2	New
Rejected ballots			39	0.6	N/A
Majority			845	13.1	N/A
Turnout			6,470	94.2	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Calvinia

General election 1938: Calvinia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	W. P. Steenkamp	3,043	50.3	New
	Purified National	A. E. Erlank	2,931	48.5	−7.8
Rejected ballots			74	1.2	N/A
Majority			112	1.9	N/A
Turnout			6,048	91.5	+9.3
	United gain from Purified National		Swing	N/A

Cape Flats

General election 1938: Cape Flats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	R. J. du Toit	3,289	51.9	New
	Greyshirt	W. R. Laubscher	1,407	22.2	New
	Labour	J. W. Emmerich	950	15.0	New
	Dominion	H. E. Sedgwick	637	10.1	New
Rejected ballots			51	0.7	N/A
Majority			1,882	29.7	N/A
Turnout			6,334	73.6	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Cape Town Castle

General election 1938: Cape Town Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Morris Alexander	3,456	57.1	N/A
	Socialist	H. Snitcher	2,113	34.9	New
	Dominion	R. F. Strange	385	6.4	New
Rejected ballots			96	1.6	N/A
Majority			1,343	22.2	N/A
Turnout			6,050	73.9	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Cape Town Central

General election 1938: Cape Town Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	R. W. Bowen	4,499	84.4	N/A
	Dominion	H. J. Smith	792	14.9	New
Rejected ballots			39	0.7	N/A
Majority			3,707	69.6	N/A
Turnout			5,330	66.3	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Cape Town Gardens

General election 1938: Cape Town Gardens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	B. K. Long	4,398	75.4	New
	Dominion	C. W. A. Coulter	1,352	23.2	N/A
Rejected ballots			81	1.4	N/A
Majority			3,046	52.2	N/A
Turnout			5,831	70.5	N/A
	United gain from Dominion		Swing	N/A

Ceres

General election 1938: Ceres

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	J. J. M. van Zyl	3,082	50.2	New
	United	E. M. Krige	3,017	49.1	New
Rejected ballots			45	0.7	-0.3
Majority			65	1.1	N/A
Turnout			6,144	91.5	+23.0
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Claremont

General election 1938: Claremont

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Richard Stuttaford	4,104	66.2	N/A
	Dominion	E. M. O. Clough	2,052	33.1	New
Rejected ballots			47	0.7	N/A
Majority			2,052	33.1	N/A
Turnout			6,203	74.1	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Cradock

General election 1938: Cradock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	G. F. H. Bekker	2,933	52.8	New
	Purified National	J. F. van G. Bekker	2,536	45.7	N/A
	Independent	P. J. J. Coetzee	36	0.6	New
Rejected ballots			48	0.9	N/A
Majority			397	7.1	N/A
Turnout			5,553	86.7	N/A
	United gain from Purified National		Swing	N/A

East London City

General election 1938: East London City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. A. Bowie	2,558	38.0	−14.2
	Dominion	F. E. Dalby	2,381	35.3	New
	Labour	P. F. Webb	1,767	26.2	New
Rejected ballots			32	0.5	-0.3
Majority			177	2.6	N/A
Turnout			6,738	79.4	+8.0
	United hold		Swing	N/A

East London North

General election 1938: East London North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dominion	R. M. Christopher	3,395	50.4	New
	United	W. J. Klerck	3,311	49.1	−22.5
Rejected ballots			36	0.5	N/A
Majority			84	1.2	N/A
Turnout			6,742	81.3	N/A
	Dominion gain from United		Swing	N/A

Fort Beaufort

General election 1938: Fort Beaufort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	V. G. F. Solomon	2,858	60.3	N/A
	Dominion	T. J. Farrell	1,832	38.7	New
Rejected ballots			47	1.0	N/A
Majority			1,026	21.7	N/A
Turnout			4,737	75.0	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

George

General election 1938: George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	A. J. Werth	3,913	62.0	New
	United	J. M. Baker	2,356	37.3	New
Rejected ballots			43	0.7	N/A
Majority			1,557	24.7	N/A
Turnout			6,312	85.5	+17.1
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Gordonia

General election 1938: Gordonia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	J. H. Conradie	3,143	55.5	New
	United	A. P. J. Fourie	2,404	42.4	N/A
	Independent	N. van der Westhuizen	76	1.3	New
Rejected ballots			48	0.8	N/A
Majority			739	13.0	N/A
Turnout			5,666	88.8	N/A
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Graaff-Reinet

General election 1938: Graaff-Reinet

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	Karl Bremer	3,169	56.5	−21.9
	United	L. A. F. Slabbert	2,375	42.4	New
Rejected ballots			63	1.1	-0.2
Majority			794	14.2	N/A
Turnout			5,607	86.8	+19.6
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Griqualand East

General election 1938: Griqualand East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	L. D. Gilson	2,969	63.7	+19.6
	Independent	J. J. Gray	1,628	34.9	New
Rejected ballots			66	1.4	+-0
Majority			1,341	28.8	N/A
Turnout			4,663	71.5	−5.2
	United gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Hopetown

General election 1938: Hopetown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Pieter Theron	2,912	52.0	N/A
	Purified National	D. H. van Zyl	2,634	47.1	New
Rejected ballots			50	0.9	N/A
Majority			278	5.0	N/A
Turnout			5,596	90.8	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Hottentots Holland

General election 1938: Hottentots Holland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	P. A. B. Faure	3,524	59.4	N/A
	Purified National	F. W. Boonzaaier	2,331	39.3	New
Rejected ballots			82	1.3	N/A
Majority			278	20.1	N/A
Turnout			5,937	80.8	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Humansdorp

General election 1938: Humansdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	Paul Sauer	3,322	56.5	N/A
	United	L. A. F. Slabbert	2,539	43.2	New
Rejected ballots			20	0.3	N/A
Majority			783	13.3	N/A
Turnout			5,881	92.9	N/A
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Kimberley City

