House of Assembly (South Africa)
The House of Assembly (known in Afrikaans as the Volksraad, or "People's Council") was the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa from 1910 to 1981, the sole parliamentary chamber between 1981 and 1984, and latterly the white representative house of the Tricameral Parliament from 1984 to 1994, when it was replaced by the current National Assembly. Throughout its history, it was exclusively constituted of white members who were elected to office predominantly by white citizens, though until 1960 and 1970, respectively, some Black Africans and Coloureds in the Cape Province voted under a restricted form of suffrage.
House of Assembly of South Africa Volksraad van Suid-Afrika | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower house (1910–1981) Unicameral legislature (1981–1984) White representative house (1984–1994) |
| History | |
| Established | 1910 |
| Disbanded | 1994 |
| Succeeded by | National Assembly of South Africa |
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| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 6 September 1989 |
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| Houses of Parliament Cape Town Cape Province, South Africa | |
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The old House of Assembly chamber was severely damaged in a fire in January 2022.
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