1920 South African general election
General elections were held in South Africa on 10 March 1920 to elect the 134 members of the House of Assembly. This was for the third Union Parliament.
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All 134 seats in the House of Assembly 68 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 421,790 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 66.94% ( 4.63pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The National Party (NP) won the largest number of seats, but not a majority. The South African Party (SAP) minority government continued in office, with Unionist Party support in Parliament. This was the third successive term of SAP government, but only the second period with General Jan Smuts as Prime Minister. The first SAP premier (General Louis Botha) had died in office in 1919, during the previous Parliament.
The National Party became the official opposition for the first time.
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