General election 1938: Kimberley City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	W. B. Humphreys	4,782	70.9	N/A
	Purified National	P. J. Olivier	1,866	27.7	New
Rejected ballots			96	1.4	N/A
Majority			2,916	43.2	N/A
Turnout			6,744	79.8	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Kimberley District

General election 1938: Kimberley District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	L. J. Steytler	3,024	52.0	New
	Purified National	J. J. Versluis	2,705	46.5	New
Rejected ballots			88	1.5	N/A
Majority			319	5.5	N/A
Turnout			5,817	86.0	N/A
	United win (new seat)

King William's Town

General election 1938: King William's Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	A. C. V. Baines	Unopposed
	United hold

Kuruman

General election 1938: Kuruman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	I. van W. Raubenheimer	2,950	56.2	N/A
	Purified National	J. C. C. Minnie	2,236	42.6	New
Rejected ballots			63	1.2	N/A
Majority			319	13.6	N/A
Turnout			5,249	88.6	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Maitland

General election 1938: Maitland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. W. Mushet	3,780	49.1	N/A
	Purified National	P. J. H. Hofmeyr	3,427	44.5	New
	Labour	W. A. Costello	431	5.6	New
Rejected ballots			66	0.8	N/A
Majority			353	4.6	N/A
Turnout			7,704	82.7	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Malmesbury

General election 1938: Malmesbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	S. M. Loubser	3,662	52.4	New
	United	P. A. Euvrard	3,254	46.6	N/A
Rejected ballots			66	1.0	N/A
Majority			408	5.8	N/A
Turnout			6,982	93.2	N/A
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Moorreesburg

General election 1938: Moorreesburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	Frans Erasmus	3,545	56.4	−5.0
	United	A. A. Melck	2,632	41.9	New
Rejected ballots			108	1.7	+0.9
Majority			408	14.5	N/A
Turnout			6,285	86.1	+10.0
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Mossel Bay

General election 1938: Mossel Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	P. J. van Nierop	3,377	51.6	New
	United	J. J. Scholtz	3,114	47.6	−9.9
Rejected ballots			56	0.8	-1.0
Majority			263	4.0	N/A
Turnout			6,547	92.5	+11.8
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Mowbray

General election 1938: Mowbray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Frank Joubert	3,909	72.1	N/A
	Purified National	J. W. van Zyl	1,461	27.0	New
Rejected ballots			48	0.9	N/A
Majority			2,448	45.2	N/A
Turnout			5,418	68.7	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Namaqualand

General election 1938: Namaqualand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	W. A. Booysen	3,266	54.3	New
	United	J. D. J. Scholtz	2,644	43.9	New
Rejected ballots			109	1.8	+0.6
Majority			622	10.3	N/A
Turnout			6,019	88.3	+4.7
	Purified National gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Oudtshoorn

General election 1938: Oudtshoorn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	S. P. le Roux	3,997	57.5	−0.1
	United	A. B. Beyers	2,891	41.6	New
	Labour	B. van der Westhuizen	21	0.3	New
Rejected ballots			39	0.6	-0.9
Majority			1,106	15.9	N/A
Turnout			6,948	91.8	+6.2
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Paarl

General election 1938: Paarl

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	P. P. du Toit	3,991	51.8	−16.6
	Purified National	P. J. Hugo	3,654	47.4	New
Rejected ballots			63	0.8	-1.2
Majority			337	4.4	N/A
Turnout			7,708	94.3	+20.5
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Piketberg

General election 1938: Piketberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	D. F. Malan	4,029	66.6	New
	United	J. H. Loock	1,971	32.6	New
Rejected ballots			46	0.8	-1.0
Majority			2,058	34.0	N/A
Turnout			6,046	86.1	−2.2
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Port Elizabeth Central

General election 1938: Port Elizabeth Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	A. P. J. Wares	3,568	59.4	−1.4
	Dominion	J. S. Young	2,385	39.7	New
Rejected ballots			56	0.9	+0.2
Majority			1,183	19.7	N/A
Turnout			6,009	70.4	+13.2
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Port Elizabeth District

General election 1938: Port Elizabeth District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	G. N. Hayward	3,203	49.2	New
	Purified National	D. Hay	2,705	41.5	New
	Independent	C. A. Retief	573	8.8	New
Rejected ballots			32	0.5	N/A
Majority			498	7.6	N/A
Turnout			6,513	83.4	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Port Elizabeth North

General election 1938: Port Elizabeth North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	H. A. Johnson	3,363	47.6	New
	Purified National	F. J. A. Claassen	2,324	32.9	New
	Dominion	J. R. Mellor	703	9.9	New
	Labour	F. C. Gallant	638	9.0	New
Rejected ballots			40	0.6	N/A
Majority			1,039	14.7	N/A
Turnout			7,068	80.6	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Port Elizabeth South

General election 1938: Port Elizabeth South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	John Hirsch	2,963	47.7	−11.7
	Dominion	J. R. More	1,787	28.7	New
	Independent	S. H. Kemp	1,448	23.3	New
Rejected ballots			18	0.3	-0.6
Majority			1,176	18.9	N/A
Turnout			6,216	75.4	+5.0
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Prieska

General election 1938: Prieska

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	C. H. Geldenhuys	3,042	57.5	N/A
	United	M. M. Louw	2,450	41.4	New
Rejected ballots			66	1.1	N/A
Majority			952	16.1	N/A
Turnout			5,918	90.0	N/A
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Queenstown

General election 1938: Queenstown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	C. M. van Coller	3,064	51.6	N/A
	Purified National	P. H. Malherbe	1,654	27.9	New
	Dominion	H. Arnold	1,192	20.1	New
Rejected ballots			24	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,410	23.8	N/A
Turnout			5,934	84.9	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Riversdale

General election 1938: Riversdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	A. L. Badenhorst	3,589	58.2	−3.6
	United	A. L. D. van Wyk	2,520	40.9	New
Rejected ballots			58	0.9	-0.3
Majority			1,069	17.3	N/A
Turnout			6,167	93.5	+18.7
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Rondebosch

General election 1938: Rondebosch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	A. M. Moll	4,771	78.7	N/A
	Dominion	G. B. Kipps	1,259	20.8	New
Rejected ballots			30	0.5	N/A
Majority			3,512	58.0	N/A
Turnout			6,060	71.4	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Sea Point

General election 1938: Sea Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Gideon Brand van Zyl	4,800	78.2	+28.3
	Dominion	G. Parker	1,320	21.5	New
Rejected ballots			19	0.3	N/A
Majority			3,480	56.7	N/A
Turnout			6,139	73.4	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Somerset East

General election 1938: Somerset East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	L. J. Vosloo	3,164	54.5	N/A
	United	G. H. I Rood	2,597	44.7	New
Rejected ballots			44	0.8	N/A
Majority			567	9.8	N/A
Turnout			5,805	90.0	N/A
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

South Peninsula

General election 1938: South Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Sidney Frank Waterson	Unopposed
	United hold

Stellenbosch

General election 1938: Stellenbosch

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Henry Allan Fagan	3,734	49.8	New
	Purified National	W. B. de Villiers	3,704	49.4	N/A
Rejected ballots			57	0.8	N/A
Majority			30	0.4	N/A
Turnout			7,495	91.3	N/A
	United gain from Purified National		Swing	N/A

Swellendam

General election 1938: Swellendam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	S. E. Warren	3,681	52.8	New
	United	J. H. Coetzee	3,231	46.3	−14.9
Rejected ballots			65	0.9	-0.2
Majority			450	6.4	N/A
Turnout			6,977	91.3	+8.3
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Tembuland

General election 1938: Tembuland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	A. O. B. Payn	Unopposed
	United hold

Uitenhage

General election 1938: Uitenhage

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Gordon Dolley	3,972	57.8	−9.6
	Purified National	H. J. Killian	2,838	41.3	New
Rejected ballots			62	0.9	-0.7
Majority			1,134	16.5	N/A
Turnout			6,872	90.0	+17.2
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Victoria West

General election 1938: Victoria West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	D. T. du P. Viljoen	3,087	51.6	New
	Purified National	P. J. H. Luttig	2,858	47.8	N/A
Rejected ballots			33	0.6	N/A
Majority			229	3.8	N/A
Turnout			5,978	90.9	N/A
	United gain from Purified National		Swing	N/A

Vryburg

General election 1938: Vryburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	P. J. du Plessis	3,205	56.6	New
	Purified National	B. J. de Klerk	2,410	42.5	New
Rejected ballots			50	0.9	N/A
Majority			795	14.0	N/A
Turnout			5,665	86.6	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Willowmore

General election 1938: Willowmore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	G. P. Steyn	3,395	61.7	+8.7
	United	A. Taute	2,043	37.1	New
Rejected ballots			62	1.2	+0.4
Majority			1,352	24.6	N/A
Turnout			5,500	87.4	+6.0
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Wodehouse

General election 1938: Wodehouse

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Stephanus Bekker	3,037	50.7	−19.3
	Purified National	J. F. van Bekker	2,935	49.0	New
Rejected ballots			20	0.3	-0.9
Majority			102	1.7	N/A
Turnout			5,992	92.4	+20.6
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Woodstock

General election 1938: Woodstock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Harry Lawrence	3,064	55.7	−14.4
	Labour	R. Forsyth	2,383	43.3	+15.1
Rejected ballots			54	1.0	-0.7
Majority			681	12.4	−29.5
Turnout			5,501	67.9	+11.2
	United hold		Swing	-14.8

Worcester

General election 1938: Worcester

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	G. van Z. Wolfaard	3,540	50.4	New
	United	J. E. J. Krige	3,432	48.9	N/A
Rejected ballots			47	0.7	N/A
Majority			108	1.5	N/A
Turnout			7,019	90.8	N/A
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Wynberg

General election 1938: Wynberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Alfred Friedlander	3,152	51.6	+20.3
	Independent	J. B. Robinson	2,498	40.9	+1.4
	Socialist	J. Copeland	409	6.7	New
Rejected ballots			50	0.8	-0.2
Majority			414	8.2	N/A
Turnout			6,109	76.9	+3.0
	United gain from Independent		Swing	+9.5

Natal

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	United Party	35,153	44.97	7
	Dominion Party	24,788	31.71	7
	Labour Party	7,008	8.97	1
	Purified National Party	4,135	5.29	0
	Socialist Party	2,441	3.12	1
	Greyshirts	1,368	1.75	0
	Ind. Labour Party	111	0.14	0
	Independents	3,160	4.04	0
Total		78,164	100.00	16
Source: Schoeman [4]

Durban Berea

General election 1938: Durban Berea

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dominion	E. C. Hooper	2,696	49.3	New
	United	T. M. Wadley	2,439	44.6	New
	Independent	J. T. Oliff	302	5.5	New
Rejected ballots			27	0.6	N/A
Majority			257	4.7	N/A
Turnout			5,464	77.7	N/A
	Dominion win (new seat)

Durban Greyville

General election 1938: Durban Greyville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dominion	J. G. Derbyshire	2,530	45.7	+0.2
	Labour	A. T. Wanless	1,902	34.4	New
	United	L. J. A. Coughlan	1,052	19.0	−17.5
	Independent	J. S. D. Helps	9	0.2	New
Rejected ballots			38	0.7	+0.3
Majority			628	11.4	N/A
Turnout			5,531	77.0	+11.6
	Dominion hold		Swing	N/A

Durban North

General election 1938: Durban North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. F. Miles-Cadman	3,509	64.6	New
	United	A. H. J. Eaton	1,892	34.8	New
Rejected ballots			34	0.6	N/A
Majority			1,617	29.8	N/A
Turnout			5,435	83.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Durban Point

General election 1938: Durban Point

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dominion	Vernon Shearer	3,201	55.0	New
	United	O. Shearer	2,072	35.6	−28.0
	Labour	J. J. de Smidt	397	6.8	New
	Independent	R. S. Webb	75	1.3	New
	Independent	P. H. Tomlinson	47	0.8	New
Rejected ballots			27	0.5	N/A
Majority			1,129	19.4	N/A
Turnout			5,819	73.5	+19.9
	Dominion gain from United		Swing	N/A

Durban Stamford Hill

General election 1938: Durban Stamford Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dominion	F. H. Acutt	3,004	51.3	New
	United	Leif Egeland	2,703	46.1	−19.3
	Labour	H. H. S. Dold	111	1.9	N/A
Rejected ballots			43	0.7	+0.2
Majority			301	5.1	N/A
Turnout			5,861	80.4	+17.4
	Dominion gain from United		Swing	N/A

Durban Umbilo

General election 1938: Durban Umbilo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist	D. C. Burnside	2,441	44.0	New
	Dominion	C. F. Johnstone	2,219	40.0	New
	United	A. H. Mitchell	761	13.7	−17.6
	Independent	R. MacKensie	96	1.7	New
Rejected ballots			32	0.6	-0.1
Majority			222	4.0	N/A
Turnout			5,549	76.0	+5.6
	Socialist Party (South Africa) gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Durban Umlazi

General election 1938: Durban Umlazi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dominion	Abraham Goldberg	2,447	45.8	New
	United	J. C. de Wet	1,676	31.4	−15.7
	Labour	S. S. Sutton	1,200	22.5	−29.8
Rejected ballots			20	0.3	-0.3
Majority			771	14.4	N/A
Turnout			5,343	81.4	+7.7
	Dominion gain from Labour		Swing	N/A

Illovo

General election 1938: Illovo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Dominion	J. S. Marwick	2,576	59.5	N/A
	United	W. E. Thrash	1,724	39.8	New
Rejected ballots			30	0.7	N/A
Majority			852	19.7	N/A
Turnout			4,330	80.5	N/A
	Dominion hold		Swing	N/A

Klip River

General election 1938: Klip River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	G. A. Friend	1,997	45.6	−21.5
	Independent	J. W. Sinclair	1,360	31.0	New
	Purified National	J. A. Beneke	1,012	23.1	New
Rejected ballots			15	0.3	-1.5
Majority			637	14.5	N/A
Turnout			4,384	81.7	+18.4
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Newcastle

General election 1938: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	O. R. Nel	2,936	61.3	N/A
	Purified National	C. A. Pienaar	1,799	37.5	New
Rejected ballots			58	1.2	N/A
Majority			1,137	23.7	N/A
Turnout			4,793	80.7	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Pietermaritzburg City

General election 1938: Pietermaritzburg City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	W. A. Deane	2,848	61.5	New
	Independent	R. Dunlop	1,721	37.2	New
Rejected ballots			59	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,127	24.4	N/A
Turnout			4,628	70.8	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Pietermaritzburg District

General election 1938: Pietermaritzburg District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	F. N. Broome	2,755	59.7	+6.6
	Dominion	C. G. Leftwich	1,839	39.9	New
Rejected ballots			17	0.4	-0.1
Majority			916	19.9	N/A
Turnout			4,611	79.2	+7.4
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Vryheid

General election 1938: Vryheid

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Ernest George Jansen	2,658	59.9	−11.4
	Purified National	D. P. du Toit	1,324	29.9	New
	Greyshirt	T. Stofberg	418	9.4	New
Rejected ballots			35	0.8	+-0
Majority			1,334	30.0	N/A
Turnout			4,435	86.6	+10.4
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Weenen

General election 1938: Weenen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Harold Abrahamson	2,949	75.0	N/A
	Greyshirt	C. L. S. Cherry	950	24.1	New
Rejected ballots			35	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,999	50.8	N/A
Turnout			3,934	76.3	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Zululand

General election 1938: Zululand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	George Heaton Nicholls	2,533	58.1	N/A
	Dominion	F. H. Palairet	1,816	41.6	New
Rejected ballots			14	0.3	N/A
Majority			717	16.4	N/A
Turnout			4,363	81.7	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Orange Free State

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	United Party	51,148	52.25	9
	Purified National Party	46,231	47.22	6
	Labour Party	68	0.07	0
	Independents	453	0.46	0
Total		97,900	100.00	15
Source: Schoeman [5]

Bethlehem

General election 1938: Bethlehem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	R. A. T. van der Merwe	3,305	51.2	N/A
	United	F. T. Edeling	3,082	47.8	New
Rejected ballots			65	1.0	N/A
Majority			223	3.5	N/A
Turnout			6,452	90.7	N/A
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Bloemfontein City

General election 1938: Bloemfontein City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Colin Fraser Steyn	4,618	63.3	New
	Purified National	P. J. C. du Plessis	2,132	29.2	New
	Independent	Fred Shaw	453	6.2	New
Rejected ballots			93	2.3	N/A
Majority			2,486	34.1	N/A
Turnout			7,296	81.1	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Bloemfontein District

General election 1938: Bloemfontein District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	J. J. Haywood	3,772	54.5	New
	United	W. C. Easby	3,046	44.0	New
	Labour	J. A. Olivier	68	1.0	New
Rejected ballots			30	0.5	N/A
Majority			726	10.5	N/A
Turnout			6,916	82.0	N/A
	Purified National win (new seat)

Boshof

General election 1938: Boshof

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	J. J. Serfontein	3,169	51.1	New
	United	J. J. van Rensburg	3,002	48.4	N/A
Rejected ballots			36	0.5	N/A
Majority			167	2.7	N/A
Turnout			6,207	93.9	N/A
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Fauresmith

General election 1938: Fauresmith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Nicolaas Havenga	3,328	52.2	N/A
	Purified National	Fredrik William Beyers	2,997	47.0	New
Rejected ballots			51	0.8	N/A
Majority			331	5.2	N/A
Turnout			6,376	94.6	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Frankfort

General election 1938: Frankfort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	H. N. W. Botha	3,333	55.6	N/A
	Purified National	J. L. Uys	2,621	43.7	New
Rejected ballots			44	0.7	N/A
Majority			712	11.9	N/A
Turnout			5,998	83.0	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Harrismith

General election 1938: Harrismith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	E. R. Strauss	3,376	51.6	New
	United	D. J. de Jager	3,117	47.6	−18.9
Rejected ballots			52	0.8	+0.2
Majority			259	4.0	N/A
Turnout			6,545	91.6	+37.7
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Heilbron

General election 1938: Heilbron

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. L. V. Liebenberg	3,416	51.2	N/A
	Purified National	J. G. F. van der Merwe	3,183	47.7	New
Rejected ballots			73	1.1	N/A
Majority			233	3.5	N/A
Turnout			6,672	93.6	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Hoopstad

General election 1938: Hoopstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. H. Viljoen	3,414	52.9	N/A
	Purified National	Eben Dönges	3,021	46.7	New
Rejected ballots			24	0.4	N/A
Majority			402	6.2	N/A
Turnout			6,450	95.8	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Kroonstad

General election 1938: Kroonstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	G. J. Fullard	3,830	54.8	−27.2
	Purified National	J. H. Serfontein	3,096	44.3	New
Rejected ballots			63	0.9	-0.1
Majority			734	10.5	N/A
Turnout			6,989	89.2	+42.1
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Ladybrand

General election 1938: Ladybrand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. C. de Wet	3,476	52.3	New
	Purified National	C. R. Swart	3,112	46.8	N/A
Rejected ballots			58	0.9	N/A
Majority			364	5.5	N/A
Turnout			6,646	93.3	N/A
	United gain from Purified National		Swing	N/A

Senekal

General election 1938: Senekal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	P. W. A. Pieterse	3,269	51.1	New
	United	P. A. Froneman	3,114	48.6	N/A
Rejected ballots			19	0.3	N/A
Majority			155	2.4	N/A
Turnout			6,402	93.7	N/A
	Purified National gain from United		Swing	N/A

Smithfield

General election 1938: Smithfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. B. M. Hertzog	3,566	53.5	N/A
	Purified National	Jim Fouché	3,040	45.6	New
Rejected ballots			63	0.9	N/A
Majority			526	7.9	N/A
Turnout			6,669	94.2	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Vredefort

General election 1938: Vredefort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	E. A. Conroy	3,448	55.1	N/A
	Purified National	E. J. J. van der Horst	2,748	43.9	New
Rejected ballots			57	1.0	N/A
Majority			700	11.2	N/A
Turnout			6,253	85.2	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Winburg

General election 1938: Winburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	N. J. van der Merwe	3,399	50.0	N/A
	United	H. J. Edeling	3,358	49.4	New
Rejected ballots			40	0.6	N/A
Majority			41	0.6	N/A
Turnout			6,797	95.3	N/A
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Transvaal

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	United Party	185,323	58.49	57
	Purified National Party	75,625	23.87	1
	Labour Party	29,859	9.42	2
	Dominion Party	12,909	4.07	0
	Ind. Labour Party	419	0.13	0
	Independents	12,686	4.00	0
Total		316,821	100.00	60
Source: Schoeman [6]

Barberton

General election 1938: Barberton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Deneys Reitz	2,574	67.6	N/A
	Purified National	W. C. J. Brink	1,193	31.3	New
Rejected ballots			39	1.1	N/A
Majority			1,381	36.3	N/A
Turnout			3,806	73.3	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Benoni

General election 1938: Benoni

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Walter Madeley	2,920	55.9	−8.0
	United	R. Hilton-Howie	1,434	27.4	−7.9
	Purified National	C. S. H. Potgieter	836	16.0	New
Rejected ballots			36	0.7	-0.1
Majority			1,486	28.4	−0.2
Turnout			5,226	79.2	−3.7
	Labour hold		Swing	-0.1

Bethal

General election 1938: Bethal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. P. Jooste	3,180	63.5	N/A
	Purified National	W. C. J. Brink	1,795	35.8	New
Rejected ballots			32	0.7	N/A
Majority			1,385	27.7	N/A
Turnout			5,007	89.4	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Bezuidenhout

General election 1938: Bezuidenhout

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	H. A. Tothill	3,867	67.9	+8.0
	Dominion	H. G. Trollip	1,134	19.9	New
	Labour	A. S. Kotze	668	11.7	−3.1
	Independent	S. S. Friedman	8	0.1	New
Rejected ballots			21	0.4	-0.7
Majority			2,733	48.0	N/A
Turnout			5,698	70.6	+9.9
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Boksburg

General election 1938: Boksburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	L. B. Klopper	2,974	49.0	New
	Labour	P. A. Venter	1,309	21.6	−7.3
	Purified National	F. B. van K. Crots	1,276	21.0	New
	Dominion	A. F. Green	487	8.0	New
Rejected ballots			20	0.4	+-0
Majority			1,665	27.4	N/A
Turnout			6,066	79.1	+5.1
	United gain from Roos		Swing	N/A

Brakpan

General election 1938: Brakpan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Alfred Ernest Trollip	3,377	48.0	+23.5
	Purified National	S. D. de Kock	2,276	32.4	New
	Labour	F. W. Lippiatt	1,346	19.1	−3.0
Rejected ballots			34	0.5	+0.1
Majority			1,101	15.7	N/A
Turnout			7,033	74.7	+1.4
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Brits

General election 1938: Brits

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. H. Grobler	2,673	56.0	−7.4
	Purified National	C. G. du Toit	2,034	42.6	New
Rejected ballots			64	1.4	+0.9
Majority			639	13.4	N/A
Turnout			4,771	85.2	+10.8
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Carolina

General election 1938: Carolina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. P. Fourie	2,573	62.7	+10.7
	Purified National	J. C. Fourie	1,481	36.1	New
Rejected ballots			51	1.2	+0.4
Majority			1,092	26.6	N/A
Turnout			4,105	78.9	+1.4
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Christiana

General election 1938: Christiana

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. J. Wentzel	2,794	56.1	−16.9
	Purified National	J. L. Brill	2,148	43.1	New
Rejected ballots			40	0.8	-0.7
Majority			646	13.0	N/A
Turnout			4,982	85.8	+10.6
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Delarey

General election 1938: Delarey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. S. Labuschagne	2,849	59.9	N/A
	Purified National	C. J. Claassen	1,869	39.3	New
Rejected ballots			39	0.8	N/A
Majority			980	20.6	N/A
Turnout			4,757	89.5	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Ermelo

General election 1938: Ermelo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	David Jackson	2,701	59.2	N/A
	Independent	J. J. Smit	1,842	40.4	New
Rejected ballots			21	0.4	N/A
Majority			859	18.8	N/A
Turnout			4,564	84.6	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Fordsburg

General election 1938: Fordsburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Ben Schoeman	2,582	51.1	+15.5
	Labour	T. C. Robertson	1,455	28.8	New
	Purified National	M. van der Ahee	972	19.2	New
Rejected ballots			43	0.9	-0.2
Majority			113	2.9	N/A
Turnout			5,052	68.6	+6.7
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Germiston North

General election 1938: Germiston North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	S. C. Quinlan	2,813	42.5	New
	Purified National	H. J. Zwanepoel	1,707	25.8	New
	Labour	T. Stark	1,108	16.8	New
	Independent	R. Strachan	873	13.2	New
	Independent	P. J. J. van V. Zietsman	61	0.9	New
Rejected ballots			52	0.8	N/A
Majority			1,106	16.7	N/A
Turnout			6,614	78.4	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Germiston South

General election 1938: Germiston South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. G. N. Strauss	3,705	58.1	New
	Purified National	J. H. Boneschans	1,823	28.6	New
	Labour	W. T. Lever	790	12.4	New
Rejected ballots			57	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,882	29.5	N/A
Turnout			6,375	79.8	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Gezina

General election 1938: Gezina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Oswald Pirow	3,436	63.7	N/A
	Purified National	T. Wassenaar	1,907	35.4	New
Rejected ballots			50	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,529	28.4	N/A
Turnout			5,393	73.3	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Heidelberg

General election 1938: Heidelberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	D. A. S. de Bruyn	2,876	59.8	N/A
	Purified National	L. J. Buys	1,878	39.1	New
Rejected ballots			54	1.1	N/A
Majority			998	20.8	N/A
Turnout			4,808	77.2	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Hospital

General election 1938: Hospital

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Robert Hugh Henderson	4,449	77.7	+14.7
	Dominion	G. H. Kretzschmer	911	15.9	New
	Labour	S. Freedman	319	5.6	New
Rejected ballots			45	0.8	-0.7
Majority			3,538	61.8	N/A
Turnout			5,724	63.5	+10.8
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Jeppes

General election 1938: Jeppes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Bertha Solomon	2,477	43.0	New
	Labour	J. D. F. Briggs	2,184	37.9	+3.9
	Purified National	N. J. van Schalkwyk	1,059	18.4	New
Rejected ballots			45	0.7	N/A
Majority			293	5.1	N/A
Turnout			5,765	69.3	+13.1
	United gain from Roos		Swing	N/A

Johannesburg North

General election 1938: Johannesburg North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr	4,721	76.6	N/A
	Purified National	A. H. Swartz	1,387	22.5	New
Rejected ballots			53	0.9	N/A
Majority			3,334	54.1	N/A
Turnout			6,161	74.6	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Johannesburg West

General election 1938: Johannesburg West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	B. H. Lindhorst	2,959	43.9	New
	Purified National	C. W. M. du Toit	2,487	36.9	New
	Labour	M. J. du Plessis	942	14.0	New
	Independent	S. F. du Toit	316	4.7	New
Rejected ballots			42	0.6	N/A
Majority			472	7.0	N/A
Turnout			6,746	72.7	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Kensington

General election 1938: Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Leslie Blackwell	3,198	54.6	−16.5
	Dominion	E. T. Stubbs	2,618	44.7	New
Rejected ballots			36	0.7	+0.1
Majority			580	9.9	N/A
Turnout			5,852	78.4	+17.1
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Klerksdorp

General election 1938: Klerksdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Jan Wilkens	3,306	55.9	N/A
	Purified National	E. Jooste	2,560	43.3	New
Rejected ballots			50	0.8	N/A
Majority			746	12.6	N/A
Turnout			5,916	87.3	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Krugersdorp

General election 1938: Krugersdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. J. van den Berg	2,522	38.7	New
	United	W. G. Delport	2,429	37.2	N/A
	Purified National	C. W. M. du Toit	1,545	23.7	New
Rejected ballots			25	0.4	N/A
Majority			93	1.4	N/A
Turnout			6,521	80.2	N/A
	Labour gain from National		Swing	N/A

Langlaagte

General election 1938: Langlaagte

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Willam Bawden	2,631	48.8	−2.9
	Labour	John Christie	1,963	36.4	−10.8
	Purified National	W. P. Thorn	571	10.6	New
	Independent	J. R. Hull	190	3.5	New
Rejected ballots			33	0.7	-0.4
Majority			668	12.4	+7.9
Turnout			5,388	72.4	+4.6
	United hold		Swing	+4.0

Lichtenburg

General election 1938: Lichtenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	A. J. Swanepoel	2,466	58.3	−4.4
	Purified National	F. J. Truter	1,715	40.5	New
Rejected ballots			48	1.2	-0.2
Majority			751	17.8	N/A
Turnout			4,229	83.3	+20.8
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Losberg

General election 1938: Losberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	G. P. Brits	2,787	61.1	N/A
	Purified National	J. I. F. Brits	1,430	31.4	New
	Independent	J. J. le Grange	314	6.9	New
Rejected ballots			28	0.6	N/A
Majority			1,357	29.8	N/A
Turnout			4,559	80.1	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Lydenburg

General election 1938: Lydenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	N. J. Schoeman	2,683	63.6	N/A
	Purified National	H. Neethling	1,416	33.6	New
	Independent	A. Op't Hof	94	2.2	New
Rejected ballots			26	0.6	N/A
Majority			1,357	30.0	N/A
Turnout			4,219	82.9	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Marico

General election 1938: Marico

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. J. Pienaar	2,533	53.5	N/A
	Purified National	H. C. M. Fourie	2,179	46.0	New
Rejected ballots			24	0.5	N/A
Majority			354	7.5	N/A
Turnout			4,736	91.9	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Middelburg

General election 1938: Middelburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	P. J. Bosman	2,632	60.2	N/A
	Purified National	T. McDonald	1,692	38.7	New
Rejected ballots			46	1.1	N/A
Majority			940	21.5	N/A
Turnout			4,370	85.2	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

North East Rand

General election 1938: North East Rand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	G. C. S. Heyns	3,608	69.0	New
	Purified National	F. D. van Alphen	1,569	30.0	New
Rejected ballots			49	1.0	N/A
Majority			2,039	39.0	N/A
Turnout			5,226	71.3	N/A
	United win (new seat)

North Rand

General election 1938: North Rand

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	A. S. de Kock	3,343	55.9	N/A
	Purified National	M. M. Jansen	1,392	23.3	New
	Labour	A. E. Carlisle	1,222	20.4	New
Rejected ballots			23	0.4	N/A
Majority			1,357	32.6	N/A
Turnout			5,980	77.6	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Orange Grove

General election 1938: Orange Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Colin Bain-Marais	4,549	68.2	New
	Dominion	P. A. Moore	1,783	26.7	New
	Labour	J. Liebman	311	4.7	New
Rejected ballots			30	0.4	N/A
Majority			2,766	41.5	N/A
Turnout			6,673	78.8	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Parktown

General election 1938: Parktown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Leila Reitz	4,261	72.4	N/A
	Independent	F. Brickman	1,181	20.1	New
	Labour	F. A. W. Lucas	419	7.1	New
Rejected ballots			21	0.4	N/A
Majority			3,080	52.4	N/A
Turnout			5,882	75.8	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Pietersburg

General election 1938: Pietersburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Tom Naudé	2,391	53.8	−14.4
	Purified National	C. Hofmeyr	2,004	45.1	New
Rejected ballots			47	1.1	+0.2
Majority			387	8.7	N/A
Turnout			4,442	83.4	+11.9
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Potchefstroom

General election 1938: Potchefstroom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Hubert van der Merwe	3,217	61.0	+7.5
	Purified National	W. J. de Klerk	2,032	38.5	New
Rejected ballots			23	0.5	-0.4
Majority			1,185	22.5	N/A
Turnout			5,272	84.7	+9.2
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Potgietersrus

General election 1938: Potgietersrus

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	S. W. Naudé	2,255	50.4	−9.2
	Purified National	D. J. Naudé	2,176	48.6	New
Rejected ballots			45	1.0	-0.8
Majority			79	1.8	N/A
Turnout			4,476	84.3	+7.6
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria Central

General election 1938: Pretoria Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	P. V. Pocock	3,667	78.8	N/A
	Dominion	M. R. Atteridge	949	20.4	New
Rejected ballots			37	0.8	N/A
Majority			2,718	58.4	N/A
Turnout			4,653	67.9	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria City

General election 1938: Pretoria City

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	A. E. Campbell	2,937	58.4	New
	Purified National	D. J. G. van den Heever	1,467	29.2	New
	Labour	M. Retief	586	11.7	New
Rejected ballots			40	0.7	N/A
Majority			1,470	29.2	N/A
Turnout			5,030	90.6	N/A
	United win (new seat)

Pretoria District

General election 1938: Pretoria District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Harm Oost	2,554	55.3	N/A
	Purified National	J. J. Erasmus	2,027	43.9	New
Rejected ballots			40	0.8	N/A
Majority			527	11.4	N/A
Turnout			4,621	83.2	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria East

General election 1938: Pretoria East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	C. W. Clark	3,926	74.5	−2.1
	Independent	G. H. Wilsenach	1,323	25.1	New
Rejected ballots			18	0.4	-0.4
Majority			2,603	49.4	N/A
Turnout			5,267	71.2	+3.2
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Pretoria West

General election 1938: Pretoria West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Izaak Wallach	2,330	44.4	+5.6
	Purified National	M. D. C. de W. Nel	2,178	41.5	New
	Labour	T. P. C. Boezaart	715	13.6	New
Rejected ballots			21	0.5	+-0
Majority			152	2.9	N/A
Turnout			5,244	71.9	+6.5
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Roodepoort

General election 1938: Roodepoort

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	F. B. Allen	2,493	38.3	New
	Dominion	Charles Stallard	2,119	32.5	N/A
	Purified National	A. S. van Hees	956	14.7	New
	Labour	A. M. Merkel	912	14.0	New
Rejected ballots			33	0.5	N/A
Majority			374	5.7	N/A
Turnout			6,513	78.4	N/A
	United gain from Dominion		Swing	N/A

Rosettenville

General election 1938: Rosettenville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	F. T. Howarth	3,206	59.6	−0.9
	Labour	C. Beckett	2,139	39.8	+1.2
Rejected ballots			32	0.6	-0.3
Majority			1,067	19.8	−2.1
Turnout			5,377	73.9	+13.1
	United hold		Swing	-1.1

Rustenburg

General election 1938: Rustenburg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. M. Conradie	2,260	48.3	−7.2
	Purified National	N. J. J. Combrink	1,599	34.2	New
	Independent	P. W. C. de Wit	786	16.8	New
Rejected ballots			32	0.7	-0.5
Majority			661	14.1	N/A
Turnout			4,677	87.6	+8.3
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Soutpansberg

General election 1938: Soutpansberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	E. A. Rooth	2,386	57.8	−27.7
	Purified National	S. W. Spies	1,686	40.8	New
Rejected ballots			56	1.4	+0.7
Majority			700	17.0	N/A
Turnout			4,128	79.9	+16.3
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Springs

General election 1938: Springs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	G. J. Sutter	4,276	63.9	+1.3
	Labour	P. J. Baird	2,363	35.3	New
Rejected ballots			53	0.8	+-0
Majority			1,913	28.6	N/A
Turnout			6,692	70.2	+0.4
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Standerton

General election 1938: Standerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Jan Smuts	3,220	66.9	N/A
	Independent	P. v.d. M. Martins	1,552	32.2	New
Rejected ballots			43	0.9	N/A
Majority			1,668	34.6	N/A
Turnout			4,815	87.0	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Swartruggens

General election 1938: Swartruggens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. D. H. Verster	2,272	50.1	N/A
	Independent	J. D. Roos	1,871	41.3	New
	Purified National	W. J. Loots	372	8.2	New
Rejected ballots			16	0.4	N/A
Majority			401	8.9	N/A
Turnout			4,531	88.4	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Troyeville

General election 1938: Troyeville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Morris Kentridge	3,818	72.3	N/A
	Labour	D. H. Epstein	1,375	26.0	New
Rejected ballots			86	1.7	N/A
Majority			1,913	46.3	N/A
Turnout			5,179	70.4	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Turffontein

General election 1938: Turffontein

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Frederick Sturrock	3,142	54.6	New
	Labour	J. McPherson	1,224	21.3	New
	Purified National	J. P. Pienaar	762	13.2	New
	Dominion	W. E. J. Clarke	591	10.3	N/A
Rejected ballots			35	0.6	N/A
Majority			1,918	33.3	N/A
Turnout			5,754	74.1	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Ventersdorp

General election 1938: Ventersdorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Jacob Wilkens	2,838	60.7	+0.8
	Purified National	M. C. Eloff	1,822	38.9	New
Rejected ballots			19	0.4	-0.3
Majority			1,016	21.7	N/A
Turnout			4,679	88.2	+7.6
			Swing	N/A

Vereeniging

General election 1938: Vereeniging

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Karel Rood	4,820	73.8	N/A
	Purified National	W. F. H. Huyzers	1,634	25.0	New
Rejected ballots			78	1.2	N/A
Majority			3,186	48.8	N/A
Turnout			6,532	84.2	N/A
			Swing	N/A

Von Brandis

General election 1938: Von Brandis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. W. Higgerty	4,240	74.5	+1.1
	Dominion	B. D. Coplans	1,395	24.5	New
Rejected ballots			57	1.0	-0.3
Majority			2,845	50.0	N/A
Turnout			5,692	67.2	+18.0
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Vrededorp

General election 1938: Vrededorp

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	C. C. E. Badenhorst	3,121	44.7	New
	Purified National	D. A. J. de Flemingh	2,614	37.4	New
	Labour	G. C. V. Odendaal	1,184	17.0	New
Rejected ballots			63	0.9	-0.1
Majority			507	7.3	N/A
Turnout			6,982	73.4	+12.2
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Wakkerstroom

General election 1938: Wakkerstroom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	William Richard Collins	2,687	54.1	New
	Independent	P. v.d. M. Martins	2,225	44.8	N/A
Rejected ballots			56	1.1	N/A
Majority			462	9.3	N/A
Turnout			4,968	87.3	N/A
	United gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Waterberg

General election 1938: Waterberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Purified National	J. G. Strijdom	2,355	52.1	N/A
	United	W. I. S. Driver	2,113	46.8	New
Rejected ballots			49	1.1	N/A
Majority			242	5.4	N/A
Turnout			4,517	89.9	N/A
	Purified National hold		Swing	N/A

Witbank

General election 1938: Witbank

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. T. Bezuidenhout	3,051	64.2	N/A
	Purified National	H. I. J. van Rensburg	1,356	28.5	New
	Labour	J. S. M. Stone	302	6.4	New
Rejected ballots			43	0.9	+0.5
Majority			1,695	35.7	N/A
Turnout			4,752	79.5	+9.4
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Wolmaransstad

General election 1938: Wolmaransstad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Jan Kemp	2,836	59.8	N/A
	Purified National	H. C. W. van der Merwe	1,859	39.2	New
Rejected ballots			48	1.0	N/A
Majority			977	20.6	N/A
Turnout			4,743	90.9	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Wonderboom

General election 1938: Wonderboom

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	J. A. P. Venter	2,539	49.2	−4.2
	Purified National	A. E. du Toit	2,530	49.0	New
	Independent	J. P. Joubert	51	1.0	New
Rejected ballots			49	0.8	-0.2
Majority			9	0.2	N/A
Turnout			5,161	80.1	+12.5
	United hold		Swing	N/A

Yeoville

General election 1938: Yeoville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United	Henry Gluckman	5,288	84.6	New
	Dominion	M. G. de B. Epstein	922	14.7	N/A
Rejected ballots			41	0.7	N/A
Majority			4,366	69.8	N/A
Turnout			6,251	78.5	N/A
	United hold		Swing	N/A

References

1. National Party and South African 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. "EISA South Africa: Historical franchise arrangements". Eisa.org.za. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
2. ‘'The Overseas Reference Book of the Union of South Africa'’ (Todd Publishing published c. 1943) (dates of election); The South African Constitution, pp 101-109 (for the details of the native representative seats)
3. Schoeman 1977, p. 236
4. Schoeman 1977, p. 237
5. Schoeman 1977, p. 237
6. Schoeman 1977, p. 237